Star Parker's Townhall.com Column

The Left Fuels Santorum Surge

2012-02-20T00:01:00-05:00

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A succession of high profile left wing decisions and initiatives of recent weeks drive home the extent to which the left is changing the face of America.

Memo to Romney: Whole Nation Is On Government Plantation

2012-02-06T00:01:00-05:00

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Here’s free advice for Mitt Romney. Before bringing up the poor again, read my book “Uncle Sam’s Plantation.”

An America Built to Be Last

2012-01-30T00:01:00-05:00

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The theme President Obama gave to his State of the Union address was “An America Built to Last.” But his vision would be better described as an “An America Built to Be Last.”

Most Basic Choice is Choosing Life

2012-01-23T00:01:00-05:00

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas gave good reason for celebration for the hundreds of thousands who will arrive in Washington Monday for the 39th annual March for Life.

Romney and Capitalism on Trial

2012-01-16T00:01:00-05:00

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According to a new Pew Research Center survey, 66 percent of respondents agree that there are “very strong” or “strong” conflicts between rich and poor in America. This is up from 47 percent that agreed with this two years ago.

NAACP Plantation Masters Play Race Card Again

2012-01-09T00:01:00-05:00

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Rick Santorum must be “racist” because he thinks all people, regardless of ethnicity, should have the dignity of self sufficiency. At least that’s how the NAACP sees it.

Ron Paul, Reagan, and Republican Youth

2012-01-02T00:01:00-05:00

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Over time I have observed changes in attitude among many young Republicans and I believe the shifts in attitude I see help explain the rise of Ron Paul.

Don't Abandon Conservative Message, Sell it Better

2011-12-26T00:01:00-05:00

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Several new polls come as a jolt as they reflect the dismal state of mind of the American people.

Thanking Our Troops

2011-12-19T00:01:00-05:00

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With the news about our withdrawal from Iraq, our troops, and the importance of national acknowledgement of their service and sacrifice, were already on my mind when I arrived for a meeting in the office of Congressman Allen West (R-FL).

Land of the Envious and Home of the Victim

2011-12-12T00:01:00-05:00

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We are a land, as our president explains it, where the success of one American comes at the expense of another. Where the poor are poor because the rich are rich. And where the role of government is not to ensure “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” but to tax away wealth from those it deems to have too much and determine how to invest our nation’s resources.

Payroll Tax "Cut" Just Another Welfare State Scam

2011-12-05T00:01:00-05:00

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Last year a one year cut in the payroll taxes that working Americans pay to finance Social Security was enacted in the name of so-called economic “stimulus.” But, like the rest of the economic stimuli that have come from Washington over the last three years, the only thing that has been stimulated is the growing hole of national debt into which we sink deeper and deeper.

Give Thanks for American Exceptionalism

2011-11-28T00:01:00-05:00

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The Pew Research Center has provided some timely food for thought as we enter our traditional holiday season.

The Declaration of Independence Defines Our Principles

2011-11-21T00:01:00-05:00

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By the end of next summer we’ll know if the federal government can force individuals to buy health insurance and if they can force states to comply with a newly expanded Medicaid program.

America's Time For Decision and Definition

2011-11-14T00:01:00-05:00

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Are we going to continue in the direction of materialism and bureaucracy and share the fate of Europe? Or will we make the tough decisions to get back on the path of prosperity, the path of faith and individual freedom?

Santorum Right About Morality and Economy

2011-11-07T00:01:00-05:00

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Santorum may be dragging up the rear in the line-up of Republican presidential candidates, but I am grateful to him for being the only candidate who insists that the so-called “social issues” remain an integral, explicit part of his agenda.

America should listen to Paul Ryan

2011-10-31T00:01:00-04:00

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Paul Ryan is a man every American should be listening to. We need to get back to identifying and emulating success. Not empathizing with and subsidizing failure.

Sexual Responsibility and Fiscal Responsibility Go Hand in Hand

2011-10-21T00:01:00-04:00

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Last week the House passed with bi-partisan support the Protect Life Act, which amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) to assure that no taxpayer dollars will be used to fund abortion. It also assures that health care providers which do not wish to provide abortions are not forced to by government.

Herman Cain: Rocket Fuel for America

2011-10-17T00:01:00-04:00

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The GOP has become bogged down with careerists, rear view mirror thinkers, and its own establishment of inside the beltway elite. Nothing could speak more to this problem than establishment attitudes toward the remarkable Herman Cain.

More From the Culture of Narcissism

2011-10-10T00:01:00-04:00

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I wouldn’t think it would be worthwhile to draw attention to the Occupy Wall Street “movement,” or its list of demands that wouldn’t pass muster in an average kindergarten class. But if America’s president and vice president choose to talk about it, and give it credibility, then it’s news.

Sadly, more of the same from the Black Caucus

2011-10-03T00:01:00-04:00

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President Obama does not miss an opportunity to point out that the problems this country is facing today did not start on his watch