Presidential Politicking in New Hampshire
Politics "stops at the water's edge," we are often told, but fortunately it does not hesitate at state borders. ...
Opinion
Birch Society Rallies for Republic
The John Birch Society had a significant presence at Congressman Ron Paul's "Rally for the Republic." ...
Reviving the Constitution
Thomas E. Woods and Kevin R.C. Gutzman's important book Who Killed the Constitution? chronicles the Supreme Court's attacks on the Constitution. ...
Statist Solutions
The August 21 premiere of I.O.U.S.A. in select theaters across the country included not only the film itself but a live broadcast of a panel discussion arranged by the I.O.U.S.A. sponsors....
I.O.U.S.A. How Much?!
The new documentary film I.O.U.S.A. sounds the alarm about our worsening debt crisis but is short on solutions. ...
The Founders on Firearms
The Founders’ Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms, by Stephen P. Halbrook, Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2008, 425 pages, hardcover. ...
The Tragedy of the Commons
Perhaps Karl Marx best described life on the commons: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” That’s a prescription for tragedy; no wonder Communist governments slaughtered...
Deficit Grows Ever Larger
On July 28, White House Budget Director Jim Nussle announced that the expected deficit for Fiscal Year 2009 (it begins October 1, 2008) would be a whopping $482 billion. A record...
Gorbachev to Receive Liberty Medal
“I think history will be very kind to Gorbachev.” That’s the opinion of 84-year-old ex-president George H.W. Bush concerning former Soviet dictator Mikhail Gorbachev, as expressed recently to reporters at the...
Laying Down Blame for Our Economic Troubles
After President George W. Bush asked guests at a Republican fundraiser to turn off their cameras — which at least one person failed to do — he proceeded to blame Wall...
A Necessary History Lesson
Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World, by Patrick J. Buchanan: New York: Random House, 2008, 518 pages, hardcover $29.95. ...
Counting the Cost of War With Iran
Will we be seeing $10-$12/gallon gasoline and a lot more body bags before the end of the year? That depends on the answers to a couple other important questions, such as:...
Superhighway Fight Not Over Yet
It was a full year ago when the New York Times carried a small 220-word article claiming that rumors about construction of a massive new highway system from Mexico through the...
Indiana Jones Film Offers Rare Negative Portrayal of Soviets
Nostalgia for previous Indiana Jones productions guaranteed that the fourth film in this series would be a box-office success. Starring an aging Harrison Ford, the two-hour, action-packed Indiana Jones and the...
“Economic Bubbles” by Ron Paul
Many Americans today are understandably concerned about the state of the economy. The current recession is likely to be one of the worst in recent memory, and comes at a particularly...