Counterinsurgency and the US Military

Just as President Johnson “successfully” evaded confronting the external source of the Vietnam War — North Vietnam — so President Bush is also “successfully” evading confrontation with the sources of the continuing jihadist violence in Iraq.

“Snow-jobs” at the White House

The White House is "reviewing the transcript" whle border patrol agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos remain in prison – in solitary confinement.

We’re Doomed. What’s for Dinner?

It is common knowledge among meteorologists that the Earth has natural cycles of warming and cooling, and that over the last 740,000 years there have been eight cycles, including four ice ages.

Public Opinion: Experts vs Vox Populi

Tension between government by experts and the voice of the people complicates politics in our Federal republic.

A Christian Response to Death Penalty Issues

In a day when crime is largely blamed on Freudian and secularist concepts of evil, the biblical doctrine of retribution has fallen on hard times.

Senator Joseph Biden: America’s Most Dangerous Global Bully

The vast majority of Muslims know exactly what radical feminism is, and they are not about to let America ram it down their throats under the guise of "Democracy."

Our Intentions Were Noble in Vietnam

By our experience there, we have learned that when we use force, the goal must be clear, militarily attainable, and supported by Congress and the American people.

The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature

There is a good feeling that comes with the commitment to treat Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Jane Austen, Dickens, T.S. Elliot, and Flannery O’Conner as real literary heroes, in spite of their politically incorrect leanings.

Defense in Bandy Child Porn Case Distorts the Truth

It is unfortunate to see Wendy McElroy, a former writer for this site (who has always been very open about her libertarian views on pornography) drink the kool-aid of 20/20 and other media spin regarding the prosecution of Matt Bandy. The prosecution by Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas was not about adult pornography, it was [...]

The Barker and the Shill: The Fraud of the Fairness Doctrine

Talk radio doesn't need to be balanced by the other side. It is the other side.

Neo-Bolivarism: Will Hugo Chavez Become Venezuela’s President for Life?

Simon Bolivar believed in limited government.  Hugo Chavez believes in unlimited government.

The Battleground Poll and Conservative Strength

The Battleground Poll released in late January 2007 showed that fifty-nine percent of the American people considered themselves either “conservative” or “very conservative,” while only thirty-four percent of Americans considered themselves either “liberal” or “very liberal.”

Jimmy Carter: Our Worst Ex-President

To give him the benefit of the doubt, former President Carter may have Christian intentions, but he supports a major swath of the atheistic materialism of liberal-socialist-progressivism.

Let’s Talk About the Butterflies and the Bees

I like Muhammad Ali.  Just don’t ask me to accept him as a paragon of virtue and font of wisdom.

The Looney Liberal Chronicles: Chapter 7

One can only peer so far into the inner workings of the Liberal mind before reaching the black hole of logic and reasoning, where all input from the outside world is swallowed up into a bottomless void from which there is no escape.

Cultural Whiplash: The Unforeseen Consequences of America’s Crusade Against Racial Discrimination

Professor Patrick Garry understands that it does not matter if we lose “free speech” as the act of an oppressive regime or by the bullying tactics of the paragons of the politically correct establishment. A review of his new book. 

Why I Listen to Limbaugh

Anyone who makes Keith Olbermann and his ilk uncomfortable can’t be all bad.

The Next Reagan?

Fred Thompson has been consistently conservative on social policy and provided critical help in getting John Roberts confirmed as Chief Justice.

Democrat Derby

In no particular order, here are the contenders, pretenders and the rest of the Democratic field.

American Idol Isn't Mean Enough

Thousands of people think they can be rock stars. American Idol gives them a chance to find out.

The President is an Idiot

It’s time to see history as others see it.

Opinion Masquerading as Reason

Opinion polls evidencing very low approvals for President Bush and his Iraq policies are not of themselves a rational basis for pulling out of Iraq.

Why the Instant Background Check Is a Bad Idea

The anti-gun Centers for Disease Control has examined several studies that focused on guns and crime and concluded that gun control laws have no impact on crime.

Senator Biden in Denial about Female Violence

Before we can talk about International-VAWA we first need to wake up to the reality of female abuse.

Cardinal Mahony’s Fishy Fish Lure

Is Cardinal Mahony defying the Vatican’s recent teachings regarding worthiness to receive Holy Communion by placing a ‘gay’ Rainbow upon a Sacred Christian symbol, the fish?







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