Gorbachev to Receive Liberty Medal
“I think history will be very kind to Gorbachev.” That’s the opinion of 84-year-old ex-president George H.W. Bush concerning former Soviet dictator Mikhail...
Opinion
Laying Down Blame for Our Economic Troubles
After President George W. Bush asked guests at a Republican fundraiser to turn off their cameras — which at least one person failed...
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A Necessary History Lesson
Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World, by Patrick J. Buchanan: New York:...
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Counting the Cost of War With Iran
Will we be seeing $10-$12/gallon gasoline and a lot more body bags before the end of the year? That depends on the answers...
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Superhighway Fight Not Over Yet
It was a full year ago when the New York Times carried a small 220-word article claiming that rumors about construction of a...
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Indiana Jones Film Offers Rare Negative Portrayal of Soviets
Nostalgia for previous Indiana Jones productions guaranteed that the fourth film in this series would be a box-office success. Starring an aging Harrison...
Read more“Economic Bubbles” by Ron Paul
Many Americans today are understandably concerned about the state of the economy. The current recession is likely to be one of the worst...
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A Global Population Ice Age
If you’re like most alive today, you grew up with Paul R. Ehrlich’s Malthusian idea of a “population bomb.” It just seems like...
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Back to Narnia With Prince Caspian
Epic fantasy is the one genre of storytelling that Hollywood has never been able to master. Before Lord of the Rings, there was...
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Learning a Lesson From the EU
Americans can’t be warned too often that the path toward cancellation of sovereignty for Europe’s 27 nations is the same route being carved...
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Revolutionary Ideas: A Review of Ron Paul’s New Book
The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul, New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2008, 173 pages, hardcover. Click here to purchase! ...
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Allow Intelligence!
Traditionally minded Americans don’t often cheer Hollywood products. We gladly report an exception: Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (rated PG). ...
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A Reputation Rescued
I have a vivid personal memory of my father banging his fist on the kitchen table, angered because of the way numerous...
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Ignore National Review
One thing about politicians and even pundits: all their stands are courageous, if they do say so themselves. Mitt Romney, during his ill...
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Taking Delight in Deception: Greenspan’s “Purposeful Obfuscation”
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (pictured) lives a charmed life. Besides pulling down an $8.5 million advance on his memoir, The Age...
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