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I was sitting in a classroom in McCosh Hall at Princeton University one spring day in the late 1970s, when I learned something that helped me...

2013-05-22T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey I was sitting in a classroom in McCosh Hall at Princeton University one spring day in the late 1970s, when I learned something that helped me... e70373f4-c94c-43b9-ba82-7e4c44b94bc0

The Associated Press learned abruptly this week what the tea party and American Catholics learned many months ago. The Obama administration has no...

2013-05-15T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey The Associated Press learned abruptly this week what the tea party and American Catholics learned many months ago. The Obama administration has no... 3e785c44-4bab-4a4a-bc1e-99e88db25599

When President Dwight Eisenhower -- a big-government Republican running for re-election -- signed the federal disability program into law in 1956,...

2013-05-08T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey When President Dwight Eisenhower -- a big-government Republican running for re-election -- signed the federal disability program into law in 1956,... 6917851e-8d23-42a2-92fa-9d6bcdd00c1b

When Ambassador Chris Stevens was planning to visit Benghazi last September, the February 17 Martyrs Brigade, which the State Department had hired...

2013-05-01T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey When Ambassador Chris Stevens was planning to visit Benghazi last September, the February 17 Martyrs Brigade, which the State Department had hired... 32583e26-2867-4aa9-9a19-cf21f5ba5a8d

I have a challenge for members of Congress now vowing that the federal government will enforce the immigration laws in the future if we just let them take the illegal aliens in the United States today and put them on a "pathway to citizenship."

2013-04-24T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey I have a challenge for members of Congress now vowing that the federal government will enforce the immigration laws in the future if we just let... a09764bf-b644-41e0-9aeb-4594bb1f798b

After President Barack Obama decided to intervene militarily in the Libyan revolution -- and after he reportedly signed a finding authorizing covert action there -- weapons went from Libya to Syrian rebels, Algerian terrorists and al-Qaida in Mali.

2013-04-17T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey After President Barack Obama decided to intervene militarily in the Libyan revolution -- and after he reportedly signed a finding authorizing... 0376fb74-dcb5-4dbd-b5ad-58100a785ae5

The most ominous trend in America's employment data is not the number of people who have left the labor force, but the number who are now working either for the government or in the as-yet-still-private sector of the health care industry.

2013-04-10T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey The most ominous trend in America's employment data is not the number of people who have left the labor force, but the number who are now working... 7fd20e7c-7cd5-4c48-b27c-dcca89298504

Were a rational person given the assignment to search this planet to find the best place for human beings to live and build wealth, he might well settle on San Joaquin County, Calif.

2013-04-03T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey Were a rational person given the assignment to search this planet to find the best place for human beings to live and build wealth, he might well... 78a444e8-9091-493a-90a7-59e44f3274e4

The old adage that one lie leads to another is never more apparent than when modern American public officials deal with issues arising from sexual immorality.

2013-03-27T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey The old adage that one lie leads to another is never more apparent than when modern American public officials deal with issues arising from sexual... 857e2b5a-3a24-42cf-9954-27faa01d250e

Shortly before Congress enacted the Obamacare law in March 2010, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously said, "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it."

2013-03-20T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey Shortly before Congress enacted the Obamacare law in March 2010, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously said, "We have to pass the bill so that... 6cfe73f8-be9b-4cb1-a9da-34d673b4a6f2

Not so long ago in this republic, most parents of school-age children would frequently visit grocery stores where they would use their own money to buy things like peanut butter and jelly, and bologna and cheese to make lunches for their kids to haul to school in brown paper bags.

2013-03-13T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey Not so long ago in this republic, most parents of school-age children would frequently visit grocery stores where they would use their own money... 25894d76-265e-4d31-a626-8bc13197ea0c

When the Obama administration finalized its regulation requiring health care plans to provide cost-free coverage for sterilizations, contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs, House Speaker John Boehner -- as this column noted last year -- was one of those who correctly argued that the regulation was an attack on religious freedom and that Congress must not let it stand.

2013-03-06T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey When the Obama administration finalized its regulation requiring health care plans to provide cost-free coverage for sterilizations,... 406bb62f-0a05-463c-9caf-8531c88b6d0c

When George W. Bush was stumping as a "compassionate conservative" in the closing days of the 2000 presidential campaign, he went to Florida and repeated a campaign promise to double the funding for the National Institutes of Health.

2013-02-27T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey When George W. Bush was stumping as a "compassionate conservative" in the closing days of the 2000 presidential campaign, he went to Florida and... 0c1a7fdb-751d-4fe3-b8cd-53c08756d171

The ultimate purpose of the U.S. military is simple: Defend the God-given liberty of Americans. Yet today we have a president who is using his power as commander in chief to wage war against the moral truth that makes liberty possible.

2013-02-20T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey The ultimate purpose of the U.S. military is simple: Defend the God-given liberty of Americans. Yet today we have a president who is using his... d165e617-ed71-4771-8215-985be1096453

When NATO published a "media backgrounder" on Afghan security forces in October 2010, the U.S.-led alliance was adamant that as the Afghan National Army (ANA) grew to the point where it would be able to defend its own country, it would also need to increase the women in its ranks.

2013-02-13T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey When NATO published a "media backgrounder" on Afghan security forces in October 2010, the U.S.-led alliance was adamant that as the Afghan... 7976d35a-92fa-41a7-8bfe-d0c3a2ae8d54

Karl Rove -- "The Architect," as President George W. Bush called him -- crafted Bush's two presidential campaigns and served as a key player in Bush's White House.

2013-02-06T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey Karl Rove -- "The Architect," as President George W. Bush called him -- crafted Bush's two presidential campaigns and served as a key player in... 82d3045b-8aa8-452a-b066-7ceebc564caf

When I was a boy in the 1960s, my father had nine season tickets to the San Francisco 49ers, and on Sundays in the fall would often bring as many as seven of his 11 children to see the team play at Kezar Stadium.

2013-01-30T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey When I was a boy in the 1960s, my father had nine season tickets to the San Francisco 49ers, and on Sundays in the fall would often bring as many... a98788bd-f98a-469f-a389-574d7fdc6ae2

When he stood before the world to deliver his first inaugural address four years ago, President Barack Obama proudly declared, "We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers."

2013-01-23T16:26:00-05:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey When he stood before the world to deliver his first inaugural address four years ago, President Barack Obama proudly declared, "We are a nation... 93f09c88-2454-443f-b491-455176a5372a

Next week, four months after terrorists killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will finally testify in congressional committees about what happened that day.

2013-01-16T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey Next week, four months after terrorists killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will finally testify in... 2037f042-0efd-48bc-83da-c22b0f93a80d

On the night of Sept. 11, 2012 -- before former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were killed by a terrorist mortar strike -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a public statement linking the attack against the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, with an anti-Muslim video, which she referred to as "inflammatory material posted on the Internet."

2013-01-09T07:50:00-05:00 2013-05-25T08:11:17Z Terry Jeffrey On the night of Sept. 11, 2012 -- before former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were killed by a terrorist mortar strike -- Secretary of...