Liberty From an Intergalactic Perspective
Some readers of this column may very well remember the late ‘70s-early '80s sitcom, Mork and Mindy. Mork, played by Robin Williams, was an...
Will the Internet and Kindle Ever Replace Books?
The Internet is very much like television in that it takes time away from other pursuits and provides entertainment and information, but in...
Read moreSenator Pushes Bill Mandating Unpaid Leave for Grieving Parents
“Anytime a parent has to bury a child is, in my opinion, the most stressful and excruciating experience a family can go through,”...
Read moreChristian Kids’ Club Sues Okla. School District
An after-school Christian kids' club is suing the school district of Owassa, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa, for preventing the club’s organizers from...
Read moreRobert Taft: Count Him Conservative
If Robert Taft had been a baseball player instead of a United States Senator, he might have led the league in left-handed compliments....
Read more“Occupy Pittsburgh” Encounters
Rapper Kanye West and hip-hop kingpin Russell Simmons added some celebrity glitz to the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York when they...
Read moreWho’s REALLY Taxed More Heavily — Buffett or His Secretary?
I don’t know which I’m more tired of hearing: Barack Obama gloating that one of the richest men in America supports his tax-the-rich...
Read moreU.S. Foreign Policy: Seeing and Believing
Millions no doubt have read or heard the Hans Christian Andersen tale of how some alleged weavers of long ago convinced their emperor...
Read moreThe Euro “Deal” — More Questions Than Answers
Following the Eurozone summit meeting in Brussels, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy announced the results of the late-night negotiations: "From a series of...
Read moreU.S. Government Seeks to Create Website Ban List
The U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced a “rogue websites” bill that has managed to attract bipartisan support even though it would force...
Read moreBritish Housing Manager Demoted for Opposing Homosexual Marriage
A housing manager in Britain has been demoted for speaking out against homosexual marriage. So now, aside from not being able to speak...
Read moreRep. Issa Probes DOE’s $730 Million Loan to Russian Steelmaker
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is probing a $730 million conditional loan commitment to Severstal, a...
Read moreNew Geothermal Map May Give False Impression
Researchers claim to have discovered vast untapped oceans of geothermal energy they say could replace coal and other so-called fossil fuels as primary...
Read moreDefining Liberty
The nature of the relationship between “universals” — Humanity, Justice, Goodness, etc. — and “particulars” — this human being, this instance of justice,...
Read morePETA Sues SeaWorld for Enslaving Killer Whales
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is asking the U.S. District Court in San Diego to grant constitutional rights to killer...
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