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RECENT ARTICLES

• NOT a Christian nation? Of course we are! -- April 8, 2009
  "Our new president is playing to his secular base when he says we aren't a Christian nation. He wants to reassure them that the first amendment is designed to protect the state from the influence of the church."
• Our Lunch With Al Regnery -- Feb 19, 2008
  "Is Senator McCain a conservative and should conservatives back him?"
• Who Benefits from Immigration "Reform"? -- May 26, 2007
  "Let's not be partisan about this issue. That's just a snare and a delusion. Bickering over whether it's 'really' amnesty or not won't change what the bill does. The only guaranteed beneficiary of this fiasco will be government bureaucracy. "
• Virginia Tech - Nothing Happened! -- April 18, 2007
  "Wouldn't it be great not to be swamped by horrific news about Virginia Tech because nothing had happened? ...time and time again, reports show that if just one other person had 'shown' a gun, odds are that the shooter would have backed down."
• Eco-Freaks and projected self-loathing. -- January 30, 2007
  "Why is it that, "Whenever Nature displeases us, it must be our fault for doing something that displeased Nature"? ... If the winter's too hot, summer's too cold, hurricane Katrina too extreme, environmentalists always conclude that it's because we did something wrong"
• What is a Leader Made Of? -- Sept 21st, 2006
  He has already fought for our country twice in the last six years in both Afghanistan and Iraq, now he's up against another tough fight. This time, it is against an entrenched incumbent in the 8th District of the Great State of Virginia. Whether you live in Utah or Alabama or Virginia, we know you'll be proud for our nation that such a man of integrity will soon be fighting the good fight in Congress.
• Why Shouldn't Iran have Nukes? -- Sept 21st, 2006
  Yes, this means using that neglected faculty called "moral judgment."
• Is It Christian? Part 2 -- August 7th, 2006
  Please tell us how evil entered the world and what we are supposed to do about it?
• Which is More - $17,000 or $42,000? -- July 10th, 2006
  We've all heard of the inefficiency of the Social Security system and its very poor rate of return-on-investment. So, we decided to figure out exactly how bad it is.
• Chertoff, Limbaugh and "24" -- July 3, 2006
  What do Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, talk-radio superstar Rush Limbaugh, and the creators and cast of the hit series "24" have in common?
• Remembering the Virtue of War -- May 15, 2006
  My surgery was on a Monday and on Wednesday I took a few steps - my way of landing on an aircraft carrier and declaring the major battle over.
• Living Better than Kings and Queens -- April 14, 2006
  This time it was a root canal - totally unexpected pain - but it had to be taken care of.
• Who Supports the Children of the Unwed Mothers? -- April 10, 2006
  The way the system is structured, it's better for a young woman to 'marry' the government than to marry a man.
• What "Lord of War" Tells Us About Guns -- March 3, 2006
  What we see is the last brief trajectory in the life of a bullet, down the barrel of the gun into the brain of the cowering boy. Splat! Intense.
• Secular Spirituality, the New Legalism -- January 1, 2006
  "The new legalism is directed not at criminals but at the moral structure of private life," says Michael D. O'Brien, author of “Father Elijah: An Apocalypse.”
• Is it Christian? -- December 7, 2005
  How successful have you actually been in living in this secular world with what you think are Christian values?
• Judge Alito is not an Activist -- November 3, 2005
  Isn't any change an instance of activism?
• 'Spirituality' Can be Dangerous to Christians -- September 15, 2005
  A special problem occurs with those who believe in a God of their own making.
• He's Proud to be an American -- August 12, 2005
  When we returned, my alien I.D. card was swiped through a card-reader and... I was in! Helen, on the other hand, a native-born, passport-carrying American was questioned and scrutinized much longer.
• They're Not Spoiled Brats; They're ODD -- May 30, 2005
  They won't benefit from self-respect, but they'll wither without self-esteem.
• Legalized Murder? -- April 13, 2005
  We must not allow being euthanized to be euphemized.
• Why Can't we Reform Our Criminals? -- March 12, 2005
  600,000 criminals are released into society each year. 70% of all criminals are re-arrested within 3 years of their release from prison.
• An interview with a Lethal Man -- February 8, 2005
  Massad Ayoob is arguably one of the most lethal men around, in fact he even trains others in the use of deadly force.
• Michael Crichton on Science Policy -- January 30, 2005
  It should be cause for alarm, according to Crichton, that science policy is being shaped by lawsuits rather than by negotiation and legislation based on sound, un-biased scientific research.
• If Not the Government, Who Will Help? -- January 5, 2005
  Government should be the last place people go for help. Liberals would prefer that government be the first choice.
• A Meaningful U.N. Resolution -- December 28, 2004
  What it is and what we'd like it to be are two very different things.
• Everyone Voted for President Bush -- December 2, 2004
  Yes, even Europeans will be saying, "I always supported him, didn't you?"
• the God-less Church of the Democrats -- November 17, 2004
  The Democrats have always co-mingled the function of church and state. But it's their church they've incorporated into their political agenda.
• Sane, Normal, Law-Abiding People Own Guns Too -- October 21, 2004
  So, what's going on here? Their own eyes, their own logic, their own experience tells them that law-abiding citizens are not gun-toting brutes out to shoot up the town, yet they still feel uncomfortable.
• "Teach the Controversy" -- October 4, 2004
  The old controversy between the "creationists" and the "evolutionists" has re-emerged, but with a new twist... this time, the evolutionists are on the defensive.
• "You Mean You're NOT a Republican!?" -- September 23, 2004
  "If you're a Republican in the District of Columbia, then you must know every other Republican because there are so few of us."
• "Kerry Lied while Good Men Died" -- September 14, 2004
  You probably didn't see much of it in the so-called "mainstream" media, but on September 12, 2004 in Washington a rally was held at the U.S. Capitol by a group calling themselves "Vietnam Vets for the Truth."
• "I accidentally shot myself..." The Truth About Guns - part 2 -- September 13, 2004
  The so-called 'debate' over gun control would be funny if its implications weren't so serious. They're both speaking the same language, but they're talking about two very different worlds.
• The Truth about Guns -- August 18, 2004
  In our society, where most people seem to assume an entitlement to a second chance whenever they make a mistake in judgment, it was refreshing to encounter the attitude that our actions have consequences.
• Marriage is not a 'Legal' Issue -- July 14, 2004
  We suggested, incorrectly, that "civil unions" conferred rights and protections equivalent to "civil marriages." They do not. And it is for that very reason that the gay activists want to have same sex unions included within the legal definition of marriage.
• Who Benefits From Gay Marriage? -- July 12, 2004
  Amid all the braying and trumpeting, pro and con, arising from the dispute over whether the union of same sex couples should be legally recognized by the name "marriage" there is something missing.
• John Edwards - Champion of the Disadvantaged? -- July 12, 2004
  It was totally predictable that the announcement of John Edwards as John Kerry's running-mate should have included the accolade of his being the "champion of the disadvantaged."
• We're All Private Ryan -- July 5, 2004
  The problem is that a lot of us do forget that people really did die to give us our freedom.
• Images of the Spirit of America: an Antidote to Abu Ghraib -- May 24, 2004
  Paradoxically, we are bound together by our 'individualism', a word Alexis de Toqueville had to invent to describe what he found when he visited America almost 200 years ago.
• Pecking Ourselves to Death -- April 14, 2004
  Overseas observers, especially those many Iraqis yearning for freedom, may be justified in wondering if democracy is really such an unqualified good after all.
• They Can't Stand a Good Example -- April 12, 2004
  "Why do they hate us?" No, this isn't late-breaking angst emerging from the post-9/11 emotional turmoil. This question refers to a parallel phenomenon; the apparent hatred, by the American Left, of the American Right. Parallel phenomenon, you say. How so?
• Interview with Elbegdorj Tsakhia, continued -- April 8, 2004
  "The middle class is disappearing. I define the middle class as those who can sustain themselves without outside assistance, small businessmen, etc. Because of high taxes and corruption, these people are joining to the poor of society."
• Interview with Elbegdorj Tsakhia, continued -- April 4, 2004
  "In 3 months we mobilized the whole country! The members of the Politburo tried to use force and capture us. They tried to use the same methods they used in Tienanmen Square in China, but they also saw that their people were no longer going to implement their directives."
• Interview with Elbegdorj Tsakhia, continued -- March 30, 2004
  We feel it is a good time, during the "one year in Iraq" anniversary, to remind us all about the progress of freedom, be it in Iraq or in Mongolia. We're fascinated by the story, but find the real fascination is how freedom develops over time and the varying stages it seems to take everywhere.
• Interview with Elbegdorj Tsakhia, 1st democratic Prime Minister of Mongolia -- March 28, 2004
  Living under tyranny is like living in a cage. Freedom means leaving the cage. However, when the cage no longer keeps you in, it also no longer keeps the wolf out.
• Happy Valentine's Day! -- February 9, 2004
  We know you are all deliciously, ecstatically, incurably romantic, or wish you were, so we pass along this lovely recipe for Valentine's Day. It's guaranteed!!!
• What Kids Can Learn From John Q -- February 8, 2004
  Last week, our two nephews and niece, ages 8 to 12, ran up to us and handed us a video they had just seen; "John Q." ... They kept wondering aloud if we would like it. We borrowed it and this is our reply to them.
• DDT Saves Lives -- December 30, 2003
  Even if you haven't got the faintest idea what the initials "DDT" stand for, you probably 'know' that it is one of the most deadly inventions of mankind.
• It's Not a Difference of Opinion; It's War -- December 1, 2003
  So many Americans expressed astonishment after 9/11. "Why do they want to kill us?"
• Gratitude and Thanksgiving, 2003 -- November 25, 2003
  But, how much do you think we will we hear about Abraham Lincoln's proclamation of the first 'official' Thanksgiving?
• the Left, the Right and 'The Reagans' -- November 14, 2003
  It was a familiar showdown between the Right and Left, but with the unfamiliar result that, this time, the Right was faster on the draw and emerged victorious, leaving the Left injured, insulted and crying foul.

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  OCTOBER ARTICLES

  • Only Half Married -- October 24, 2003
  • Cherry Point Review Interviews Us - part 4 -- October 21, 2003
  • Cherry Point Review Interviews Us - part 3 -- October 15, 2003
  • What is the Purpose of the Universe? -- October 13, 2003
  • Cherry Point Review Interviews Us - part 2 -- October 8, 2003
  • A Call to Action -- October 6, 2003
  • Cherry Point Review Interviews Us - part 1 -- October 2, 2003

   

  SEPTEMBER ARTICLES

  • Having No Money Doesn't Mean You're Poor -- September 27, 2003
  • A Nation Divided is What We Need -- September 21, 2003

  AUGUST ARTICLES

  • A Return to Greatness -- Address at the National Mall, August 17, 2003

  JULY ARTICLES

  • The Mirror of ERISED -- July 30, 2003
  • Individually Come Together to Support our Troops and Country -- July 25, 2003

  JUNE ARTICLES

  • Make Up or Break Up? -- America and Her Allies -- June 26, 2003
  • Victory for Affirmative Action? -- June 25, 2003
  • NGOs - the New World Order -- June 18, 2003
    
  • The True Motives of the Left -- June 5, 2003
    

  MAY ARTICLES

  • A New Class of Slaves - the Rich -- May 31, 2003
  • Bias Against Guns -- May 20, 2003
  • Freedom Takes Time -- May 16, 2003
  • Conspiracy or Ignorance? -- May 15, 2003

   

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  Future Global Governance 3/29/03	Last Chance for the U.N. 3/15/03	If It Had Any Power, It Would Be Dangerous 3/16/03
  America the Superpower	The Power Of Public Scorn	False Virtue or, the Psychology of the Weak
  Needy, Greedy or "Just Working?	What We Learned About Peace	Peace of Mind Under Terrorist Threat
  Waging War or Waging Peace?	Chipping Away at Freedom	What Can the Average American Do to Fight Terrorism?
  Turning Away From the Flag	America and Slavery