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Smithsonian to host exhibit on Jefferson, slavery Tue Aug 30

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Liberal 'Gospel' Exalts Government Thu Aug 25

Robert Knight

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend has done us a wonderful service with her Aug. 15 article in the Atlantic, “Is Rick Perry as Christian as He Thinks He Is?” ... more
How Obama Spent His Summer Vacation- Day Two: Grant Illegal Immigration Waivers Mon Aug 22

John Ransom

Conservatives have a long-standing complaint that Facebook regularly buries or otherwise deletes posts that don’t jive with the progressive agenda. On Sunday ZDNet reported that Facebook removed a posting from the account of Arizona governor Jan Brewer that was critical of Obama’s new “backdoor” amnesty policy. ... more
Turn Your Head and Cough: The Bait-and-Switch Enviro Swindle Mon Aug 22

Marita Noon

Obama’s cap and trade campaign promise died. Ethanol is on the budget chopping block. Switching to wind and solar is not proving to be as easy as expected. Environmentalists admitted defeat. But, wait! They have organizations set up, offices with leases, and employees who needed to be paid. A new approach was needed. ... more
Re-Examining the Arab Spring Mon Aug 22

George Friedman

It is now more than six months since the beginning of the Arab Spring, and it is important to take stock of what has happened and what has not happened. The reasons for the widespread unrest go beyond the Arab world, although, obviously, the dynamics within that world are important in and of themselves. ... more
France and Germany Conquer Europe...OK, Not Really Mon Aug 22

Mike Shedlock

The Eurobond idea is finished. The EU and the market is going to have to deal with it, and the market has been viewing Eurobonds as a savior. I do not care for Eurobonds either, yet the odds of an EU breakup have just increased. ... more
Choice: Slavery or Freedom Mon Aug 22

Jeff Carter

What we are witnessing is an argument over the freedom to choose versus entities making choices for us. It has definite parallels to the Civil War (slavery vs freedom) and the migration from Europe to the US (monarchy vs democracy). ... more
The Clinton Surplus Myth Mon Aug 22

Craig Steiner

Time and time again, anyone reading the mainstream news or reading articles on the Internet will read the claim that President Clinton not only balanced the budget, but had a surplus. This is then used as an argument to further highlight the fiscal irresponsibility of the federal government under the Bush administration. Here are the facts. ... more
The Gold Standard Mon Aug 22

Chris Poindexter

Last week, investors who hung on to equities through the roller coaster gyrations ended up taking a beating. Many small investors are pulling their money out the markets once and for all, a trend happening both here and abroad. ... more
Where the Little Guy Still Counts Fri Aug 19

Kathryn Lopez

I've been wondering for a while now why the heck Rep. Thad McCotter is running for president of the United States. Yes, you read that correctly. ... more
Va slavery museum group misses tax deadline Tue Aug 16

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The NYT's Growing Gloom about Liberal Mistakes Mon Aug 15

Mike Shedlock

So, yes, I blame Republicans too, but 180 degrees removed from what the Times suggests. Finally, it is primarily Democrat support for unions and untenable union pensions that is at the heart of the crisis in city, state, and municipal governments. ... more
Indoctrination Fridays With Social Justice Math Fri Aug 12

Kyle Olson

Those of us who attended public schools before “social justice” spread through the curriculum like a bad infection probably remember sitting in math class and working through problems. ... more
Not Just Whistlin' Dixie! Mon Aug 8

Ken Blackwell

Advocates for extending marriage rights to same-sex couples think they are on a roll with New York State’s action. Lawmakers and lobbyists cut a midnight backroom deal to push a marriage bill through Albany. They would not dare to submit this issue to New York voters. Some of them remember how state voters turned back the ERA in the Empire State thirty years ago. ... more
Politics As It Should Be Sun Aug 7

Salena Zito

The recent debt debate was not politics at its worst or most dysfunctional. It worked exactly as American politics was designed to work. ... more
7 Examples Of Liberal Unfairness Tue Aug 2

John Hawkins

So next time someone starts talking about "fairness," put your hand over your wallet, put on your thinking cap, and consider that what liberals define as "fairness" could look extremely "unfair" if you're open minded enough to take a look at it from another perspective. ... more
Is the Perfect Really the Enemy of the Good? Mon Aug 1

Sandy Rios

“The perfect is the enemy of the good,” wrote deist Voltaire in an 18th century poem. The idea, of course, is that the pursuit of perfection may sometimes prevent an action less perfect that still produces something good…or at least better than nothing. ... more
Shale Oil Works in Estonia...Yes, Estonia Tue Jul 26

Lincoln Brown

Estonia happens to be in possession of oil shale. And while we have whittled away our time doing the environmental hokey pokey, dithering about where when how and why to develop resources all the while quaking in our boots over the fear that we would invoke the wrath of the Environmental Left, the country of Estonia got down to the business of making oil shale work. ... more
GOP candidates caught in slavery controversy Mon Jul 11

Townhall.com Staff
Leave Flakes at the Breakfast Table Fri Jul 1

Kathryn Lopez

"Are you a flake?" With that question on "Fox News Sunday" to Rep. Michele Bachmann, Chris Wallace may have given a rallying cry to the new feminist revolution in American politics. Except the f-word will likely be nowhere in evidence. ... more
Michele Bachmann stands by slavery comment Tue Jun 28

Townhall.com Staff
When It Comes To Immigration Reform it’s The Consumer That Matters Tue Jun 7

Armstrong Williams

The recent Supreme Court Ruling in Chamber of Commerce vs. Whiting highlights a fundamental and before now underappreciated factor in the immigration debate: immigrants come here illegally because they know that U.S. companies will hire them. ... more
Why 2012 looks like 1860 Mon Jun 6

Star Parker

As the season of presidential politics 2012 unfolds, I’m struck by similarities between today and the tumultuous period in our history that led up to the election of Abraham Lincoln and then on to the Civil War. ... more
In Defense of American Exceptionalism Thu Jun 2

Cliff May

Some years ago, John Podhoretz, a right-of-center writer, now the editor of Commentary, admonished his colleagues on the left: "We speak liberal as well as our own tongue. Why don't you speak conservative?" ... more
On “Enemies,” Foreign and Domestic Wed Jun 1

Alan Sears

The general air of celebration that erupted with the news of Osama bin Laden’s death has been mitigated in many quarters by the debate over exactly how much celebration is in order. ... more
Minn. lake named for slavery supporter draws fire Fri May 20

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