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Even If it Survives the Court, the Health Care Law is Doomed

by Scott Rasmussen April 3, 2012

Media coverage now implies that the U.S. Supreme Court will determine the fate of President Obama’s health care law. But nothing the court decides will keep the law alive for more than a brief period of time.
There are three…

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Calling George Orwell

by Charles Colson April 3, 2012

Editor’s Note: We ask readers of Catholic Exchange to please pray for Mr. Colson, who is currently in critical condition as he recovers from surgery.  
During World War II, members of the British intelligentsia began to spread the idea that…

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UC’s Leftist Echo Chamber Drowns Out Diverse Voices

by Debra J. Saunders April 2, 2012

Political activism has drawn the University of California into an academic death spiral. Too many professors believe their job is to “advance social justice” rather than teach the subject they were hired to teach. Groupthink has replaced lively debate. Institutions…

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There Goes Obama Again

by Lawrence Kudlow April 2, 2012

As Ronald Reagan famously said, “There you go again.”
Of course, Reagan was blaming Jimmy Carter for launching false attacks during a debate. And that line was so effective, it not only helped Reagan win the debate, but a presidential…

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Not Black and White

by Linda Chavez April 2, 2012

It may be months before we know what actually happened the night Trayvon Martin was shot in Sanford, Fla. on February 26. But many seem to have already decided that this was a brutal case of racial profiling and vigilante…

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It’s All About Race Now

by Pat Buchanan March 30, 2012

If it had been a white teenager who was shot, and a 28-year-old black guy who shot him, the black guy would have been arrested. So assert those demanding the arrest of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin.…

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The New Hierarchy of “Rights”

by Dr. Paul Kengor March 30, 2012

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At the core of the battle of the Obama-HHS mandate on contraception and abortion drugs is a battle with modern progressives over the very essence of rights.
The Declaration of Independence heralds our…

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Passion Sunday

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. March 30, 2012

We now come to the Sunday with a split personality.  It starts with an upbeat gospel recounting Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.  It is a festive affair, complete with a parade route strewn with palm branches instead of ticker tape. …

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How Will the Courts Decide?

by Charles Colson March 29, 2012

It has been a long time since I’ve seen crowds this big protesting outside the Supreme Court. They’re all there: Tea Partiers and Obamacare supporters marching, praying, chanting, carrying signs. The marching band was an interesting touch!
The occasion of…

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Barack’s Missile Message to Vladimir

by Austin Bay March 28, 2012

AUSTIN BAY RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012, AND THEREAFTER
Barack’s Missile Message to Vladimir
As President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ended a public conference in South Korea (a nation demonstrably threatened by North Korean ballistic missiles), a…

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