Politics

All Us ‘Citizens of the World’

by G. Tracy Mehan, III September 10, 2010

As a candidate for the U.S. presidency, Barack Obama touted himself to foreign audiences as a “citizen of the world.”  As President, Mr. Obama is determined to make sure we are such citizens, too.
The President’s serial apologies, bowing and…

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Fimian’s Rainbow

by G. Tracy Mehan, III September 10, 2010

“It isn’t hard to find Democratic pollsters who privately concede that the [polling] numbers they are looking at now are worse than what they saw in 1994,” says Charlie Cook, the knowledgeable pundit and editor of the authoritative Cook Report.…

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Deja Vu All Over Again

by Ken Connor September 4, 2010

It’s deja vu all over again in Washington as the midterm elections rapidly approach and all signs point to an electoral route of the party in power.  Four years ago, the Beltway was abuzz with news of a GOP bloodletting…

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One Born Every Minute

by Tom Purcell August 31, 2010

It could have been worse.
Some years ago, I had just spent the last of my savings to have a British convertible restored.
I was a master then at buying high and selling low. Nonetheless, desperate for cash, I was…

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Friend of the Brotherhood?

by Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. August 31, 2010

A new Pew Center poll says nearly one-in-five Americans think Barack Obama is a Muslim.  Perhaps that is because of reports like the one blared on the cover of the September 6 edition of the tabloid, The Globe, replete with…

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Obama, Stem Cells, and the Rule of Law

by Ken Connor August 28, 2010

During his inaugural address, President Obama pledged to “restore science to its rightful place.”  The comment was interpreted at the time as a not-so-subtle jab at his predecessor’s policy approach to the issue of embryonic stem cell research (ESCR), and…

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The ‘End of the Beginning’ on Shariah

by Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. August 25, 2010

As I looked out at the thousands of people assembled near Ground Zero on Sunday to oppose the construction of a megamosque there, I was reminded of Winston Churchill’s famous line that enspirited Britain at the first sign the tide…

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Obama Invites Confusion About His Faith

by Dr. Paul Kengor August 24, 2010

The recent poll by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life is generating much discussion over its provocative finding that an increasing number of Americans (nearly one in five) believe that President Obama is a Muslim. The survey was…

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Fact Checking the Ground Zero Mosque Agenda

by Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. August 23, 2010

Stop the presses! This just in: The Associated Press “standards center” has issued a “staff advisory” on covering what is to be known from here on out as “the New York City mosque.” From now on, the AP “staff” –…

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Right v. Rectitude

by Ken Connor August 21, 2010

The growing opposition to plans for a Muslim cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero have prompted some on the Left to speak out in defense of religious freedom in America.  On August 16th, pundit Keith Olbermann took opponents of…

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