Opinion
The UN’s Afghanistan Debacle
Until the 1950-1953 conflict in Korea (still not completely settled), the U.S. had never lost a war. Now, with UN oversight, wars aren’t...
Ferguson Opinions Versus Ferguson Facts
Everyone seems to have an opinion about the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri. But, as Daniel Patrick Moynihan used to say, "You're entitled...
Read moreThe Real Heroes of Ferguson
Did you hear about the four black men, armed to the teeth, who pulled up to a white-owned gas station in Ferguson, Missouri,...
Read moreA Thanksgiving Reflection: “Thanks Are the Highest Form of Thought”
Gratitude, or thanks, is the highest form of thought because gratefulness signals an understanding of a perspective of the world outside oneself. ...
Read moreOil Market: Lower Gas Prices not the Only Reason to be Thankful
It's a delight to behold: Lower crude oil prices are reducing gas prices while simultaneously moving America away from the dangerous energy dependence...
Read moreEuropean Central Bank Taking a Page From Federal Reserve’s Playbook
On November 21, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi announced that the ECB would be pumping more money into the euro bloc to...
Read moreA Review of Mahoney’s “The Other Solzhenitsyn”
Mahoney's defense of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn as a proponent of liberty and a faithful Christian offers a worthy introduction to the thought of one...
Read moreBeware of Our Betters
Jonathan Gruber's notion that the people are "stupid" is not fundamentally different from what Barack Obama said to his fellow elite leftists in...
Read moreObama: The Truth Is Not in Him
On ObamaCare, as well as on other issues, President Obama has confirmed that he is loose with the truth. ...
Read moreWill the Republicans Have the Guts to Play Hardball?
Barack Obama has certainly tossed down the gauntlet in front of the Republicans, hasn’t he? But how will the Republicans respond? ...
Read moreMockingjay Part 1: The “Empire Strikes Back” of the “Hunger Games” Series
The latest and third big-screen installment of the Hunger Games films, The Mockingjay Part One, is a well-produced and entertaining blockbuster guaranteed to...
Read moreIs It Time to Appoint a Dictator?
An increasingly juvenile culture is a recipe for dictatorship, as the fate of children is to be controlled by a larger, more powerful...
Read moreA Review of “In the Kingdom of Ice”
Hampton Sides’ account of the Jeanette expedition to the Arctic is a powerful story of American heroism. ...
Read moreRacial Quota Punishment
There are now racial quota limits for punishment in the Minneapolis schools. On the surface, this may look like a favor to blacks. But...
Read moreGruber: The Lies That Led to ObamaCare
If a conservative, or even a mere Republican, had made the statements Professor Jonathan Gruber freely delivered at a policy forum a year...
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