Category: Government & Politics

Vladimir the Inscrutable: Shall We Savage or Salute Putin?
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Vladimir the Inscrutable: Shall We Savage or Salute Putin?

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by on Jun 16, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues, The Social Order
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[Editor’s note: we know that there are very strong opinions on the other side and we are willing to publish the contrary view] Diversionary foreign policy, and/or wars intended for diversion, are old tactics instigated by governments to distract people from domestic problems.  Recent Western policy in promoting the overthrow of the elected Ukrainian President, […]

Why Boys in Girl's Bathrooms?
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Why Boys in Girl’s Bathrooms?

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by on Jun 14, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, The Homosexual Agenda
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There’s a conflict between non-discrimination laws and religious freedom. Where religious freedom exists to limit government’s intrusion into matters of conscience, non-discrimination laws invite government into private dealings and empower them to force people to do things they otherwise would be unwilling to do in the name of ending discrimination. As non-discrimination laws become stronger, religious freedom becomes […]

Stemming the Tide of "Progress"
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Stemming the Tide of “Progress”

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by on Jun 12, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics
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Many people, when they hear talk of the growing “war on Christianity,” roll their eyes and dismiss the charges as mere political hyperbole designed to fire up the values voters come election time. While it’s true that one’s Christian identity is currently not grounds for explicit political or legal persecution, there is a subtler process […]

Privacy? Surely You Jest!
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Privacy? Surely You Jest!

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by on Apr 09, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, Humor
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Ring. Ring. “Hello, this is Tom.” “We know who you are, Tom. In the digital age, you will be shocked by what we know about you.” “Who is this? The National Security Agency? I thought President Obama issued orders to rein you in!” “That’s a good one, Tom. Obama told the NSA to stop storing […]

The Obama Mandate and Political Power
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The Obama Mandate and Political Power

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by on Apr 04, 2014 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Government & Politics
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Many analyses have been published following the oral arguments delivered last Tuesday to the United States Supreme Court on the two cases Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius. The cases revolve around the fundamental question of whether or not a Christian company/business may or may not reflect Christian principles in its employment and other business practices. The […]

The Koreas at Night, 30 January 2014
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Always Earth Hour

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by on Mar 29, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues, Law & Justice, The Economy
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Earth Hour: dumbest idea ever?

Big Little Governments
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Big Little Governments

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by on Mar 27, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics
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Do you think government today can’t get anything done? Check out James Fallows’s piece in The Atlantic this month. He writes a great article on a pair of Mayors who are doing big things in their cities. It’s exciting: efficient, local, credible political action – actual change you can believe in! Forget placing your hope […]

Pres. Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan’s City of God

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by on Mar 24, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics
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Faith and freedom reinforce one another, each making the other possible.

Prayers for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370
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The Disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370

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by on Mar 18, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues
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If this was a hijacking, time is critical.

Department of Defense
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Restructuring the Department of Defense

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by on Mar 17, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics
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Fiscally responsible force. I like the sound of that.

Ronald Reagan Lecture
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Obama Should Study the History of Reaganomics

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by on Mar 06, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, The Economy
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Obama’s and Reagan’s policies for economic recovery were completely different.

Stethoscope-Money
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The War Against Work and Wealth

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by on Mar 04, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Economy
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Our standard of living depends on the production of wealth.

Dollars and Cents
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Government Power is an Economic Inequality

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by on Mar 03, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Economy
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The real concentration of wealth is no longer among men, but among institutions.

A Tea Party in Need of Context
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A Tea Party in Need of Context

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by on Feb 26, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics
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Since early 2009, the Tea Party as a movement has carved out a substantial place in electoral politics and the general political conversation. Yet for a movement that has garnered so much attention and notoriety, its actual effects have been a bit underwhelming. Tea Party Republicans in the House and Senate worked furiously first to […]

George Washington on Religion and Morality
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George Washington on Religion and Morality

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by on Feb 22, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Social Order
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George Washington was born this day, February 22nd, in 1732.

Green Eye of Envy
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The Politics of Envy

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by on Feb 20, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Economy, The Social Order
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Wealth is fresh fruits and vegetables in January, indoor plumbing, and MRI machines.

Pres. Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan on Religious Tolerance

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by on Feb 18, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
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He would be horrified at what liberals are doing today, though not surprised.

Mount Rushmore with American Flag Background
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Presidents Day Mea Culpa to Two Great Leaders

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by on Feb 17, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
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We began to shrink from the dangerous blessing of liberty.

Critiquing Moderation: Does Centrism Befit Our Times?
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Critiquing Moderation: Does Centrism Befit Our Times?

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by on Feb 11, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, History, The Social Order
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The postmodern revolution has been transmutating America since JFK’s assassination, with cultural precursors dating back to the Korean War or earlier.  Our responsibilities as Americans oblige us to respond.  As stewards invested with some power of citizenship, a civic response to the Gospel is among our religious duties as Christians. In the process of responding […]

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Climate Change Deliberation

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by on Feb 06, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues, The Economy
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We are asked to ignore the simplest hypothesis that the earth’s climate is ever changing.

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Can You Read This Essay?

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by on Feb 03, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
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A surprising number of college athletes must answer in the negative.

SOTU SUBTEXTS
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SOTU SUBTEXTS

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by on Jan 28, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Economy
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It’s always the same speech, really.