Saturday, December 31, 2011

Our Forefathers' Business

As perennial as the season itself, is the annual emergence of
the secular left to file lawsuits challenging the presence of
Christian symbols.

Tintin vs. Walter Duranty, Stalin Stooge

We have a problem when fictional reporters do their job
better for our populace than real ones do.

The Age of Race- and Politics-Based Law Enforcement

Six months ago, I returned home to discover that a family had
moved into my backyard storage shed.

Leftist Talking Points of 2011

Talking points of the left conjured up this year have been
about as numerous as they have been wrong.

Remembering Baroness Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher is once again brought to mind by several
recent stories, two of which were occasioned by the newly-released
bio-flick The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep.

European Health Care: Economic Malpractice

Sometimes, epic failure can constructively serve as an
example of what not to do. See the European welfare state.

A Beatable Bishop

Here is one liberal congressman whose agenda could well put
him out to pasture in 2012.

The Case for the Lady with the Titanium Spine

If the 2012 election isn't ideological, Obama will win
reelection.

The Death of DeSoto and the Decline of the American Auto Industry

On November 30, 1960, the Chrysler Corporation closed the
DeSoto division in a move to cut its losses, a great lesson in how
capitalism is supposed to work.

Teddy vs. Calvin

Theodore Roosevelt seems to be in vogue among certain
Republican contenders, but there's arguably a better conservative
standard-bearer from modern history.

To Get Ron Paul's Insanity, You Have To Understand Libertarianism

To "get" Ron Paul you have to understand libertarianism -- an
ism every bit as delusional as Marxism. I understand libertarians
because I was one. I was a vice chairman of the New York
Libertarian Party in the early '70s.

Our Growing Police State

The police powers of government on a local and national level
have been growing at an alarming rate, even as crime rates
drop.

America Loses If Obama Wins

The quality of life for a number of major demographic groups
has worsened during Obama's term in office.

Obama's Foreign Policy

David Ignatius wrote in the Washington Post, "... foreign
policy could actually be President Barack Obama's strong suit as he
campaigns next year." American Thinker asked foreign policy experts
if they agreed.

Four Brokered Convention Prospects

With the way Republican candidates for the presidential
nomination have risen and fallen, the prospect of Republicans
entering their national convention without a candidate actually
decided is real. So who should step in?