Inciting the Idiot Vote
Many unthinkingly subscribe to the notion that polling-place quantity means political quality at election time. But low turnout isn’t to be lamented; it’s to be applauded. After all, if...
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North Dakotans Refuse to Fight for the Sioux — or the Culture
Change you can't believe in: This past Tuesday North Dakotans decided that property taxes were in but a traditional school nickname was out. It's yet another case of maintaining...
Is Bill Clinton a Caine Mutiny Coward?
Don't be fooled by Bill Clinton's candor about Mitt Romney and Bain Capital. There's something that always comes first in the Clintons' universe, and it's not the country. ...
Democrats and Republicans: No, Both Parties Are Not the Same
Democrats and Republicans do have certain similarities, but are they really the same? Well, to believe so is like thinking that Mother Teresa and Mullah Omar are the same...
Trampling Freedom of Speech: State Tries Censoring Online Advice Column
Can the government prohibit you from giving diet advice to family and friends? If the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is to be believed, the answer is yes. ...
Michelle Obama’s Food Desert Myth
Michelle Obama claims that poor people can't eat a healthful diet because their neighborhoods are "underserved" by free enterprise. But this is a myth — and one she wants to...
The Left, the Right, and the Wrong Side of History
After the North Carolina vote upholding marriage, the Left claimed that the state was on the wrong side of history. But what is the Left really on the side...
The 10 Least Religious States: Also the Meanest?
George Washington once said, “Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion." But what do studies of the behavior of religious and secular...
When Conservatives Follow the Left’s Vulgar Lead
Our Founding Fathers knew that there is an inextricable link between liberty and virtue; however, many conservatives today are unwittingly helping liberals define deviancy downward by their use and...
Does the GOP’s Demographic Death Spiral End in a Texas Graveyard?
Demography may not be destiny, but it sure is close. As minorities, who reliably vote for Democratic candidates, begin to outnumber whites, who often vote for Republicans, will we...
And That’s the Way It Isn’t: Ten Liberal Myths People Believe
Popular liberal myths can fool even the most informed among us, and believing in myths can lead to a skewed worldview, which can have serious consequences for ourselves and...
The Composite President
If you cast a ballot for Barack Obama, is it possible to know what you're voting for? Upon digging into the president's personal history, everything about Obama seems a...
Barack Obama: “Born in Kenya” – When the Truth is a Problem
For 16 years Barack Obama's literary agency touted him as "born in Kenya." Supposedly "this was nothing more than a fact checking error." Mistake or not, the President is...
The Truth About Homosexuality
Is homosexuality really biologically induced? And, if it were, what would this mean for its morality? The operative principle here is simple: Biology doesn’t determine morality. ...
No, Mr. President, Same-sex Couples Cannot Marry
It's not that the Left is "redefining" marriage — it's that conservatives must redefine the debate. The question in this debate should never be one of rights. It should...