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SeaWorld’s Response to the Tragedy
The drowning death of Dawn Brancheau by a killer whale at Orlando’s SeaWorld on Wednesday February 24 was an unimaginable tragedy. It has...
Most See Government as Threat to Rights
Ronald Reagan once said that the nine scariest words in the English language are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”...
Read moreReport Finds College Students Fail Basic Civics Test
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it” is one of the most oft-quoted aphorisms of Edmund Burke, an 18th-century Irish-born...
Read moreWhy Are Young Americans Less Committed to Faith?
A recent report by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life seems to validate concerns among Christian leaders that younger...
Read moreCongressional Democrats Nix Anti-torture Measure
House Democrats have caved in to Republican pressure, removing an anti-torture provision from the Fiscal 2010 Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R. 2701). “The controversial...
Read moreHouse Republicans Call for Bigger Deficits Than Obama
An alternative budget proposal submitted by Congressman Paul Ryan (Wis.), the House Budget Committee's Republican ranking member, would increase the federal budget deficit...
Read moreObama’s “Charms” failed to Woo GOP at Summit
In an attempt to paint Senator John McCain as “bitter” over his defeat in the 2008 presidential election, President Obama was blunt during...
Read moreLights, Camera, (In)Action: President Obama Convenes Healthcare Confab
CSPAN was the broadcaster of Thursday’s bipartisan healthcare summit. The political cenacle convened at Blair House in the nation’s capitol to hash out...
Read moreHome Sales Drop to 50-Year Low
There are further signs that Barrack Obama’s jobless “recovery” is, in fact, no recovery at all. The latest indication of the fundamental unsoundness...
Read moreNebraska’s Fetal Pain Bill
The Nebraska Legislature is considering legislation that would ban abortions performed at least 20 weeks into the pregnancy of a mother. The proposal,...
Read moreEPA Fast-tracks Greenhouse Gas Regulations
Obama's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its timetable to start regulating industrial greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Responding by...
Read moreSenate Passes 15 Billion ‘Jobs’ Bill
As President Barack Obama’s jobless “recovery” is showing more and more signs of being no recovery at all, the Senate has voted another...
Read moreHeavyweights Call for Global-warming Probes
As scandals surrounding the flawed global-warming report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change continue to grow, new calls for investigations...
Read moreEvidence for Sex/Gender Differences in Cognition
The notion that inherent differences between the sexes do not exist has been part of politically correct thinking for half a century. Government...
Read moreThe Blind Side Wins Big at the “Christian Oscars”
Tuesday, February 23, marked the 18th Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala in Beverly Hills. At the award show, major television and movie...
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