Opinion
The Great American Debt
The American national debt hangs over the nation’s head like the sword of Damocles, ready to drop and severely damage the American economy....
Gingrich and Immigration
Now that Newt Gingrich has become the latest in a series of Republican frontrunners, he is getting the kinds of scrutiny and attacks...
Read moreThe Not So Super Supercommittee
Even if Congress' supercommittee had agreed on how to cut the national debt by $1.2 trillion over the next decade, it would still...
Read moreNewt Gets “Union Leader” Endorsement; Santorum Strikes Out in New Hampshire
The folks who call Ron Paul dangerous — like Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and the Union Leader — can't be counted on to...
Read moreThe Socialist Agenda Behind “Whole Language”
We have known for quite some time that there is a socialist political agenda behind the movement to do away with systematic phonics...
Read more“Green” Jobs and Real Jobs
The Wall Street Journal virtually called the Obama administration’s efforts to create “green” jobs a joke, decrying the President’s efforts to jump-start the...
Read moreOWS Black Friday Protest Flops; Group Costs Taxpayers at Least $13 Million So Far
The ballyhooed Black Friday protest suggested by the leaders at Occupy Wall Street failed, but OWS has succeeded on two counts. ...
Read moreAn Effective Campaign to Eradicate Poverty
There are many efforts underway to focus attention on world poverty. In a world of massive government spending that is supposed to be...
Read moreLatest Economic Surveys Show Little Optimism
The Republican Small Business Committee reported on November 8 that small-business optimism “remains extremely low,” and that business owners “simply are not hiring...
Read moreRon Paul Scores in Foreign Policy Debate
One of the great virtues of the 11 debates the Republican candidates have undergone is that by now we know much more about...
Read moreMitt Romney: Tom Dewey All Over Again
They arrive now with monotonous regularity. Another day, another announcement by a New Hampshire politician of his or her endorsement of Mitt Romney...
Read moreThe Mystery of Thanksgiving Day: of Turkeys and Pencils
Jeff Jacoby listed some of the reasons he was thankful on Thanksgiving Day in 2003, including the feast on the table, the company...
Read more‘Tis the Season in Which We Celebrate America’s Christian Heritage
One of our local radio stations is already playing Christmas music full-time. It’s amazing how many songs have been written about Christmas. Most...
Read moreAn Honest Look at Rick Perry
Governor Rick Perry, so goes the conventional wisdom, is a real conservative. How could he not be? After all, his three terms as...
Read moreGive Thanks — and Act Thankfully
On Monday, November 21, I was chatting with a longtime acquaintance about the anniversary that would fall the next day, on November 22....
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