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The Book That Government Unions Hope You Won’t Read

2012-08-21T00:01:00-04:00

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Mallory Factor blows the lid off of government union corruption in his scathing new book, Shadowbosses: Government Unions Control America and Rob Taxpayers Blind.

Moving Forward Doesn’t Mean Funding Planned Parenthood for President Obama’s Daughters

2012-08-04T00:01:00-04:00

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It seems that every day the effects of the culture of death on our society are more and more obvious, and more and more gruesome. Just take the continued funding of Planned Parenthood with taxpayer dollars.

Gingrich on National Security, America's Future & His Upcoming Novel

2012-08-02T09:00:00-04:00

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Following a Rasmussen poll showing that only 14 percent of Americans think today’s children will be better off than their parents, Newt Gingrich went to the National Conservative Student Conference (NCSC) in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to appeal to the future generation.

Marco Rubio’s Must-Read Autobiography

2012-07-03T12:00:00-04:00

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Marco Rubio: An American Son is a must-read look at the experiences that shaped one of America’s most promising young leaders.

Pondering An American Response to Atrocities in Syria

2012-06-21T00:01:00-04:00

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It seems that President Bill Clinton’s previous helpful comments for the Republican presidential campaign have finally been reciprocated with Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) own nostalgia for his administration.

Farm Bill 2012: A Big Government Nightmare

2012-06-12T14:23:00-04:00

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Every vote in Congress can be viewed as an opportunity to either increase liberty or increase government. Right now, the Senate appears poised to choose the latter as they prepare to vote on the 2012 Farm Bill.

Alabama Fights a UN Land Grab

2012-05-31T00:01:00-04:00

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Individual rights must take a backseat to community interests. Sound familiar? That’s probably because it’s been the ideology that American presidents have been agreeing to since 1992.

Chris Christie’s Obamacare Acquiescence

2012-05-08T00:01:00-04:00

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New Jersey’s governor may have a “conservative rock star” persona, but when it comes to the government takeover of health care Chris Christie has done nothing to stop it

A Budget America Can't Live Without

2012-03-28T00:01:00-04:00

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The House Republican Study Committee (RSC) has proposed a federal budget that not only can America live with – it cannot live without it.

Intelligence and Wisdom: Which Is More Important in a President, and Where Does It Come From?

2012-03-09T00:01:00-05:00

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The connection between intelligence and wisdom has been debated since the beginning of recorded history, but it seldom finds more acute form than in our consideration of presidents and presidential candidates. No one disputes that very smart people can do dumb or evil things, and that wisdom is often found in seemingly childlike verities.

The Left's Greatest Hits of $#!^ They've Said About Conservatives

2012-03-09T00:01:00-05:00

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Newsweek rhetorically asked America recently, “Why are Obama’s critics (read conservatives) so dumb?” We have to admit that we do fall short of our erudite betters on the Left in the field of expression.

We Can Kill in the Womb, So Why Not Out Of It?

2012-03-06T00:01:00-05:00

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For years, defenders of life have warned that the culture of death will – obviously – lead to death: that arguments used to justify killing some people in dire circumstances, via abortion or euthanasia, ultimately undercut arguments against not killing many others for superfluous or even pretextual reasons.

What are my Kids Learning? Poll Shows Professors Fail Presidential History

2012-02-21T14:55:00-05:00

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Presidents Day celebrates America’s rich presidential history, yet the people we entrust to teach and write our history books—university professors—have a skewed view of our nation’s past leaders.

A Different Take on Valentine's Day: Would you Die for Her?

2012-02-14T11:55:00-05:00

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During the reign of Claudius II, a priest named Valentine was said to have been arrested and imprisoned for marrying Christians, who were at the time being persecuted in Rome. Other versions of the story say that Valentine was secretly marrying soldiers, because Claudius allegedly ordered young men to remain single, believing that married men did not make good soldiers.

Vanderbilt University: Imposing a Policy to Which it Would Not Submit

2012-02-08T00:01:00-05:00

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What’s sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander. But at Vanderbilt University, the sauce distribution doesn’t follow that pattern. The university administration would never conform itself to the rule it now imposes on the religious student groups on campus.

Isolation From Reality

2012-02-02T16:49:00-05:00

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently set off fireworks all across the American heartland. "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich. They're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90-95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling," he said.

Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Déjà Vu

2012-01-28T00:01:00-05:00

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Is this a rerun? Why does the Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich political drama feel so eerily familiar? Alas, this schismatic plot has been acted out before on the stage of GOP presidential politics; except the original cast weren’t named Mitt and Newt—they were named Nelson and Barry.

Obama Said What?

2012-01-26T00:01:00-05:00

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In case you missed it, and many did, President Barack Obama gave his annual “State of the Union” address last night. All the pageantry, the pomp…the demagoguery, what’s not to watch? In light of President Obama’s promises and agenda, perhaps it would be useful to analyze his address through the lens of the founding generation.

Obama Policies Failing Americans

2012-01-25T13:54:00-05:00

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One didn’t need to be a political insider to know that in this year’s State of the Union the president would address the public’s concern over scarcity of jobs and an unsteady economy. Attempts to assuage these worries included overviews of new proposals to spur growth and examples of success stories already unfolding as a result of his work.

Small Manufacturers on the Rise

2012-01-22T00:01:00-05:00

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Manufacturing is on its way back in America. Growth in this sector is great news for America, and especially great news for small business people.