It’s a Mexican Problem

By trying to force the issue into one involving a so-called “right of migration” Mexico and the Catholic Church are doing essentially the same thing as a rapist who blames the victim.       

Federal Budgets: The Starting Point

Budgets were not originally open-ended wish-lists.  The New Deal changed that, inflation commenced, and deficits have become the norm.

Time to Clean House at Goldman Sachs

Chairman and CEO Henry Paulson’s ties to The Nature Conservancy, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and activist groups  gives rise to numerous potential conflicts of interest.

Red Alert: Amnesty for Tens of Millions of Invaders on the Horizon

Break into America like a thief in the night, fly under the radar when you have to, persevere long enough, and sooner or later some feckless, pusillanimous American politicians will grant you amnesty. 

What Jobs Won’t Americans Do?

There are no jobs Americans won’t do.  There are only wages Americans won’t work for.

The 'Triumph' of Socialism

France, the birth-place of socialism, is now living socialism's logical end-game.

Creeping Egalitarianism

We've learned from history that forced equality does not work, and we know that marriage doesn't work without compromise, so why do some think forcing egalitarianism on society will work a second time around?

Muchos del nervio: An abundance of Mexican nerve

Mexican nationals jam American streets, waving Mexican flags and chanting demands. illegal immigrants are long on audacity and short on judgment.

Take the Gangstas Bowling: An Endview

Hopefully, the taxpayers will one day find out about the cesspool that negligence and maliciousness has made out of the Eastlands Center.

Re-Thinking Iraq

While much of the nation of Iraq is relatively peaceful, the chaos roiling in Baghdad, Samara, and other urban centers continues.

Restraining Order Madness

Each year, 500,000 domestic restraining orders are issued without even an allegation of violence.

Conspiracy Susceptibility

Conspiracy theories appear among people of all stripes of political, religious, and social beliefs.  But since the 1960s they have been most evident among liberals.

The High Cost of Free Lunches

Why is it that leftists are so enamored with Canada’s health system?

A License to Steal: Policing in New Orleans

The message for NOPD officers is clear: Should a reporter catch you in the act of looting, be courteous!

Who Are The Real Peacemakers?

The Christian Peacemaker team would still be held hostage, if not for the U.S. military it believes is the root cause of Islamic fundamentalism.

Mayors Are Wrong on Video Franchising

The U.S. Conference of Mayors has some bad ideas regarding the regulation of local cable.

Review of Whitewash/Blackwash: Myths of the Vietnam War

Most scholarship on Vietnam has focused on American hubris and defeat, ignoring the role of the South Vietnamese armed services while overemphasizing the role of the North Vietnamese desire to unify their country. Recently, Vietnam Veterans are beginning to challenge this narrow view with their own written accounts of the Vietnam war.

Debra Lafave: Why We Need a Female Sexual Predator Act

We have a Violence Against Women Act, passed because there was a concern that existing laws weren't adequately addressing both genders. So why not have a Female Sexual Predator Act, considering laws against molesting children aren't being equally applied against women?

Is it True that Illegal Immigration Benefits Americans?

The costs of illegal immigration in terms of government expenditures for education, criminal justice, and emergency medical care are significant.

A Reagan Realist Cost-Benefit Analysis for the War in Iraq

The occupation of Iraq, it seems, violates every tenet of the Reagan-Weinburger-Powell Doctrine of just wars which hold that America only fights when it has to either in defense of its own national security or to help defend another nation unjustly attacked.

What is Conservatism?

Conservatism is really an anti-ideology. Modern conservatism emerged as a reaction to the French Revolution. And today, conservatism is on the decline.

Ice Cores Show Sun, Not Humans, Controlling Earth’s Climate

Evidence of the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is not proof that man-made greenhouse gases are responsible. The Greenland ice sheet went through a melting stage 1000 years ago – followed by a Little Ice Age.

Roman Catholic Political Philosophy

Political philosophy and the Christian religion are separate things, yet in order to address the great questions there must be a higher concinnity. A review of Fr. James Schall's latest book.

The House & Garden Conservatives

Rob Dreher's new book, Crunchy Cons, describes a granola type of rightist who embraces organic food, home-schooling, the importance of family, and environmental causes.

March Madness

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is encouraging his minions to stage political events at military bases, weapons factories, National Guard units, fire stations and veterans posts.







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