Politics

Colombia’s Presidential Election: Not “Too Close to Call” This Time

by Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson June 26, 2010

The just-completed Colombian presidential election took place in two stages. The first round took place on May 30. There were multiple candidates. Since nobody received an outright majority, the top two vote-getters (Juan Manuel Santos at 47 percent and Antanas…

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Is There a Message for Obama in Lincoln’s Religion?

by Dr. L. John VanTil June 26, 2010

Since the Rev. Jeremiah Wright incident during the last presidential campaign, there has been low-level grousing by many Christians regarding Obama’s religious convictions. He has claimed to be a Christian, but there is little traditional evidence of a consistent Christian…

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A Question of English Usage?

by John Couretas June 25, 2010

Christianity Today looks at the way the State Department has recently begun using the phrase “freedom of worship” instead of “freedom of religion.” The Obama Administration sees these phrases as more or less equivalent.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton echoed…

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The Upside to Hiring Independent Contractors

by Tom Purcell June 25, 2010

It could turn out to be a good thing.
According to CNNMoney.com, the traditional full-time job with benefits is being displaced by temporary or contract positions.
With unemployment high, you see, employers have their pick of skilled workers. Why hire…

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Government and the Good Life

by Michael Miller June 24, 2010

In preparing for an Acton University lecture last week on Christianity and Government, I was reflecting on some of the core differences between a Christian vision of government in comparison to modern, secular visions.
While there is no single Christian…

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Losing the Battleground

by G. Tracy Mehan, III June 22, 2010

Last week National Public Radio (NPR) released its new poll conducted by one of Bill Clinton’s old pollsters, Stanley Greenberg, and Republican colleague, Glen Bolger.
In a June 15 story, NPR political correspondent and Fox News Channel contributor, Mara Liasson,…

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Washington’s Double Standard

by Ken Connor June 19, 2010

There’s recently been some chatter in the blogosphere debating the need for a new amendment to the Constitution – one that would require laws passed by Congress to apply to lawmakers equally as they apply to the rest of American…

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The ‘Bring Back the Draft’ Act

by Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. June 15, 2010

As early as this week, the United States Senate may turn to the annual legislation known as “The National Defense Authorization Act” (NDAA) that is supposed to provide the Pentagon what it needs to defend our nation.  Unfortunately, thanks to…

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Banana Republic?

by Ken Connor June 14, 2010

A week after Congress passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (otherwise known as Massive Bank Bailout Number One), noted journalist and polemicist Christopher Hitchens penned a scathing indictment of the measure in which he lambasted the contemptible state…

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No Worse Friend, No Better Enemy

by Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. June 8, 2010

Generations of U.S. Marines have exemplified the motto “No better friend, no worse enemy” with their unstinting dependability in the face of adversity, and their ferocity in combat.  To the extent that the country as a whole has hewed to…

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