Looking Backward 123 Years Later
The year 2011 marks the 123rd year since the publication of Edward Bellamy’s famous utopian novel, Looking Backward, in which the author depicted...
Opinion
Up from Mexico Way: A Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Manufacturers
In the early days it was Pancho Villa, then it was undocumented Democrats and drug runners, and now we have the latest incursion...
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Biblical Religion and the American Calendar
Sacred holidays celebrated by the two major Biblical religions, Passover and Easter, take place usually within days of each other in March and...
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Who Killed Jesus Christ?
Theologically, of course, we all did. Our sins plaited the crown of thorns and jammed it on His brow, wielded the whip tearing...
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Academic Rot
The average American, as parent, student and taxpayer, has little idea of the academic rot at so many of our colleges. Save for...
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Gold at $1,500 an Ounce and Moving Higher
The price of one ounce of gold exceeded $1,500 yesterday, and immediately the media was filled with explanations. Jan Harvey, writing for Reuters,...
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Ron Paul’s “Liberty Defined”
When was the last time you opened a book by a contemporary politician — or more accurately, his ghostwriter — to see Lysander...
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Bull About Bullying
There is a lot of talk from many people about bullying in school. The problem is that it is all talk. There is...
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Almost Half of Americans Paid No Federal Income Tax In 2010
As the supporters of President Barack Obama have complained about tax cuts for the rich during the ongoing budget debate, one group of...
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Not-So-Fun Tax Facts
Each year, American taxpayers lose anywhere from 20 to 50 percent of their income to the federal and state government in taxes, with...
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Govt to Sell Its GM Stock Before It Declines Further
When the federal government took over General Motors in July of 2009, it was “the only way to avoid an economic calamity,” according...
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Book Review: Now Tell Me I Was Wrong
Tom DeWeese is among the unsung heroes of the real conservative activist movement, the one that focuses on individual (as opposed to collective)...
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Gandhi Reconsidered: When Paganism Met Progressivism
When an Indian-born man I knew a couple of decades ago expressed an intense dislike for Mohandas Gandhi, I found it a bit...
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What Were They Teaching at Dartmouth in 1828?
Recently, a friend of mine, an antiquarian book dealer, bought a box of early 19th century pamphlets at a book auction, among which...
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Obama’s Tax Policy: Rich Can Pay for It All
"The rich can pay for it all. That is Obama's tax policy." That was the morning-after analysis last Thursday by Clive Crook of...
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