Crony Capitalism, Political Activism, Market Bubbles, and Bailouts

The CRA, which began as a clever, if cynical, idea hatched by community activists to increase minority home ownership, was adopted by the ruling liberal elite in government who thought they could pursue this laudable social goal by partnering with like-minded corporate titans who saw the chance to earn massive, risk-free profits while assuaging their own [...]

The Slow Death of Free Market Capitalism

Looking to gain a competitive edge over smaller, less-connected competitors, the captains of industry invite and encourage government intervention in the free-market economy, then bristle when the government intrudes on their own prerogatives.

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Catholics & Immigration

Conservative and patriotic American Catholics need not feel ashamed of loving their country and wanting to protect and preserve her institutions and culture. A response to Lisa Fabrizio.

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Obama Cult? You Be The Judge

Our country does have real problems, but the solution lies not in a slavish faith in one man to cure all our ills at the cost of our very freedom.

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Karl Leaves His Marx on the Presidential Candidates

The theories of Karl Marx have left their indelible mark on both men: on McCain physically; on Obama philosophically.

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An Open Letter to Congress

Handing control of our financial system to the selfsame liberals who caused its current troubles is a recipe for disaster and must not be allowed.

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Rudy, Reconsidered

Rudy Giuliani's support for abortion rights is neither very deep, nor very consequential, and no other candidate can match his record, his intelligence, his strength, his tenacity, or his commitment to limited government, free markets, low, pro-growth tax policies, a strong and vigorous military, secure borders, and an aggressive, America-first foreign policy.

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Darwin’s Lapdog Thinks You’re an ID-iot!

If you believe God had anything to do with man’s origins.

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Islam’s Legacy

How the rise of Islam led to stagnation, bitterness, and terrorism in the Middle East.

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The Mush Doctrine

The post-election re-emergence of realists from Bush the Elder’s foreign policy team threatens to further undermine the U.S. commitment to the spread of democracy in the Middle East and validates those would-be reformers in Iraq who kept a low profile for fear of being betrayed by a cynical and cowardly U.S political establishment.

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The Mid-Term Elections

There are many reasons why conservatives must go out in droves to the polls on Election Day.

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Cindy Sheehan – With a Buzzcut

Kevin Tillman has taken it upon himself to indict the Bush Administration, the U.S military and law-enforcement communities for their conduct in the Iraq War.

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The Moral Code

The universal moral code is comprised of those beliefs which are shared by most every civilization in history and described by the great prophets, philosophers, and holy men of every age.

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Abortion and the Universality of Value: A brief overview of the legal and philosophical arguments for life

Virtually every civilization in history has shared certain immutable core values which serve as the foundation of each disparate society.

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The Professor vs. the Pentagon

Robert Pape’s analysis of suicide terrorism is flawed because he stops short of fully explaining the roots of its Islamic manifestation – the primary form of the phenomenon the West now faces. 

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Benedict XVI Pontificates, Islam Rages

The Holy Father’s call for peace, reason and interfaith dialogue are met by hate, vitriol, and threats by Muslim leaders.

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Cradle of Conflict: A History of Warfare in the Middle East

The coalition war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq; the Arab-Israeli conflict; Iranian and Syrian state sponsorship of terrorism; sectarian violence between competing Muslim sects; Iranian pursuit of a nuclear weapon; all of these conflicts can trace their roots, in whole or in part, to the three root causes of conflict responsible for most of the endemic violence that has plagued [...]

The Bush Doctrine: A Critical Analysis of the First Four Years

The Bush Doctrine is a manifestation of the President’s determination not to condemn whole populations to despotism for the sake of stability or access to cheap oil.

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Secularization: The Singular Hope for Freedom, Modernity, and Human Rights in the Middle East

The attacks of September 11, 2001 have paradoxically presented the free world and the oppressed people of the Islamic world with a great and finite window of opportunity.

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Let Freedom Win

A Roadmap for Victory in the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

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Border In-Security

The recent Southwest Conference on Illegal Immigration, Border Security, and Crime held in Arizona, and sponsored by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office served as an important forum for open debate on a major issue affecting U.S. national security, long-term economic health, and crime trends.

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