Opinion

Game of Drones

by Mat Hardy June 13, 2012

With boots on the ground being costly politically, economically and diplomatically, it seems that week after week, drones are the most important front line weapon against Washington’s opponents in the War on Terror.
In a recent column I looked at…

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Christians Must Vote for Romney…?

by Matt Barber June 11, 2012

It’s no secret that I have been and remain a vocal critic of Mitt Romney. To say that his conservative bona fides are suspect is an understatement. I have tremendous respect for a number of fellow evangelical Christians who say…

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The Oldest Trick in the Good Book

by Louie Verrecchio June 6, 2012

The cover of Newsweek recently hailed Barack Obama as “the first gay president” after he formally announced his support for same-sex “marriage,” and this just weeks before Sports Illustrated published an article on the plight of the “transgender” athlete.
For…

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Who Dares Attack My Chesterton?

by Zac Alstin June 4, 2012

It is a cliché of pop psychology that we are least able to tolerate people who remind us of our own selves. There’s only room for one Life Of The Party and we feel a twinge of antagonism toward anyone…

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The Pressure Builds Around Obamacare

by Russell Shaw June 4, 2012

With the exception of Bush v. Gore, which in effect confirmed George W. Bush’s victory in the 2000  presidential election, it would be hard to think of another recent Supreme Court case that’s been the occasion of as much advance…

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Was Thomas Merton Left, Right…or Catholic?

by Dr. Paul Kengor May 29, 2012

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Thomas Merton, like the concept of “social justice,” has been co-opted by the American left. Many liberals, progressives, socialists, and probably even some further left still, have hijacked the Trappist monk and remade him in their own image. He is…

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Homelessness: How Government Policy Makes It Worse

by Dr. Tracy C. Miller May 28, 2012

During a recent trip to Chicago, I couldn’t help but notice the large number of homeless people in the downtown area, including one homeless man pushing a child in a stroller. Homelessness was frequently discussed during the 1980s, but seems…

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The Flags at the Cemetery

by Dr. Paul Kengor May 28, 2012

Like many Americans, Memorial Day never ceases to move me. Rivaled only by Christmas and Easter, it’s the most poignant time of the year for me, maybe because, like Christmas and Easter, it’s about life, death, and remembrance.
This Memorial…

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The Controversial Faith of Barack Obama

by Gary S. Smith May 17, 2012

President Obama’s recent statement on gay marriage has again thrust his religious views onto the front pages. In defending his position, Obama stressed that he and his wife were “practicing Christians” and that his stance was supported by Christ’s teaching…

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The Family Loses A Major Battle

by Piero Tozzi, J.D. May 15, 2012

My colleagues reported last week that the “Latex Left” lost at the just ended UN Commission on the Population and Development, that they came away “empty handed.” With respect, I disagree with this assessment.
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and…

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