Opinion

Killers-cum-Cannon-Fodder

Anyone who loves liberty must have relished the criticism Memorial Day earned this year. Whether at the mainstream Los Angeles Times or alternative...

Becky Akers June 8, 2010

The Dangers of Pasta in Gaza

Jack Kenny June 8, 2010

Watch and listen to enough TV news shows and you develop a growing awareness and appreciation for the dangers of pasta. No, I'm...

The Best Introduction to Economics in Print

Thomas R. Eddlem June 7, 2010

If this writer were to claim that Peter and Andrew Schiff have created the master work of introducing basic Austrian economics that could...

National Debt at Tipping Point?

Bob Adelmann June 7, 2010

The Wall Street Journal took another look at the $13 trillion national debt written about here last week and announced that, according to...

Obama’s “Single-dime” Hot Air

Ralph R. Reiland June 7, 2010

Sea Isle, N.J. — We’re sitting here on our beach chairs looking for tar balls. So far, everything's pristine. The gulls are still...

Let the Umps Watch the Plays, Not the Replays

Jack Kenny June 7, 2010

The good news for tradition-minded sports fans is that Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig has indicated he is not going to overrule the...

What Is To Be Done?

Denise Behreandt June 4, 2010

In response to the question, “What is to be done?” Or more to the point, ‘What is to be done to save the...

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The Right To Discriminate

Denise Behreandt June 4, 2010

Rand Paul of Kentucky, U.S. Senate hopeful, is caught up in a swirl of controversy in response to his comments on MSNBC's "Rachel...

Jobs? What Jobs?

Bob Adelmann June 3, 2010

When CNBC announced that the number of workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week while private employers added new jobs...

God, Like John Lennon, Is Against Borders?

Ralph R. Reiland May 31, 2010

Cardinal Roger Mahony had a simple and supportive message for the tens of thousands of demonstrators in Los Angeles who were protesting against...

Wars Abroad No Defense Against Tyranny at Home

Jack Kenny May 31, 2010

On the editorial page of my local newspaper this Memorial Day, there appears a two-panel cartoon. This first panel shows a small boy...

Prince of Persia: Sacrifice, Loyalty, Familial Love

Raven Clabough May 29, 2010

I want to be straight with you. I feel it necessary to preface this review by saying that Disney’s Prince of Persia: The...

Souter’s Defense of Judicial Activism

Jack Kenny May 29, 2010

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter defended the court against what he described as “charges of lawmaking and constitutional novelty.” Delivering the commencement...