November 29, 2012

STEPHEN STONE, RA PRESIDENT — It's barely been a week since our son Ellery got married and our family was again barred from attending a wedding of one of our children. Does that statement -- a statement that's entirely true -- sound like something rational people would accept?... (more)

November 29, 2012

ALAN KEYES — The Socrates of Plato's Republic is famous for saying that there can be no cessation of ills in human societies until and unless philosophers rule. These days the advocates of Godless, elitist technocracy delude themselves with the thought that what they seek somehow aims to achieve that end. But they utterly ignore what Socrates says about the kind of people these philosophers must be to pursue the vocation of political power... (more)

November 29, 2012

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — Capturing the "see no (or little) evil" mentality that plagued a war-weary America in 1949 requires no small amount of research. That was post-war America. Both peace and prosperity had returned for the first time since the 1929 market crash... (more)

November 29, 2012

CLIFF KINCAID — Conservative columnist and author Ann Coulter is trying to rationalize her outspoken support for Mitt Romney in the wake of his stunning defeat. "Romney was not the problem" is the title over her latest column. "Don't Blame Romney" was the title over her column immediately after his defeat... (more)

November 29, 2012

ALAN KEYES — Hear this, you who trample on the needy and bring the poor of the land to an end, saying, "When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel great and deal deceitfully with false balances, that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and sell the chaff of the wheat? (Amos 8:4-6)... (more)

November 29, 2012

FRED HUTCHISON, RA ANALYST — The issue of patriotism has become unusually contentious in American politics. To gain perspective of our present partisan quarrels over patriotism, an examination of patriotism in history is helpful... (more)

November 29, 2012

MICHAEL REAGAN — Republicans had better learn from history -- and from Ronald Reagan's mistake. President Obama and his fellow big-spenders in Congress are promising if they get higher tax rates today they'll make even higher spending cuts tomorrow. It's an old sucker's game... (more)

November 28, 2012

ANDREW NAPOLITANO — When President Obama won re-election last month by a larger margin than even his most fervent supporters had expected, though with fewer popular votes than he received in 2008, most commentators initially opined that not much had changed in Washington. The president would remain in the White House for another four years, the Democrats would keep control of the Senate, and the House would stay in Republican hands... (more)

November 28, 2012

WORLDNETDAILY — A federal appeals court has agreed with three U.S. district judges and blocked the enforcement of the Obamacare "mandate" that would have forced a Missouri company to pay for health insurance including abortifacients in violation of the religious beliefs of the owners... (more)

November 28, 2012

REUTERS — Susan Rice's attempts to ease the concerns of her Republican critics seemed to have little effect on Wednesday, as more U.S. senators - including a moderate one-time supporter - raised new questions about her despite two days of meetings at the Capitol... (more)

November 28, 2012

ASSOCIATED PRESS — An Egyptian court convicted in absentia Wednesday seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor, sentencing them to death on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that had sparked riots in parts of the Muslim world... (more)

November 28, 2012

WORLDNETDAILY — A federal judge has ruled that Christian evangelists who were arrested at a Dearborn, Mich., festival sponsored by the Arab Chamber of Commerce can sue the business organization... (more)

November 28, 2012

LONDON DAILY MAIL — Meet Robocod, the latest weapon in Homeland Security's increasingly high-tech underwater arsenal, a robotic fish designed to safeguard the coastline of America and bring justice to the deep. Well almost. The new robot, named BioSwimmer, is actually based not on a cod but a tuna which is said to have the ideal natural shape for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV)... (more)

November 28, 2012

NEWSMAX — Renowned conservative commentator Erick Erickson says he may mount a primary challenge against Georgia GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss in 2014... (more)

November 28, 2012

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — President Obama's national health care law will be back at the U.S. Supreme Court by next fall, according to a lawyer for Liberty University, which is challenging the constitutionality of the law on different grounds from the recent major health care suit... (more)

November 28, 2012

WORLDNETDAILY — Former Sen. Rick Santorum, a former GOP presidential candidate and the father of a handicapped child, joined Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, in denouncing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, saying it would open a "Pandora's box" of legal interpretations resulting in a "direct assault on us and our families."... (more)

November 28, 2012

CLARK WHELTON — Governor Chris Christie's de facto endorsement of President Obama on the beach at Brigantine, New Jersey, is one of the most bizarre events in the history of American politics. On October 31st, in the closing days of the presidential election, the keynote speaker at the Republican convention began singing the praises of Barack Obama... (more)

November 26, 2012

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — Taken page by page, this book is a fun read. Taken as a whole, it remains entertaining but acquires a deeper meaning. One must add up all "50 Things Liberals Love to Hate" to appreciate fully the huge canyons that have divided us into two nations in terms of worldview... (more)

November 26, 2012

ALAN KEYES — These days, managing constant change is a challenge that faces anyone whose life and livelihood involve the use of intelligent electronic devices. The conflicting headlines from two stories I read this week exemplify the situation. One reported: "Designer guru Nielsen: Windows 8 UI 'smothers usability.'"... (more)

November 26, 2012

DAILY CALLER — White House officials remained silent during the extended Thanksgiving weekend, as Egypt's pro-democracy groups called on President Barack Obama to condemn Thursday's power grab by their country's Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi... (more)