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Benjamin Franklin's 2 Questions Still Stand Tue Apr 30

Chuck Norris

In 1787, when delegates at the Constitutional Convention were divided and at an impasse regarding how to build our government and frame the U.S. Constitution, 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin appealed to the other delegates to pray for divine intervention to help them out of their darkness. ... more
Boston Marathon Bombing Need Not Expand Government Powers Wed Apr 24

Bob Barr

The terror attack at the Boston Marathon on April 15 is seared into our national conscience. Not since the tragic morning of September 11, 2001 has America experienced such a state of panic, confusion, and uncertainty about its domestic security. And while the casualties of the Boston terror attack fortunately were limited compared to what could have been, the repercussions of the bombing will have a profound affect on public policy in the United States, particularly as it regards law enforcement and national security policies. ... more
Why I Support the Second Amendment -- and Democrats Should Too Thu Apr 4

Marco Rubio

As Congress prepares to consider new gun control legislation, I stand firmly against any attempt to restrict the constitutional rights of responsible, law-abiding gun owners. ... more
Obama: Constitution 'Constrains' Me Thu Apr 4

Ben Shapiro

In his pursuit of overarching gun control legislation in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre, President Barack Obama has been dogged. ... more
Public School Bans Cub Scout Pack Tue Apr 2

Todd Starnes

A federal civil rights complaint has been filed against the Salt Lake City School Board after a principal booted a Cub Scout pack from an elementary school. ... more
Holy Week and Holy War (Part 1) Tue Mar 26

Chuck Norris

It's Holy Week, but what's not so holy is the assault on religious liberty in the U.S. ... more
GOP’s ‘Post-Mortem’ Shows Political Party Without A Clue Sun Mar 24

Douglas MacKinnon

President Obama knows for a fact what many in the Republican Party — especially its "leadership" — fail to understand or acknowledge: ... more
Washington Emerges: Across the River and Into History Wed Feb 20

Paul Greenberg

In the course of human events, one thing remains certain: We forget. Somewhere over murky time, Washington's Birthday faded away, and was absorbed into another three-day holiday with no distinguishing marks except maybe ... Giant Sales! ... more
Why the 2nd Amendment Wed Jan 2

Walter E. Williams

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shootings, said: "The British are not coming. ... We don't need all these guns to kill people." Lewis' vision, shared by many, represents a gross ignorance of why the framers of the Constitution gave us the Second Amendment. ... more
Arne Duncan: 'We Have Common Values That Go Far Beyond the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms' Thu Dec 27

Washington, DC

In a speech at a Washington, DC elementary school, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said “we absolutely have to reassess a number of our society's value choices on issues like easy access to guns…” ... more
The Decline and Fall of America Sat Nov 17

Marvin Folkertsma

A few days after the election of 2012 the very talented Michael Ramirez published a political cartoon that perhaps conveyed a more profound meaning than he anticipated. He depicted a pair of hands extending from star-studded sleeves (presumably from a mendicant Uncle Sam), which were held in supplication, as though waiting for a handout or petitioning voters to relinquish more of their earnings to the federal government. ... more
Pelosi: I’m with the 11th Amendment, or the 14th? Whatever - I’m with the Constitution Fri Nov 16

America

Pelosi demonstrates her deep understanding of the Constitution during her weekly press briefing. ... more
The Audacity of Obama’s Cynicism Tue May 1

Robert Knight

Barack Obama’s 2006 bestseller The Audacity of Hope gave us a number of clues as to how he would govern based on his worldview. We can’t say we weren’t warned. ... more
Powerful Government Equals Powerful Problems Thu Apr 19

Jackie Gingrich Cushman

History is not simply dates, events and results. Instead, it's people's lives, their hopes and dreams, their situation and their outcomes based on their and other people's actions. While history is learned by looking backward, knowing the outcome, life is lived marching forward, unsure of what might happen. ... more
Gays, Females and Equals Mon Mar 26

Katie Kieffer

Gays are not merely bodies desiring homosexual action. Women are not walking uteruses. Gays and women are dignified human beings with reason, spirit and individuality. The Constitution considers Americans with respect to our humanity and citizenship, not our sexuality. So when politicians and sexual minority activists lobby for gay and female “rights” that trump the First and Tenth Amendments, they inadvertently attack equality for all Americans. ... more
Sharia and the Constitution: An Incompatible Duo Wed Mar 21

Susan Brown

The last time I checked, the Constitution's First Amendment does not allow anyone license to stray outside its boundaries to defy the laws of the land. ... more
Editors Collude With "Distinguished" Professors to Silence Education Reform Debate Wed Mar 14

Mary Grabar

What happens when an education editor wants to advance her own liberal agenda, even as her newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, brags about “Bringing Balance to Opinions”? ... more
Channeling Scoop Jackson Tue Mar 13

Frank Gaffney

When Barack Obama became President of the United States, he swore an oath to “preserve, protect and defend our Constitution.” Unfortunately, evidence has accumulated ever since that he feels no obligation to honor his commitment. ... more
Ginsburg Likes Use of Foreign Law Tue Feb 28

Phyllis Schlafly

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has proved again why she doesn't belong on the U.S. Supreme Court. She really doesn't like our U.S. Constitution, which she swore to uphold and defend, and she probably would like to rewrite it with input from various foreign laws and constitutions. ... more
How Santorum Fails Constitution 101 Mon Feb 27

Katie Kieffer

I think Sen. Rick Santorum would make a great community organizer. Unfortunately, we are trying to remove, not re-elect, a community organizer in the White House. ... more
Teaching George Washington When Professors Aim to 'Stop Santorum' Wed Feb 22

Mary Grabar

In an age and time when I find most of my college students unfamiliar with the story of Adam and Eve or the origin of the phrase, “judge not lest ye be judged,” I enter discussions about religion with some caution. Almost universally my students do not believe that religious belief is necessary for morality, and seem to be offended by the very concept. ... more
Obama's Anti-Constitutional Pattern Wed Feb 15

Laura Hollis

The firestorm of controversy over the January 20th HHS mandate requiring Catholic and other religious organizations to pay for contraception, sterilization and abortifacient drugs for their employees shows no sign of abating. ... more
The Perfect Candidate Wed Feb 15

Michael Prell

Are you happy with the remaining Republican candidates? Or the current occupant of the White House? Or Congress? If your answer is “no,” don’t worry. You are not alone. In fact, you are in the majority. ... more
The 'Progressive' Legacy Tue Feb 14

Thomas Sowell

Although Barack Obama is the first black President of the United States, he is by no means unique, except for his complexion. He follows in the footsteps of other presidents with a similar vision, the vision at the heart of the Progressive movement that flourished a hundred years ago. ... more
Justice Ginsburg Reminds Us What is at Stake in November Mon Feb 13

Chris W. Cox

This November’s election isn’t about the direction of our country over the next four years – it’s about the very survival of our Constitution, our values, and our freedoms as we know them. If freedom-loving Americans needed any more evidence for this, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently provided it. ... more