1

Is Mitt Serious About Condi?

by Pat Buchanan July 17, 2012

The first criterion in choosing a vice president, it is said, is that he or she must be qualified to be president.
Yet there is another yardstick by which candidates measure running mates. Do they bring something to the table?…

Read the full article →

Why Obama’s Still in the Race Despite the Bad Economy

by Scott Rasmussen July 16, 2012

There are plenty of reasons that the economy is the most important issue of Election 2012.
Unemployment has remained high for a long time, and even 27 percent of those who have a job are worried about losing it. Only…

Read the full article →

Capitalists Playing With Fire

by Pat Buchanan July 11, 2012

Comes now news from across the pond that executives at one of the world’s most respected banks, Barclays, rigged Libor. Even the venerable Bank of England is apparently being investigated.
For sports fans, this is like fixing the Super Bowl…

Read the full article →

To Fix Healthcare System, Put Consumers In Charge

by Scott Rasmussen July 9, 2012

Democrats were riding high in the polls in 2006 and 2008, and one of their big issues was health care. Then, after passing the president’s health care law, the politics shifted, and the issue helped sweep the GOP to victory…

Read the full article →

Rating and Ranking Our Presidents

by Pat Buchanan July 2, 2012

In 1948, Arthur Schlesinger Sr. wrote for Life magazine a controversial article on a subject that has been the cause of spirited and acrimonious debate ever since. He listed the consensus of our academic elite as to which American presidents…

Read the full article →

Supreme Court Keeps Health Care Law on Life Support

by Scott Rasmussen July 2, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that President Obama’s health care law is constitutional keeps it alive for now. But it’s important to remember that the law has already lost in the court of public opinion. The Supreme Court ruling is…

Read the full article →

Has the Day of the Islamist Arrived?

by Pat Buchanan June 28, 2012

Sixteen months after the United States abandoned its loyal satrap of 30 years, President Hosni Mubarak, to champion democracy in Egypt, the returns are in.
Mohammed Morsi, candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood, is president of Egypt, while the military has…

Read the full article →

The Politics of Immigration–and Everything Else

by William Murchison June 27, 2012

Arizona’s grasp of constitutional niceties may be imperfect according to U.S. Supreme Court standfasts, but the state’s attempt to wrestle with the immigration conundrum deserves more respect than jurists and commentators are willing to assign it.
Like, what’s a state…

Read the full article →

Who Is Romney’s VP?

by Scott Rasmussen June 25, 2012

Every summer, millions of Americans enjoy baseball, summer camps and vacation plans. But for the nation’s political junkies, every fourth summer is filled with guessing games about the vice presidential nomination.
While the guessing games are fun, it’s more accurate…

Read the full article →

Gut Check for Freedom

by Louie Verrecchio June 22, 2012

On June 21st, dioceses across the United States will kick-off the “Fortnight for Freedom” during which “a great national campaign of teaching and witness for religious liberty” will take place through “prayer, study, catechesis and public action.”
Plans for the…

Read the full article →