The Founders on Firearms
The Founders’ Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms, by Stephen P. Halbrook, Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2008, 425 pages, hardcover....
Russia Invades, Bombs Georgia
While Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was in Beijing schmoozing with world leaders during...
Gun Rights on Trial
The Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller struck down a prohibition...
Olympic Committee Vaults Over Censorship Controversy
“There has been no deal with China to censor the Internet,” stated International Olympic...
Solzhenitsyn Passes Away
On August 3, the world lost Nobel Prize laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the conscience of...
Severe Restriction on Home Schooling in California Averted
A California appeals court on August 8 reversed its earlier decision placing severe restrictions...
Georgia: Our Next Entangling Alliance?
Russia’s recent war with Georgia and the ensuing military occupation, which shows every sign...
Delegate Dilemmas and Duties
As the recently concluded primary season reminded us, America’s quadrennial presidential nominating process, from...
McCain Picks Palin for VP
It looked for a while like it might have been Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty...
Ron Paul Will Be Heard in Minneapolis
A number of former GOP presidential candidates — Sam Brownback, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee,...
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KAL Flight 007 Remembered
It has been 25 years since Korean Airlines Flight 007, carrying 269 passengers and...
According to Pelosi, Impeachment Proceedings Are “Off the Table”
When California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi became House Speaker with the election of a Democratic...
Recreating Riots
1968. For nostalgic, aging radicals, that year is fondly remembered as the zenith of...
Would McCain Change the Court?
What effect would a John McCain presidency have on the Supreme Court? That question...
Obama Picks “Ultimate Insider”
Despite Obama’s pledge for “change,” his pick for vice-presidential running mate, Senator Joseph Biden...
The Tragedy of the Commons
Perhaps Karl Marx best described life on the commons: “From each according to his...
Deficit Grows Ever Larger
On July 28, White House Budget Director Jim Nussle announced that the expected deficit...
Olympic Sized Controversy
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, female gymnasts He Kesin, Yang Yilin, and Jiang...
Comparing Cures
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a federal agency within the Department of...
Bush Administration Rule Riles Abortion Advocates
The Bush administration plans to enforce a regulation that will prevent healthcare workers who...