April 9, 2012

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — Several years ago during the Jesse Helms era, a top staffer for a relatively conservative East Coast U.S. Senator told me that Senator Helms was probably the only true unalloyed conservative in that august body... (more)

April 9, 2012

NATIONAL REVIEW — Americans are an enterprising people, and we start churches like we start businesses. (It is not always possible to tell the two apart.) There are more than twice as many distinct religious communities as McDonald's restaurants in the United States, and eight times as many religious congregations as ZIP codes... (more)

April 9, 2012

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Conservative leaders, increasingly concerned that the Republican Party is about to nominate a presidential candidate too moderate for their tastes, met with Rick Santorum in Tysons Corner on Thursday to work out a plan to beat front-runner Mitt Romney... (more)

April 8, 2012

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Justly regarded as the most aggressive abortion defender to ever occupy the White House, President Obama has spent two years prosecuting pro-life advocates, using the Department of Justice as his weapon... (more)

April 8, 2012

THE HILL — The case of a Marine who is facing discharge for posting disparaging comments about President Obama on Facebook has renewed a debate about free speech rights for members of the military... (more)

April 8, 2012

WASHINGTON TIMES — The Republican National Committee's communications department poked a little Easter fun at President Obama Saturday. The RNC emailed reporters an official White House photograph of Mr. Obama whispering into the Easter Bunny's ear during the 2009 Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn... (more)

April 8, 2012

WORLDNETDAILY — Former U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss was the darling of the Franklin Roosevelt Democrats and the architect of the United Nations. That he was also a Soviet spy remains one of the most well-guarded secrets of the 20th century... (more)

April 8, 2012

WASHINGTON TIMES — Jesus stood before the governor: And the governor asked him, saying, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" And Jesus said unto him, "Thou sayest." And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing... (more)

April 8, 2012

NATIONAL REVIEW — In October 2010, on the eve of the Islamic revolution that the media fancies as "the Arab Spring," the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood called for jihad against the United States... (more)

April 8, 2012

DAILY CALLER — An effort to shake up the GOP primary race is underway in the Lone Star State. The outcome could set the course for a brokered convention by keeping front-runner Mitt Romney from securing enough delegates to win the presidential nomination outright... (more)

April 7, 2012

NEWSMAX — Rick Santorum will be in Pennsylvania and Missouri over four days next week, his campaign said Saturday. The Hill reports that the campaign released a schedule of six events for Tuesday through Friday, an indication the former Pennsylvania senator's exit from the presidential race is not imminent despite increasing speculation otherwise... (more)

April 7, 2012

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Students from a strict Mormon college that prohibits "homosexual behavior" have launched a Web video aimed at reassuring other gay and lesbian youth struggling with their faith and sexual orientation... (more)

April 7, 2012

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER — "I'm confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." -- Barack Obama, on the constitutional challenge to his health care law, April 2... (more)

April 7, 2012

DAVID LIMBAUGH — Is President Obama such a die-hard leftist ideologue that he can't get it right on judicial review, despite having time to reflect and regroup after his impertinent comments designed to intimidate the court?... (more)

April 7, 2012

BRYAN FISCHER — The New York Times today indicates that as much as one-third of all medical expense in the United States is due to unnecessary tests and treatments. The reason for this is simple: we have a third party payment system. Either the employer or the government pays for the bulk of health care costs... (more)

April 7, 2012

NEWSMAX — Earlier this week, the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation urged changes in the use of 45 common medical tests, declaring that they are costly, unnecessary, and are subjecting patients to possible harm. It's a position Newsmax Health contributor Dr. Erika Schwartz has advocated for years, and she is thrilled that other medical experts are beginning to agree... (more)

April 7, 2012

WASHINGTON TIMES — God may once again bless the USA at Stall Brook Elementary. The Bellingham, Mass., school, under fire for changing the lyrics of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" to "We Love the USA" for an upcoming fourth-grade concert, reversed course Thursday after drawing a backlash from parents and hints of legal threats from Mr. Greenwood, who penned the 1984 tune... (more)

April 7, 2012

HENRY OLSEN — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum caused a bit of a stir last month when he labeled college campuses "indoctrination mills" that enforce a strict adherence to "politically correct left doctrine." For conservatives, Mr. Santorum might as well have called the sky blue... (more)

April 5, 2012

FRED HUTCHISON, RA ANALYST — I coined the term "Hard Postmodernism" as a shorthand reference to a set of theories of cultural determinism. I define "Soft Postmodernism" as a set of liberal multicultural myths derived from the pseudo-scientific writings of prestigious cultural anthropologists and sociologists... (more)

April 5, 2012

BOB BARR — According to most talking heads and political pundits, the race for the GOP's presidential nomination is all but over, as former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has pulled away from the rest of the field over the last couple of months. Party leaders are urging the remaining candidates to stop trying to win votes and delegates... (more)