Socialism’s Broken Promises
Even in the United States, the Utopian economic and political system known as socialism remains attractive to those who are not familiar with...
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Jesus of Nazareth
His birthday is celebrated throughout the world this month. Though he lived on earth only 33 years, today's date is measured from when...
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Asthma Sufferers Victimized by UN Ozone Madness
Beginning January 1, 2009, millions of asthma sufferers will no longer legally be able to obtain the low-cost albuterol inhalers that enable them...
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Heat or Cold: Which Is More Deadly?
Which poses the greater health risk to humans: hot weather, or cold? According to global-warming alarmists, the answer is simple: heat kills. However,...
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Bad Economics & Medicine
ITEM: In an article entitled "5 Myths About Our Ailing Health-Care System" in the Washington Post for November 23, 2008, Shannon Brownlee and...
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A Crisis of Dollars and Sense
The "dollar" bills that we routinely exchange for goods and services are not genuine constitutional dollars, but promissory notes substituting for the real...
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When God is Cast from the Altar
According to The Sun, Russia has experienced a series of murders, rapes, mutilations, and desecrations linked to Satanists. No, I did not say...
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A Christmas to Remember
Christmas morning dawned gloomy and cold over the rebel camp. The low, overcast sky promised drizzle, or worse, by afternoon. The temperature, hovering...
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O, Come All Ye Faithful!
The great theme of Christmas is an ancient one; it lies, indeed, at the root of our years, for it brought a before...
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Man’s Upward Reach
Religion, said Bertrand Russell, is “a disease born of fear and a source of untold misery to the human race.” Russell’s opinion has...
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Auto Bailout: Lemon or Lemonade?
Will the bailout of the Big Three automakers — General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler — refresh the auto industry or further sour the...
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Rick Warren, the CFR, and Barack Obama
Is Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at the presidential inauguration purposefully driven? The news media, Evangelicals, the gay community,...
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A Beacon in the Night
It is easy to see why the enchanting paintings of Thomas Kinkade have captivated millions of admirers worldwide. On his canvases, alluring scenes...
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U.S. Soldier Exposes Torture at Guantanamo
Marine Sgt. Heather Cerveny has exposed torture at Guantanamo, despite high-level pressure to suppress the information. Though the military initially dismissed her allegations,...
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The Gift of Giving
The illustrious Christian writer C.S. Lewis could be unequivocally grumpy about certain contemporary Christmas customs, if we judge from his essays on the...
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