February 23, 2009

MARIE JON, RA ANALYST — There are people who have many misconceptions of Christianity. Some believe it is a heavy weight of do's and don'ts piled upon one's shoulders. Others believe that it's an "if you sin, you'll go to hell" doctrine... (more)

February 23, 2009

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — This column reiterates its proposal to grant the citizens of the District of Columbia exemption from paying the federal income taxes that the rest of us pay. I know the populist inclination to say Washington takes enough of our money already; so why not let them get a taste of their own medicine... (more)

February 23, 2009

JED BABBIN — President Obama has invited Republican leaders to the White House today for an "economic summit." But it won't be a "summit" at all: Obama plans to lay out his ideas for huge tax increases, massive reductions in defense spending -- including in Iraq and possibly Afghanistan -- and won't seek Republican input to change his agenda... (more)

February 23, 2009

JOSEPH FARAH — When we think of the word "chaos," normally we associate it with spontaneous acts of malcontents rebelling without a cause. But most of the chaos in the world today is what I call "directed chaos" -- usually government-directed and with one single-minded purpose: the consolidation of power... (more)

February 22, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — The Oscar winner for best original screenplay used his acceptance speech as a pro-homosexual soapbox tonight, promoting same-sex marriage and federal equal rights for "gays" and lesbians... (more)

February 22, 2009

NEWSMAX — Despite the fact that federal, state and local governments are reeling from a fiscal crisis, President Barack Obama is sticking to plans to help an estimated 12 million illegal aliens gain citizenship... (more)

February 22, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A U.S. senator has weighed in on the continuing controversy over Barack Obama's eligibility for office by saying he has never seen proof the new president was actually born in Hawaii. "Well, his father was Kenyan and they said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven't seen any birth certificate"... (more)

February 22, 2009

PAT BOONE — It was in the Fillmore West, hallowed hall of rock music in late-'60s San Francisco. The place was jammed, and an increasingly familiar herbal haze hung like a cloud over the young crowd grooving to the guitar wizardry of Jimi Hendrix... (more)

February 21, 2009

ALAN SEARS — "I am for socialism, disarmament, and ultimately for abolishing the state itself as an instrument of violence and compulsion," wrote one particularly ambitious contributor in his 1935 Harvard 30th anniversary classbook... (more)

February 21, 2009

DICK MORRIS — President Barack Obama's record in battling terrorism has proven so weak that one wonders if he really takes the issue seriously. Since he has taken office, the president has: (1) Announced closure of Guantanamo; (2) Declined to prosecute the mastermind behind the USS Cole bombing... (more)

February 21, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — In just recent weeks, the federal government has designated billions of tax dollars for bank bailouts, including vast quantities to quasi-government agencies that helped create the economic crisis; billions more for automakers, and billions more for homeowners who default on their loans, so where will it end?... (more)

February 21, 2009

CHRISTIAN POST — As part of a renewed pro-life strategy to challenge Roe v. Wade, lawmakers in seven states are working toward legislation to grant constitutional rights to human embryos. Five states, including Maryland, North Dakota, Montana, South Carolina and Alabama, have recently introduced "personhood" bills... (more)

February 21, 2009

MICHAEL BARONE — All of America was watching Barack Obama on Jan. 20 as he promised to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." But few thought that, within a month, controversy would arise over the Constitution's census clause... (more)

February 20, 2009

WASHINGTON TIMES — Louisiana's Bobby Jindal, a Republican, became the first governor Friday to refuse officially a part of his state's share of the $787 billion stimulus bill, while President Obama warned the nation´s mayors to spend stimulus money wisely... (more)

February 20, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Israeli President Shimon Peres chose hard-line Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to form a new Israeli government, giving Netanyahu six weeks to cobble together a coalition... (more)

February 20, 2009

BUSINESS & MEDIA INSTITUTE — Although a spokesman for President Barack Obama said the administration wouldn't pursue the revival of the Fairness Doctrine, Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, S.C., wants Senate Democrats to go on the record one way or another on the issue... (more)

February 20, 2009

KEN BLACKWELL — One of the most contentious social and political debates of our time pits the opposing goals of equality of opportunity versus equality of outcome. Some would claim the point was settled before the Founding of the American republic in that the Declaration of Independence recognized as an unalienable right the "pursuit" of happiness rather than happiness itself... (more)

February 20, 2009

LIFENEWS.COM — A pro-life African-American pastor has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for sharing a pr-life message outside local abortion centers. Walter Hoye was previously found guilty of violating what pro-life attorneys call an unconstitutional city law designed specifically to target him... (more)

February 19, 2009

POLITICO — Sen. Roland Burris is rapidly losing any political support he once had among colleagues, with Democrats from the statehouse to the White House raising questions about his entanglements with ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich... (more)

February 19, 2009

KOB-TV — Governor Richardson is working hard behind the scenes, trying to convince state lawmakers to vote for one of his favorite pieces of legislation; the deeply controversial domestic partners bill... (more)