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Sweet Reason Fri Jan 4Ken BlackwellMuch of the Internet exploded in wrath over Pope Benedict XVI’s Christmas greetings to the Roman curia. Delivered in those historic halls painted by Renaissance artists, the Pope’s address was given to those tasked with administering the Vatican State and serving the Catholic faithful worldwide. ... more
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Old and Worn Out? Why Not Suicide? Wed Jan 2Ken ConnorThis week, blogger Wesley J. Smith directed his readers' attention to an article on Salon.com written by Lillian B. Rubin. Eighty-eight years old and in failing health, Rubin speculates about our society's fear of death, the taboo surrounding elder suicide, and her own struggles with "ambivalence" about taking her own life. ... more
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Stirrings of Secession Fri Nov 30Pat Buchanan"When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another ..." So begins the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies from the king and country to which they had given allegiance since the settlers first came to Jamestown and Plymouth Rock. ... more
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Chuck NorrisIn 2010, President Barack Obama confessed to ABC News' Diane Sawyer, "I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president." But what if Obama's one term was not good but bad for the country? ... more
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The Rule of Law Thu Jul 19Judge Andrew NapolitanoThe greatest distinguishing factor between countries in which there is some freedom and those where authoritarian governments manage personal behavior is the Rule of Law. The idea that the very laws that the government is charged with enforcing could restrain <i> the government itself </i> is uniquely Western and was accepted with near unanimity at the time of the creation of the American Republic. ... more
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Hey, Obama: We Built That Stuff Too! Thu Jul 19Neal BoortzDear Ruler: First, let me say how thrilled I am that you went off-teleprompter last week. This “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen” thing was just wonderful. Now I know how Chris Matthews felt. ... more
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Susan CarlesonMany Americans refer to July 4th as the Fourth of July, but earlier in our history, it was widely known as Independence Day. ... more
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American Optimism Must Be Renewed Thu Jul 5Jackie Gingrich CushmanThere is something special about looking forward to something. Knowing that there is something good that is going to happen, or even might happen, gives us a reason to get up a bit earlier and work a bit harder. Optimism is the fuel that leads us to put our noses to the grindstone and persevere in the face of the inevitable setbacks. ... more
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On July 4, Remember: We Are Not French Wed Jul 4Ann CoulterIt has become fashionable to equate the French and American revolutions, but they share absolutely nothing beyond the word “revolution.” The American Revolution was a movement based on ideas, painstakingly argued by serious men in the process of creating what would become the freest, most prosperous nation in world history. ... more
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America’s Ability to Overcome Abuse Wed Jul 4Randall DeSotoThe history of America is one of overcoming abuse. Our nation began with a legal document, the Declaration of Independence, listing a “train of abuses,” which violated the colonists’ God-given rights and required them to found a new nation. ... more
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Phyllis SchlaflyWho does President Barack Obama think he is that he can change the wording of the Declaration of Independence? Again and again he presumes to quote the great declaration while making a significant change: He omits the word "Creator." ... more
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Jackie Gingrich CushmanWe declared our independence from Great Britain 236 years ago next week. It was a declaration long in coming, brought about by the overreaching rule of King George III and Britain's insistence on taxation without representation. ... more
