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December 31, 2014 Sam Francis discusses how the left views the right in Narrow-Minded Left Claims Monopoly On Moral Legitimacy December 30, 2014 Joe Sobran talks about his Baptism, and the influence of movies on his conversion in Hollywood, Old and New December 23, 2014 Sam Francis takes issue with E. J. Dionne, Jr. of the Washington Post on “Happy Holidays” in a classic column, Christmas and the National Question December 22, 2014 Joe Sobran looks at the impact of the negative witnesses to Christmas and Christ in Resisting Jesus December 19, 2014 John F. McManus explores the real meaning of the season in The Great Gift of Christmas December 18, 2014 Rev. Mark Pilon takes issue with a report of the National Bishop’s Committee on Migration in Bishops Praise the President’s Executive Decree Bypassing Congress December 12, 2014 The GOP Speaker has turned his back on the voters according to Christopher Manion in Boehner’s Haunted House December 11, 2014 Charles Mills examines one of the few remaining liberties that dates back to the Magna Carta in The Grand Jury December 10, 2014 Sen. Dick Black questions why the U.S. would want to attack a neutral nation in War against Syria Is Immoral and Unlawful December 2, 2014 The U.N. has been in charge of the multi-nation effort against the Taliban since December 2001. See John McManus’ Thoughts on the Afghanistan War November 21, 2014 Does President Obama have the authority to engage us war? See Going To War Without Congress: Is It Legal? And Why Doesn't Congress Seem To Mind? November 15, 2014 Joe Sobran looks at the desire for our leaders to impose democracy on other countries in Making the World Democratic November 8, 2014 Herbert Stupp reviews a new book on the philosophy of the conservative movement in America. See Big Tent: A Book Review November 7, 2014 Charles Mills reviews a book written to counter Cardinal Kasper’s views on divorce and remarriage. See Remaining in the Truth of Christ: A Book Review October 30, 2014 Craig Turner looks at the ramifications of Brittany Maynard's announced suicide in Brittany Maynard's Tragic Choice October 29, 2014 Christopher Manion chronicles the triumph of progressives and lovers of chaos in Spain after Franco in Progress, Perversion, and Power October 25, 2014 Ralph Raico looks at the life of Professor Liggio in The Catholic Leonard October 24, 2014 Joe Sobran examines the loss of our civil rights and freedoms in Shrinking Our Rights October 17, 2014 Allan Brownfeld finds One Congressional Achievement: Legalizing What Used To Be Viewed As Corruption October 10, 2014 Joe Sobran looks at the term, “right-wing,” in a classic 1998 column, Left and Right October 8, 2014 Allan Brownfeld expounds on the fact that we are Heading Toward a War in the Mideast That We Can Ill Afford: Without An Apparent Strategy or Congressional Authorization October 2, 2014 The lynch mob mentality is still with us today. See Charles Mills' Lynch Mobs October 1, 2014 John McManus looks at the misuse of war powers in Obama Claims Congress Approved War Against ISIS – in 2001 September 26, 2014 There’s no divorce from the welfare state. See Joe Sobran’s Calling All Grown Ups September 24, 2014 Pastor Chuck Baldwins asks: Who Killed Joan Rivers? September 17, 2014 Robert Hale chronicles the failure of our schools in America's Greatest Enemy: Public Education September 12, 2014 The purpose of religion is to be out of step with the world according to Joe Sobran in Popes and Polls September 8, 2014 Delegate Bob Marshall on Why Openly “Gay” Groups Should Not Be Allowed to March in New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade September 2, 2014 Robert Hale examines the deep religious root of the hatred and violence in the Middle East in There Is No Other Answer August 27, 2014 Joe Sobran looks at the “progressive” rebellion against virtue in Dark Ages, New Morality August 26, 2014 Robert Hale addresses The Real Lesson of Ferguson, Missouri August 19, 2014 Christopher Manion looks at political events occurring in the summers of 1914, 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, and 2004 in The August Avalanche August 18, 2014 Allan Brownfeld looks at the real causes of the racial disparities in Tragic Incident in Missouri Does Not Demonstrate That America is a “Racist” Society August 13, 2014 Christopher Manion wants us to focus on the real refugees – the Iraqi Christians who face the threat of death daily. See A Plea to America’s Bishops August 11, 2014 Christopher Manion examines what’s behind the influx of the Hispanic kids coming over the border in The Unholy Alliance August 7, 2014 This is the 20th anniversary of the passing of a great man, Phil Nicolaides. See Joe Sobran's tribute to him at Good Night, Sweet Prince August 5, 2014 Herbert Stupp ask us to Imagine No City Income Tax August 1, 2014 Allan Brownfeld poses the question: Is It Too Much To Ask The President to Faithfully Execute the Laws? July 29, 2014 Joe Sobran examines the modern meanings of “tolerance,” “extremism,” “bigotry,” and “hate” in Who’s Self-Righteous? July 25, 2014 Charles Mills is not surprised that Bowe Bergdahl became a Muslim. See From Calvinism to Islam July 21, 2014 Toronto-based Mark Wegierski looks at the Canadian politics and history in In search of true federalism in Canada: Old Canada, New Canada, and Canada Three July 16, 2014 Allan Brownfeld takes A New Look At The Declaration of Independence July 15, 2014 John McManus chronicles the government’s intervention in education in Common Core: Increasing the Dumbing Down of America’s Children July 10, 2014 Charles Mills discusses a framework for a civilized Arab world in Iraq: What To Do Now July 8, 2014 100 patriots in the bureaucracy could save America, says Christopher Manion in The Bureaucrat Liberation Army July 3, 2014 Allan Brownfeld demonstrates that The Continuing Growth of Executive Power Is a Threat to Representative Government June 27, 2014 The recent murder of a young priest in Arizona is the subject of Charles Mills' column Father Kenneth Walker, FSSP, RIP June 25, 2014 Christopher Manion reflects on “Who lost Iraq?” and the Red Team –Blue Team farce in Frivolity and Fantasy June 19, 2014 Charles Mills looks at the demise of General Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in Hubris, Hamartia, and Nemesis in the Shinseki Tragedy June 18, 2014 Christopher Manion looks at the defeat of Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor in The Party, The Plunderers, and the People June 11, 2014 What did Cardinal O’Malley really say at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast? See Robert Hale's U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as Dysfunctional as U.S. Congress June 4, 2014 Christopher Manion asks why welfare recipients don't thank the taxpayers in Gratitude, Government, and Gall June 2, 2014 The priest that sparked the Solidarity movement in Poland is the subject of a new film. See Anita Crane's Messenger of the Truth on PBS May 30, 2014 American Legion Judge Advocate, Charles Mills looks at Fixing the Department of Veterans Affairs May 28, 2014 Christopher Manion discusses social justice, truth, and caritas in Catholics, Capitalists, and Cronies May 22, 2014 Christopher Manion reviews Robert Reilly’s new book, Making Gay Okay in Perversion’s Progress May 20, 2014 Charles Mills looks at Veterans Affairs in The Department of Delay, Deceit, and Dumb Disorder May 16, 2014 Indecisive wars kill several times as many soldiers as decisive ones says Charles Mills in The Gods of the Copybook Headings Return May 12, 2014 Christopher Manion discusses a GOP attack on Rand Paul, the U.N. Committee Against Torture, and the upcoming Synod on the Family in The GOP’s Liberty Problem May 9, 2014 Allan Brownfeld reviews the decision on Town of Greece, New York v. Galloway in Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms Religion’s Role in American Life May 9, 2014 The mortal sin of L.A. Clippers¹ owner, Don Sterling is discussed by Robert Hale in The Insanity of It All May 7, 2014 Christopher Manion discusses Catholics, War, and Unintended Consequences May 6, 2014 Allan Brownfeld discusses the 60th anniversary of the publication of Russell Kirk’s The Conservative Mind. May 1, 2014 Christopher Manion considers “strong-armed enforcers intent on relentlessly punishing anyone who dares ‘trigger’ their outrage.” See The Persecution Complex April 23, 2014 Old School Friends April 16, 2014 Christopher Manion asks: Is College Football a Cash Cow or a White Elephant? April 10, 2014 John McManus makes the case for withdrawing from NATO in NATO, A Subsidiary of the United Nations April 9, 2014 Would Romney have started a war in Syria; or McCain a war with Russia? See Christopher Manion's What Would Republicans Do? April 2, 2014 Charles Mills worries about international regulation of the World Wide Web in Hate Speech and the Internet March 31, 2014 Christopher Manion looks at the lure of "free federal money" in Is Education A Social Issue? March 27, 2014 The Harper era in Canada has few conservative achievements. See Mark Wegierski's Harper could have helped Social Conservatives in Canada without Touching Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage March 24, 2014 Christopher Manion discusses the taboo of mentioning non-working men, and forced abortions in China in Race Hustlers Target Paul Ryan & Michelle's Forbidden Questions March 21, 2014 Robert Hale looks at the campaign to have politically-correct sports teams' names in Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones, but Names… March 20, 2014 Christopher Manion questions whether the U.S. really supports democracy abroad in Spring Cleaning March 12, 2014 Christopher Manion examines the pervasiveness of Big Brother in America in The Leviathan Goes Rogue March 11, 2014 Allan Brownfeld looks at the complexity of the bill-making process in Congress in Do Members Of Congress Read The Bills They Pass? March 7, 2014 John McManus makes a compelling case to bring the troops home now in Leaving Afghanistan – Why Wait Until the End of the Year? March 4, 2014 Christopher Manion's plan to save the Republic is outlined in The Prophet, the President, and the Pope February 27, 2014 Charles Mills gives looks at U.S. relationships around the world in A Foreign Policy in Shambles February 26, 2014 Christopher Manion ponders the continuance of the American war in corrupt Afghanistan in Whistling Past the Graveyard of Empires February 23, 2014 Joe Sobran posed the question, "Can a human life be too trivial to protect?" in On Imposing One's Views February 20, 2014 Robert Reilly's new monograph on the possibilities of Catholic-Muslim dialogue is the subject of Christopher Manion's column, Landmines in the Path of Dialogue February 13, 2014 Christopher Manion explains why the U.N. and Obama Administration must attack the Catholic Church in Get US Out! February 8, 2014 Charles Mills examines the civilizing role of colonies in Colonialism's Demise Has Brought Barbarism and Persecution Worldwide February 5, 2014 Christopher Manion looks at the recent pop culture magazine cover story featuring Pope Francis in IL Papa's Not a Rollin' Stone January 30, 2014 Charles Mills writes about Obama's snubbing of the last living hero of the Cold War in Lech Walesa January 27, 2014 Christopher Manion says that "it can happen here." See Lessons in Tyranny January 21, 2014 As pro-lifers participate in the 41st March for Life, Christopher Manion asks How Many Holocausts? January 20, 2014 Craig Turner examines the arguments of abortion advocates in The Logic of Life January 16, 2014 Christopher Manion points out how neocons and liberals are united in their attacks on the Tea Party in Defining Conservatism Down January 8, 2014 John McManus looks at the origins of the U.N. and its role in every war since 1950 in The United Nations: How the U.S. Entered, and Why the U.S. Should Leave January 8, 2014 Christopher Manion explains that the sheep will not be separated from goats until the Last Judgment in Why Can't We Just Leave? January 7, 2014 Russia, once under control of atheists, is now more moral than the U.S. See Charles Mills' Christians and Degenerates January 2, 2014 Joe Sobran looks at Martin Luther, Lincoln, and the "austere joy in facing the past as it really was" in History and Miss Couric December 31, 2013 Bishops must revive and preach the Church's teaching on marriage and the family that they have ignored for so long. See Christopher Manion's Father Time December 27, 2013 Christopher Manion wonders why Catholic prelates did not respond to the Duck Dynasty controversys in Cardinals, Ducks, and Quacks December 24, 2013 Jack McManus looks at Christ's present to us in The Great Gift of Christmas December 20, 2013 Christopher Manion has some last-minute suggestions for Christmas gifts in Stocking Stuffers December 18, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at Cardinal Timothy Dolan's legacy as he finishes his term as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Cheering for the Wrong Team December 12, 2013 An Unexpected Guest gives us His ideas for Christmas gifts. See Jesus' Christmas List December 12, 2013 Thousands of nuns will cease their charitable care for the elderly rather than violate their faith. See Charles Mills' The Little Sisters of the Poor December 11, 2013 Despite neoconservative claims, the President has never concealed his views. See Paul Gottfried's Obama's Leftist Ideology: An Open Book December 5, 2013 Christopher Manion comments on Rush Limbaugh's criticism of Pope Francis in Rush To Judgment December 4, 2013 Robert Hale sees a parallel between the Hunger Games movie and the direction of our nation. See The Obama Games. December 2, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at progressivism and true Christian charity in Hope in the Rearview Mirror November 21, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the issues of abortion, racism, and amnesty for illegals in The Selective Indignation of the Moralistic Left November 20, 2013 Our nation is more divided than ever under President Obama. See Robert Hale's Our Community Organizer-in-Chief Is At It Again November 14, 2013 Persecution of Christians has been ignored or underreported. See Allan Brownfeld's Christianity Is Under Attack in the Middle East — and Few in the West Seem To Care November 13, 2013 Christopher Manion discusses Hillary Clinton's highest priority — abortion — and her pursuit of power in Dynasty — The Rerun November 6, 2013 Christopher Manion coins a new word, veraphobes, people who fear, avoid, and hate the truth. See Hail to the Dictators! November 5, 2013 63 percent of Americans work to support the 37 percent who don't. See Robert Hale's The Politics of Poverty October 30, 2013 Christopher Manion examines the Catholic bishops' "laryngitis" on the Church's moral teaching in Hiccups in the Hierarchy October 29, 2013 A once-great nation is now under the control of an unrestrained political class. See Robert Hale's Decline of America — A Brief History October 25, 2013 Charles Mills takes issue with National Review for its recent cover story praising President Eisenhower in National Review Repudiates Its Heritage October 24, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the condescending attitude of federal employee toward taxpayers in The Swagger Factor October 18, 2013 Peter J. Thomas and Peter Ferrara ask Should Congressional Employees Be Exempt from Obamacare? October 16, 2013 Future citizens may never read paper books. See Charles Mills' The End of Ink October 15, 2013 Christopher Manion opines on Karl Marx, progressivism, envy, and love in Progress and Hatred of the Past October 14, 2013 Robert Hale laments the drive to lower our quality of life See: Our Malthusian President October 8, 2013 Charles Mills looks at reasons why China, Cuba, and Hungary were sold out to Communists in Two Generals and Two Books October 8, 2013 Christopher Manion examines Newspeak, a pro-abortion judge nomination, and the cure to AIDS in Words, Words, Words! October 8, 2013 Robert Hale sees the U.S. being led with distracting rhetoric, wishful thinking, and divisive tactics. See: Governed by a Community Organizer October 1, 2013 Christopher Manion relates how his father was offered a seat on the Supreme Court in exchange for dropping his support of the Bricker Amendment in "No More Yaltas" September 30, 2013 Charles Mills discusses whether the use poison gasses can justify a war in War and Peace September 26, 2013 Herbert Stupp reviews Donald Devine's latest book in Reagan Advisor Proposed Plan to Restore America September 25, 2013 Bob Hale asks: Why Not Shut Down the Government? September 24, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the the abyss of ignorance into which Obama, Pelosi and Co. have plunged the country in Nancy's Blind Spot September 23, 2013 Did prayer and fasting for peace on September 7 stop the war in Syria? See Charles Mills' Our Lady's Victory September 20, 2013 Government officials must not deceive the citizenry. See Allan Brownfeld's When Government Lies to the People, the Fabric of Representative Democracy Itself Is the Victim September 17, 2013 Christopher Manion discusses the push for war in Syria, and so-called American exceptionalism in "Incredibly Small" September 16, 2013 Congressional staffers are often cut off from the real world. See Robert Hale's Brain Drain? — Comedy of the Absurd September 12, 2013 Robert Schadler looks at chemicals that kill children in A Modest Proposal Before Bombing Syria September 10, 2013 Allan Brownfeld looks at issues involving the declaration of war in Two Key Questions Concerning Syria: What Is To Be Done, and Who Is To Decide? September 9, 2013 Christopher Manion discusses the Catholic bishops, clericalism, and amnesty for illegal aliens in Here We Go Again September 5, 2013 Vladislav Krasnov compares the defection of Edward Snowden to that of Soviet defectors in To Defect or To Integrate? Edward Snowden's Dilemma September 3, 2013 Allan Brownfeld outlines the 12-year metamorphosis of a prominent Christian columnist in The State of Race Relations 50 Years After the March on Washington September 1, 2013 Allan Brownfeld reflects on the progress made since Martin Luther King's "Dream" speech in Cal Thomas's Learning Curve More information on columns August 29, 2013 Christopher Manion discusses government intrusion into education in Big Brother Makes It Personal August 23, 2013 Charles Mills looks at the least frenzied season of the year in Summer Sundays August 22, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the legacy of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin in A Bang and a Whimper August 16, 2013 Was the Americanist heresy born in American history? See Charles Mills' Americanism, Yale, Catholics, and Protestants August 15, 2013 Robert Hale looks at the presidential decisions affecting our standard of living, our electricity, and our diets in Is Our President Turning America into a Second-World Nation? August 14, 2013 Christopher Manion reviews two new books on Notre Dame University in Two Views From The Golden Dome August 7, 2013 Allan Brownfeld looks at the mismanagement of a major city in Detroit's Bankruptcy Should Focus Attention on Unfunded Public Pensions Nationwide August 6, 2013 Government agencies claim they "protect" us by keeping track of every action in our bank accounts. See Robert Hale's Oh No! Not Another Conspiracy Theory August 5, 2013 Christopher Manion examines the ramifications of domestic wiretapping, eavesdropping, and outright theft of vast personal information for government use in Hit The Kill Switch July 30, 2013 The Death of Trayvon Martin Has Unleashed A Wave of Demogoguery That Must Be Answeredaccording to Allan Brownfeld. July 29, 2013 Robert Hale outlines the various ways the government limits our freedoms in Abolishing Privacy and Securing Tyranny July 25, 2013 Christopher Manion reflects on the 45th anniversary of the issuing of the encyclical, Humanae Vitae in Soma for the Sexually Comatose July 23, 2013 Christopher Manion describes the grim and obsessive homosexual subculture in The Charitable Burden Of Truth July 22, 2013 We now have neither freedom nor security in the U.S. See Robert Hale's America Has Become a Fool's Paradise July 17, 2013 The very heart of America's character and purpose is being attacked. See Robert Hale's Obama — At War With America July 16, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at Prop 8, the Defense of Marriage Act, and the Zimmerman trial in Who Killed the Mockingbird? July 15, 2013 Robert Hale examines the option to change your gender in To Make It So, Just Say It's So July 9, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at Big Brother, modern day Thought Police, and the Catholic Church in Lapdogs of the Carnal Kennels July 8, 2013 Charles Mills discusses mistakes in American foreign policy which led to the death of three priests in Syria July 2, 2013 Charles Mills looks at the modern labor movement in The Origins of Solidarity in America July 1, 2013 Herbert Stupp discusses Herb London's new book, The Transformational Decade in The Discarding of 3,000 Years of Tradition June 28, 2013 Christopher Manion reviews Russell Shaw's new book, American Church,in The Gibbons Legacy June 27, 2013 Charles Mills examines architecture in America in The Bauhaus Dollhouse June 26, 2013 Robert Hale examines reasons for mental health problems in children in Policies Have Consequences June 21, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the increasing power of the State in Authority And Its Discontents June 20, 2013 Charles Mills discusses the new massive databases of our phone and Internet records in Government Spying June 18, 2013 Are Americans capable of distinguishing truth from falsehood? See Christopher Manion's Doublethink, Dictators, and Data Dumps June 17, 2013 The U.S. tax system is destroying a once-free people living in a free nation. See Robert Hale's If the Constitution Were a Computer Program... June 12, 2013 Robert Hale discusses the natural consequences of men and women in closed quarters in the armed services in Sexual Assault: Scourge on the U.S. Military June 11, 2013 Conservative ideas seem to be losing ground in Canada as all the parties rush to the center. See Mark Wegierski's Are Canadian Political Parties Bereft of Real Ideas? June 10, 2013 Robert Hale compares the old melting pot principle with what we have now: immigrants who refuse to assimiliate in America's Destructive Love Affair with Multiculturalism June 8, 2013 Christopher Manion discusses the decline in the principles of the Republican Party in Is There Hope For The GOP? June 4, 2013 Charles Mills looks at medieval feuds in Italy, and true sportsmanship in our time in Rivalries June 3, 2013 Disregarding immutable laws could lead to our country's demise. See Robert Hale's Consequences of Ignoring Reality May 31, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at "vulgar lust" as his alma mater in Notre Dame, Obama, And The Death of Dialogue May 29, 2013 Charles Mills looks at the resolution allowing homosexual youth in the Boy Scouts. See Inside the Boy Scouts May 28, 2013 Many leaders — of both parties — do not adhere to the constitutional limits of the government,according to Robert Hale. "Many Republicans Do Not Believe in Government" May 24, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the left wing agenda of some Catholic Bishops in Is the Rule of Law Immoral, (Part III)? May 22, 2013 In honor of Memorial Day, Charles Mills looks at the lives of two soldiers wounded in battle in Two Wars, Two Books May 17, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the views of Catholic bishops and politicians on amnesty for illegal aliens in Is The Rule of Law Immoral (Part II) May 15, 2013 R.J. Stove's reviews Joseph Sobran: The National Review Years in Smokin' Joe: Conservatism's Mozart May 10, 2013 Christopher Manion looksat Catholic leaders' views on amnesty for illegal aliens in Is the Rule of Law Immoral? May 6, 2013 Christopher Manion looks back 100 years to the marriage of America's Catholic bishops with the Democrat party in Happy Birthday, 1913! May 4, 2013 Bob Hale examines the President's claim that he cut a trillion dollars in government spending in The Biggest Lie in American History? May 4, 2013 Bob Hales examines the consequences of the government continuing to get us into debt in Why Does the Government Borrow Money? April 24, 2013 Christopher Manion discusses the stellar career of a conservative leader and trail-blazer, in Howard Phillips, RIP April 22, 2013 Christopher Manion compares our leaders to those in Goerge Orwell's classic book, 1984, in Outrage, Discontent, and Boredom April 16, 2013 Charles Mills examines the justification and causes of War April 15, 2013 Robert Hale looks at some of the policies of our leaders in Governed by Nincompoops April 12, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the real meaning of Christian charity in The Cost Of Being Catholic April 11, 2013 Robert Hale warns that our bank accounts may not be safe in "What's Yours Is Ours" — The Government April 2, 2013 Christopher Manion discusses America's Ruling Class, and Country Club Republicans in The Old-Time Religion, Revised April 1, 2013 Robert Hale examines the polarization of America in "It's Not Your Country Anymore, It's Our Country…" March 29, 2013 Christopher Manion discusses the Catholic Church's stands on contraception, marriage and procreation in Should The Church Abandon Humanae Vitae? March 26, 2013 David Coker discusses a brave 20th century theologian of the Nazi era in Remembering Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Christian Scholar Killed by the Gestapo March 25, 2013 Craig Turned gives an historical account of depraved practices that were later banned by the Theodosian Code in Same-Sex "Marriage": The Roman Emperors March 22, 2013 Charles Mills satirically considers If Lincoln Had Drones March 21, 2013 Christopher Manion asks: Should Catholics Join The Military? March 19, 2013 David Coker writes of the brutality in the Gulag and Ukraine in Soviet History Teaches Us What Becomes of a Disarmed Population March 16, 2013 Chris Manion looks at Rand Paul's remarkable filibuster in The Return of the Conservative Conscience March 11, 2013 Charles Mills traces the history of conservatives in America starting from the 1960s in "Conservative" Republicans March 7, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the the reign of Benedict XVI, and the reluctance of American cardinals to address Humanae Vitae in Saint Benedict XVI? March 5, 2013 David Coker looks at the strange phenomena of the meteorite and asteroid in America Needs to Reach Out to the Stars February 28, 2013 Christopher Manion takes a look at the new book by Harry Veryser, "It Didn't Have to Be That Way" in Fireside Reading February 27, 2013 Charles Mills details the history and development of the Catholic Mass in Pope Benedict and the Liturgy February 23, 2013 Joe Sobran reminisces about about 40th President in Looking Back at Reagan February 22, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at Pope Benedict's remarks on the media and the secular media's reaction to his resignation in The Media Catholic Church February 19, 2013 Allowing women to serve in combat is the subject of Charles Mills' column, Women Warriors February 15, 2013 When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. See Robert Hale's "Stop Crime: The Government Doesn't Like Competition" February 14, 2013 Some of the immeasurable contributions of Benedict XVI's reign as pope are discussed by Christopher Manion in Benedict's Long View February 8, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the beliefs and tactics of neo-conservatives in Disasters, Defiance, and Definitions February 6, 2013 Bob Hale looks at the threat to the citizenry by its own government in Why the 2nd Amendment? February 5, 2013 Christopher Manion reviews Bill's presidency and Hilliary's testimony on the Benghazi debacle in The Clintons: Cause And Effect January 27, 2013 Charles Mills examines the lack of conscience protections in Obamacare in Conscientious Objection, Part II January 26, 2013 Christopher Manion examines Colin Powell's fame in Hoaxes and Hokum January 22, 2013 Charles Mills discusses cases and laws dealing with coercing conduct against ones' convictions in Conscientious Objection, Part I January 21, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the Hagel nomination in light of the failed Bush policies in Nominations and Their Discontents January 15, 2013 Allan Brownfeld looks at President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense in The Neo-Conservative Assault on Chuck Hagel: The Politics of Character Assassination January 14, 2013 Christopher Manion looks at the troubled family life of Sandy Hook killer, Adam Lanza, in The Benign Rendition Meets Reality January 8, 2013 Climate Change — The End of Mankind As We Know It? January 7, 2013 Chris Manion looks at the fiscal cliff deal, hubris of our leaders, patriotism, and more in Cliff Notes January 5, 2013 Allan Brownfeld examines the many Christian and Jewish voices who question the billions of dollars being sent to Israel in Reconsidering the Massive U.S. Aid to Israel: Has it become an impediment to peace? January 2, 2013 Chris Manion urges us to preach the Gospel, even the unpopular parts, and prepare for persecution in The War We Are In – December 27, 2012 Charles Mills discusses the reason why public schools are targets for madmen in The Massacre Was Not at the Rod and Gun Club – December 27, 2012 The challenges in starting a business in America today are explored by Robert Hale in We're the Government, and We're Here To Help You… – December 20, 2012 The Christ Child is our hope amidst persecution of the Church and the family. See Christopher Manion's Can You See The Baby? – December 19, 2012 Is raising taxes the only way to get our economy straightened out? See Robert Hale's The Oracle of Omaha and the Secretary of the Treasury Speak…Should We Listen? – December 17, 2012 Christopher Manion rummages through the rubble in his year-end Ruminations Amidst The Ruins – December 12, 2012 Robert Hale examines the pitfalls of the Affordable Care Act in Taking Bitter Medicine – December 11, 2012 Gary Potter recounts his experiences with Joe Sobran in For Sobran Lovers (I’m One) – December 10, 2012 Christopher Manion examines the anti-family agenda of Hillary and Michelle; and the career of truth-seeker Fr. James Schall, S.J. in Les Faux Femmes – December 5, 2012 Joe Sobran’s ideas on contraception are explored by Charles Millsin Joe Sobran on Contraception – December 4, 2012 Our shepherds have abandoned vital moral teaching for 50 years.See Christopher Manion's A Time For Truth — Beyond Politics – December 3, 2012 Allan Brownfeld reviews Joseph Sobran: The National Review YearsSee A Look at Late 20th Century America from a Perceptive and Talented Observer – November 28, 2012 Paul Gottfried draws a distinction between those holding politically-correct progressive views and those with so-called “unacceptable” views in Thinking About Identity Politics – November 27, 2012 Dr. Christopher Manion takes on the Washington Post over the Petraeus resignation in Scandals and the Scandalous – November 19, 2012 Allan Brownfeld discusses the attempt to ban cheerleaders’ banners in Does Free Speech End Where Religious Speech Begins? – November 18, 2012 Dr. Christopher Manion, The Coverup Kid – November 14, 2012 Christopher Manion reviews Joseph Sobran, The National Review Years in his last column published in The Wanderer newspaper. Joe’s Home Run – November 14, 2012 Allan Brownfeld looks at the beginnings of our national holiday in Thanksgiving: A Time to Reflect on America’s Uniqueness – November 9, 2012 Dr. Christopher Manion reflects on issues in the presidential campaign in After The Deluge – November 5, 2012 Parents need to replace government agencies and unions in order to save our schools. See Bob Hale's The Case Against Public Education – November 2, 2012 Christopher Manion's From Under the Rubble column looks at the bishops' criticisms of the Ryan Budget in Will Chairman Ryan Go To Hell? – November 1, 2012 Is it discriminatory or prejudicial to outlaw certain marital unions? Craig Turner examines this issue in Homosexual Marriage: The Debate – October 30, 2012 Allan Brownfeld looks at the dramatic changes in race relations in The 50th Anniversary of the Integrating of Ole Miss: A Landmark Toward Improved Race Relations – October 29, 2012 Christopher Manion's From Under the Rubble column contrasts the Christian and materialist views of the world in Progress, Progressives, and Perversion – October 24, 2012 Attempts by Marxist to extinguish the Logos is discussed by FGF columnist, Christopher Manion in Change You Can Believe In – October 23, 2012 Craig Turner looks at research of people who have been resuscitated after being clinically dead in Assisted Suicide and the Massachusetts Vote – October 18, 2012 New FGF columnist, Christopher Manion, discusses Catholicism, the Catholic bishops, and the presidential campaigns in a column formerly published in The Wanderer newspaper. See Tough Times – October 17, 2012 Bob Hale looks at the controversy over possible PBS cuts in Giving the Bird to Taxpayers – October 9, 2012 Wes Vernon discusses the move to abolish the Electoral Collegeand the pitfalls of electronic voting in America's Last Free Election – October 8, 2012 Paul Gottfried reviews Joseph Sobran: The National Review Yearsin The Late, Great Joe Sobran – October 7, 2012 Economist Paul Craig Roberts analyzes the recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. See A Closer Look at the So-Called Drop in Unemployment – October 6, 2012 Allan Brownfeld analyzes public schools and union influence in Chicago Teacher Strike Reflected a “Public-Be-Damned” Attitude – September 25, 2012 Allan Brownfeld reflects on What Does an Epidemic of Cheating Tell Us about American Society? – September 21, 2012 While a film was used as the official reason, Paul Craig Roberts has another explanation. See Real Cause of Attack on U.S. Embassy in Libya on 9/11/12 – September 17, 2012 The conflict between great art and modern values is examined in Mark Wegierski's new column, The Crisis in Art and Culture 11 years after 9/11 – September 14, 2012 Allan Brownfeld looks at the dismal state of public schools in Freedom of Choice in Education Should Be a Key Issue in the Presidential Campaign – September 13, 2012 Radical feminism has trumped the teaching of the Church at some convents. See Charles Mills' Dissident Religious Sisters – September 7, 2012 For the U.S. to launch a pre-emptive strike on a country that has not attacked us would be dangerous folly. See Allan Brownfeld's Americans Do Not Want or Need a Pre-Emptive War against Iran – September 7, 2012 Most of us have no idea what producers do to get food for us. See Charles Mills’ Feeding the People – September 1, 2012 Kentucky farmers were forced to sell their farms in World War II for the building of an army base. See David Coker's The Sordid Tale of Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky – August 31, 2012 Even if taxes were cut, we would never be as free as we were before the 16th Amendment. See Joe Sobran's classic column “The Economy” and the Taxpayer – August 20, 2012 David Coker contrasts poverty during the Great Depression with poverty today. See No Exit Strategy for Those Living in Poverty – August 20, 2012 The famous economist who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1976 is featured in Allan Brownfeld's’ Remembering Milton Friedman on the 100th Anniversary of His Birth – August 14, 2012 Cronyism is at work in Congressional farm bills that grant unneeded subsidies to farmers. See Allan Brownfeld's’ Depression-Era Farm Subsidies Should Be Terminated – August 13, 2012 Religion, morality, and education are essential for a country to thrive. See Allan Brownfeld's’ Can a Free Society Endure if the Values Needed to Sustain it Are Not Transmitted? – August 10, 2012 In a color-blind society, voters should use merit rather than race to select candidates. See Allan Brownfeld's’ Presidential Campaign Needs To Be About What’s Best for America, Not Race – August 6, 2012 Psychiatrists and school disciplinarian policies encourage bullying. See Charles Mills’ Harebrained Ways to Deal With Bullies – August 2, 2012 Allan Brownfeld sites compelling reasons to reverse the moral decline of our culture in Honor and Integrity, Once Valued and Transmitted, Are Increasingly Rare Today – August 1, 2012 Jon Utley proposed 8 ways to cut billions from the military defense budget in The Only Way to Cut Defense Spending is by Sequestration – July 24, 2012 Reinstating the draft is a bad idea, according to Doug Bandow's latest column, Conscription Would Significantly Weaken the Military – July 23, 2012 A respected black journalist died last week. See Allan Brownfeld’s tribute to him in Remembering William Raspberry: A Thoughtful Voice in Troubled Times – July 20, 2012 The freedom of Christians to worship without fear of persecution needs to be protected. See Modern Day Crusaders Needed to Protect Religious Liberties Worldwide – July 19, 2012 Allan Brownfeld examines the lobbying to set free of the most notorious spies in recent years in The Strange Campaign to Secure the Release of Convicted Spy, Jonathan Pollard – July 13, 2012 "Official Washington" is more concerned with institutional survival rather than what is best for America. See David Coker's column The Disconnect between Washington, D.C. and the Rest of the Country – July 12, 2012 From Wisconsin to New Jersey to Illinois and California, states are no longer able to afford lavish retirement benefits for employees. See Allan Brownfeld's Excessive Public Pensions Are Bankrupting Many States – July 5, 2012 Mark Wegierski examines former traditions of Canada that have gone by the wayside in The Lost Dominion: The Social and Cultural Transformation of Canada – July 5, 2012 An all-powerful executive is a threat to freedom and accountability. See Allan Brownfeld's Out-of-Control Executive Threatens Representative Government – June 29, 2012 In Korea, religious belief is regarded as "bad habit" punishable by imprisonment or worse. See Doug Bandow's The Murderously Repressive North Korea Regime Viciously Persecutes Religious Believers – June 28, 2012 Freedom to practice one's religion is an issue worldwide. See Doug Bandow's article, Religious Intolerance on the Rise in the Persian Gulf States – June 21, 2012 Allan Brownfeld explains that both parties are responsible for the size of government — and government debt. See Democrats and Republicans are Co-Conspirators in Back Room Deals and Government Cronyism – June 20, 2012 One of the best movies ever produced on religious liberty is in theaters around the country. See Charles Mills' For Greater Glory: A Movie Review – June 16, 2012 Wes Vernon continues his discussion of the Cold War in The "Great War" Leads to World War II – June 16, 2012 See part one of Wes Vernon's series How the U.S. Got into the Cold War – June 8, 2012 Joe Sobran discusses his write-in campaign for President in Victory in 2004! – June 8, 2012 Once contraception came into vogue, it was a slippery slope to the acceptance of homosexuality. See Charles Mills' Homosexual Hordes – May 31, 2012 Charles Mills discusses the some of the abuses of the TSA screenings at airports. in The Blue Shirts – May 30, 2012 Senators Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham want to add parental rights to the Constitution. See Wes Vernon's Proposed Constitutional Amendment Reasserts Parental Rights – May 26, 2012 Lincoln had an ingenious style when arguing a case in court. See Joe Sobran's Lawyer and President – May 25, 2012 Our wealth could be in danger of confiscation by the state. See Joe Sobran's By Permission or by Right? – May 18, 2012 The expansion of civil rights brings the state into many areas which used to be safe from legal coercion. See Joe Sobran's Coercive “Rights” – May 17, 2012 Joe Sobran discusses conspiracy theorie in The Regime of the Sneaky – May 11, 2012 Joe Sobran discusses the writings of Thomas Aquinas in Seeing Both Sides – May 10, 2012 Joe Sobran talks about his write-in campaign for the Presidency in 2004. See The Sobran Administration – May 4, 2012 What's in a voice? See Joe Sobran's column The Lost Art of Speaking – May 4, 2012 President William Howard Taft is the subject of a new novel and book review by Wes Vernon. See William Howard Taft Returns — and Runs for President – April 27, 2012 Wes Vernon review Michael Savage's new book. Trickle Down Tyranny: Crushing Obama's Dream of the Socialist States of America – April 26, 2012 Thomas Jefferson believed that unconstitutional powers and tyrannical laws could be best checked by judges and the courts. See Charles Mills' Marbury v. Madison – April 21, 2012 The words "under God" are the only redeeming part of the Pledge of Allegience. See Joe Sobran's column Church, State, and School – April 20, 2012 Americans are trained from childhood to think of the State as "we." See Joe Sobran's Your Friend, the State – April 11, 2012 Wars, the welfare state, and a "bait-and-switch" operation by the government have greatly increased our taxes. See Joe Sobran's The Rise of Tax Slavery – April 10, 2012 Americans have detailed and profound views on issues affecting them. Jon Utley's column What Americans Think — When Asked the Right Questions – April 5, 2012 Was the depiction of the Crucifixion in Mel Gibson's movie too violent or realistic? See Joe Sobran's classic Did The Passion of the Christ have "Excessive Violence"? – April 4, 2012 Why do we build wind farms and blow up hydroelectric plants? See Charles Mills' column, Windmills and Waterwheels – March 28, 2012 Conservative activist, Andrew Breitbart, exposed the tearing down of Western Civilization. See Wes Vernon's Andrew Breitbart Chronicled the Corrupting Influences in American Culture – March 28, 2012 Birth control arose out of a triumvirate of bad ideas including eugenics and scientific racism. See Charles Mills' Contraception – March 22, 2012 Proposed federal regulations requiring Catholic institutions to participate in providing contraception and sterilization are a clear violation of the Constitutional right to the free exercise of religion. See Charles Mills' Ambition, Accommodation, and Abortion – March 19, 2012 “Pop” culture has become uncomfortably close to totalitarian politics. See Joe Sobran's The Curse of Beatlemania – March 14, 2012 Joe Sobran looks at the legacy of Nat "King" Cole and that of the Beatles in, Celebrity and Mortality – March 14, 2012 The chief business of the U.S. Government is to fleece us — through taxes, spending, and creating debt. See Joe Sobran's column, What Do We Owe the State? – March 9, 2012 The discussion of birth control needs a national conversation. See Wes Vernon's The Birth Dearth and Contraception Need More Public Scrutiny – March 5, 2012 The drum beat for war is more important for many evangelical Christians than social issues. See Jon Utley's column War, Social Values, and Ron Paul – March 1, 2012 Joe Sobran examines the thesis of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's book, Democracy — The God That Failed, in The Myth of “Limited Government” – February 29, 2012 It could be the sanest country on earth. See Joe Sobran's column, Hail, Switzerland! – February 24, 2012 Why was Pat Buchanan fired from MSNBC? See Wes Vernon's take on it in Conservative Voice Silenced at the Liberal Fox – February 23, 2012 The chief business of the U.S. Government is to fleece us — through taxes, spending, and creating debt. See Joe Sobran's column, All We Like Sheep – February 16, 2012 Charles Mills addresses Catholic schools in America from 1877 to 1918 in The Golden Age of Parochial Education – February 14, 2012 Is it discriminatory or prejudicial to outlaw certain marital unions? Craig Turner examines this issue in Homosexual Marriage: The Debate – February 9, 2012 The President has no power to tell state governors what to do. Charles Mills elaborates in The Wagging Finger – February 7, 2012 Charles Mills reviews Richard Broookhiser's recent book on our nation's fourth president in James Madison – February 3, 2012 Joe Sobran comments on John McCain's views on the State during the 2000 GOP presidential primaries (he lost to George W. Bush). See The Autonomous State – February 2, 2012 After Bill Clinton served two terms, the campaign for the Democratic nomination in the year 2000 had several contenders, including Al Gore, Bill Bradley, and Bob Kerry. See Sobran's The Courtier Who Would Be King – January 27, 2012 Joe Sobran's review of the 20th century is still prescient today. See The End of a Mad Century – January 25, 2012 Paul Gottfried muses that Ron Paul is the only candidate who would not be providing a Bush-third term or the McCain presidency that we missed in 2008. See The Irrepressible GOP Conflict – January 19, 2012 What greater power can the state claim than the power to redefine human life itself? See Joe Sobran's How Killing Became a "Right" – January 18, 2012 Joe Sobran compares the Gipper's role in the tearing down of the Berlin Wall to Bill Clinton's refusal to stand up to Fidel Castro in Reagan v. Clinton – January 13, 2012 The myth of fanatical support for slavery in the South is unfounded according to Charles Mills in Did the Old South Change its Mind? – January 12, 2012 Joe Sobran discusses the change in the conservative movement over the past few decades in Defining Conservatism Downward – January 6, 2012 Charles Krauthammer is one of the few commentators who understands that Ron Paul is a force to be reckoned with. See Paul Gottfried's new column The Paul Phenomenon – January 4, 2012 Will U.S. college campuses have a Watermelongate scandal in the near future? See Paul Gottfried's new column Politically-Incorrect Fruit – December 30, 2011 Once Christ had left this earth, did Christianity immediately adopted a doctrine totally alien to Him? See Joe Sobran's Christ the Culprit? – December 29, 2011 Charles Mills provides a recent history of the influence of Moslem regimes from Morocco to Pakistan to India and Turkey in Islam and Idealism – December 22, 2011 Joe Sobran discusses the relationship between liberty and the right to own property in A Commie Christmas Gift – December 22, 2011 The release of a film of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in 2005, brought about a vicious attack on C.S. Lewis in The New Yorker. See Joe Sobran's C.S. Lewis in the Dock – December 16, 2011 Life is far more than mere survival. It involves love, beauty, and truth. See Joe Sobran's Is Darwin Holy? – December 15, 2011 Christ remains the most hated and the best loved man in history writes Joe Sobran in Can God Speak to Us? – December 12, 2011 Joe Sobran recounts C.S. Lewis' warnings on the dangers of the tyranny of the state in The Prophetic C.S. Lewis – December 9, 2011 Mark Wegierski discusses politics in our northern neighbor, still recovering from the Trudeau revolution, in Harper’s 2011 Victory in Canada May Prove Hollow – November 30, 2011 Charles Mills presents a state-by-state look at Reconstruction in the second part of his series on Rewriting Southern History – November 28, 2011 Charles Mills looks at the causes of the War Between the States in a two-part series, Rewriting Southern History – November 23, 2011 He argued that the holocaust was done behind Hitler's back and lost a $3 million libel suit. See Joe Sobran's, The “Dangerous” David Irving – November 23, 2011 If we enjoy truly full “freedom of expression,” why should anyone be afraid to say anything? See Joe Sobran's classic column, Courage and Fashion – November 19, 2011 The warrantless seizure of Elián Gonzalez, ordered by Attorney General Janet Reno, is recounted by Joe Sobran in The Weirdest Sister – November 18, 2011 The ideas learned in school used to provide a common basis with which to communicate with others. Alas it is no more. See Classical Education – November 11, 2011 Joe Sobran looks at how today's perception of Pius XII's efforts to help Jews during World War II is different from reality in Smearing a Pope – November 11, 2011 Castro has created the kind of society progressives everywhere dream of. See Joe Sobran's Fidel’s American Friends – November 2, 2011 People who like to bemoan hate actually thrive on it. See Joe Sobran's Punishing “Hate” – October 28, 2011 Joe Sobran discusses papal infallibility and the distinction between the human and divine aspects of the Catholic Church in The Papal “Apology” – October 27, 2011 Joe Sobran was the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Constitution Party in the year 2000. He wrote this column at that time. Plugging Myself – October 20, 2011 President Clinton's 8-year legacy of permanent enlargement of government and assaulting the Constitution is discussed by Joe Sobran in A Large Whiskey – October 18, 2011 Charles Mills discusses how the changes in the Catholic Mass since Vatican II destroyed the architecture of once-beautiful places of worship in Fixing Broken Churches – October 13, 2011 Kevin Lamb reviews Pat Buchanan's new book, Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? in A Nation Disintegrates – October 11, 2011 The case of the boy whose mother drowned while they were escaping from Cuba is recounted in Joe Sobran's article, What About Elián? – October 10, 2011 Joe Sobran explores politically-incorrect terms in, The Nickname Game – October 7, 2011 Each state should determine the rules on eligibility for college in-state tuition. See Charles Mills' column Educating Texans – September 30, 2011 The spiritually demanding words of Jesus still have the power to provoke hatred, as well as adoration. See Joe Sobran's classic column, The Man They Still Hate – September 29, 2011 Joe Sobran relates the criminal dealings of Dr. Marcel Petiot of France during World War II in Murder Most Patriotic – September 23, 2011 Charles Mills discusses the irrational violence against employers by members of unions in Labor Goons: Part II – September 22, 2011 As the first anniversary of Sobran's passing approaches, Canadian columnist, Mark Wegierski, reflects on his career in Joe Sobran, National Review, and Canada – September 14, 2011 Except for the U.S., every country involved in the First World War suffered grave and long-lasting ramifications. See Charles Mills' World War I – Part II: The Consequences – September 12, 2011 The Masonic role in causing the First World War is examined in Part One of Charles Mills' column World War I – Part I: The Beginning – September 9, 2011 Religious liberties are being denied all over the globe by repressive regimes. See Doug Bandow's list of the worst offenders in Worldwide Persecution of Christians: The 14 Worst Countries – September 8, 2011 The decline in logical thinking has led to inferior crime fiction. See Charles Mills' Detective Stories – September 2, 2011 It’s high time to break up the biggest monopoly of all: the federal monopoly of power. See Joe Sobran's column In Defense of Microsoft – September 1, 2011 The Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling that state abortion laws are unconstitutional amounted to a veto of the will of the people in all 50 states. See Joe Sobran's Altering the Constitution – August 26, 2011 Secession, including the resort to arms, was the final remedy against tyranny. See Joe Sobran's column The Right to Secede – August 25, 2011 Joe Sobran sees similarities between the villain in "The Third Man" movie and cunning politicians of our time. See You Know Harry – August 19, 2011 Charles Mills discusses Progressives, Populists, and the Black South – August 17, 2011 It was love of adventure, liberty of the frontier, and the welcoming of many children that formed America. See Charles Mills’ latest column, Texans, Californians, and Mountain Men – August 8, 2011 The U.S. needs to stop the mindless spending binge and get government off the backs of those who create wealth. See Bob Hale's column “We Can Just Print Money” – August 8, 2011 We now live under the “consolidated” government the Constitution was designed to prevent. See Joe Sobran's column Constitutional Amnesia – August 3, 2011 The deficit reduction "deal" is a win for the looters. See Robert Hale's latest column Grinding Sausage – August 2, 2011 Joe Sobran makes a case for the Earl of Oxford being the true Bard in Debating Shakespeare – July 29, 2011 This sea creature's smile is hypocritical, like that of the wretched crocodile or the president of the United States. See Joe Sobran's column The Dark Side of Dolphins – July 28, 2011 The legalization of abortion has removed the responsibility from being male, thereby diminishing masculinity itself. See Joe Sobran's column Abortion and Authoritarianism – July 23, 2011 Great literature can help us remain fad-proof. See Joe Sobran's column Reading Old Books – July 22, 2011 Sobran admits that “constitutional government,” are code words for heartless bigotry. See Change This Document! – July 16, 2011 Joe Sobran discusses how liberals attempt to frame the debate in Argument from Status – July 15, 2011 Joe Sobran discusses the limitations of genius in The Other Einstein – July 8, 2011 Government is assumed to be entitled to take as much of the citizens’ wealth as it desires, explains Joe Sobran in Government and Greed – July 7, 2011 From 1801 to 1825, under Presidents Jefferson, Madison and Monroe (all Virginians), the United States grew from a small nation to a dominant power in the Western Hemisphere. See Charles Mills’ latest column, The Golden Age of American Diplomacy – June 30, 2011 Joe Sobran recounts President Franklin D. Roosevelt being named "Person of the (20th) Century" by Arthur Schlesinger in Lies, As Usual – June 29, 2011 Theology, philosophy, mathematics, logic, music, and poetry thrived in years following the fall of Rome. See Charles Mills' latest column, The “Dark Ages” That Never Were – June 23, 2011 “Violence and coercion are at the heart of the union movement,” writes Charles Mills in a new column, Labor Goons – June 20, 2011 The Supreme Court compounds its own errors says Joe Sobran in Structures of Deceit – June 17, 2011 The Fourteenth Amendment has served as the basis for generations of bad jurisprudence writes Joe Sobran in It’s Power, Not Prayer – June 16, 2011 Charles Mills looks at the "God of Armies" and soldier saints in A Soldier’s Faith – June 12, 2011 Joe Sobran discusses the days when publishing your writing was considered "vulgar" in Dr. Johnson, Radical – June 8, 2011 Politics without morality leads to tyranny, concludes Joe Sobran after reading C.S. Lewis. See The Prophetic C.S. Lewis – June 3, 2011 Tom Roeser examines Romney's businessman pragmatic solutions to the abortion issue and universal health care in Massachusetts in Can Romney Overcome RomneyCare? – June 2, 2011 In honor of Tom Roeser, we reprint one of his columns from earlier this year comparing President Obama to previous presidents on “wierdness.” See Size 44 Weird – May 27, 2011 Joe Sobran discusses the Commerce Clause of the Constitution in Rape, Slavery, Booze, and Interstate Commerce – May 27, 2011 Joe Sobran writes that Christ is still quoted after 2000 years. See The Words and Deeds of Christ – May 19, 2011 What is truth? Charles Mills shows how denying it leads to bad laws. See Cancer and Idolatry in the Supreme Court – May 18, 2011 The official form of worship in the United States is a "religion of civility," which lacks an animating fire, says Joe Sobran In Defense of Bob Jones – May 14, 2011 Joe Sobran outlines some reasons why Edward de Vere was the author of the so-called Shakespeare plays in Honoring the True Bard – May 14, 2011 During his reign as Prime Minister, Churchill had a pathetic desire to be liked by Stalin. See Joe Sobran's column The Real Churchill – May 6, 2011 Joe Sobran writes that you can defend yourself against a murder charge but not against being called a "racist." See The Culture of Tyranny – May 6, 2011 The most intense persecution of Christianity occurred not in the Roman Empire, but in the twentieth century, especially in the Communist world. See Joe Sobran's column, The Church of Silence – April 29, 2011 The Commonwealth of Virginia's secession in 1861 was — and remains — valid. See Joe Sobran's column, Free Virginia – April 28, 2011 Why haven't Americans cultivated wit as the English have? See Joe Sobran's column, Why Can’t the Americans? – April 21, 2011 Christianity improved civilization but still gets blamed for all the evils it failed to eradicate. See Joe Sobran's column, The Critics of Christ – April 15, 2011 Charles Mills discusses persecution of Christians in the Arab world in Democracy or Religious Liberty? – April 13, 2011 The concept of the permanency of marriage has been abandoned says Charles Mills in The Shameful Legacy of the 20th Century: the Destruction of the Family – April 9, 2011 Military affairs expert, William Lind, suggests defensive warfare policy in the Middle East. See: U.S. Should Go Home and Close the Gate – April 6, 2011 Public employee unions are bankrupting the country according to Robert Hale in Unions — The Manufacturing and Political Demise of America – March 31, 2011 Jon Utley describes six ways we can end our dependence on Mideast oil in The Case for Increasing Domestic Oil Production – March 30, 2011 Like the emperor who had no clothes, we have been swindled by our leaders. Will America wake up on time? See Robert Hale’s It’s Time We Stop Pretending – March 24, 2011 (Humor) Aunt Maise returns with counsel on dealing with highwaymen, school principals, and pesky squirrels in Ask Aunt Maisie: Old-fashioned advice for the 21st century – March 22, 2011 America is on the verge of imploding and neither the Republicans or Democrats have the will to change. See Robert Hale’s new column, U.S. Treasury Secretary — U.S. Must Incur More Debt! – March 17, 2011 Bob Hale proposes a solution to boost the Mexican government and that of the U.S. in Mexico — It’s Time to Support Its Revolution – March 14, 2011 The impact of the War of 1812 is discussed in Part II of Charles Mills' series, Virginians, New Englanders and Indians Part II: War – March 9, 2011 The origins of New England’s hatred of the South lie in its humiliation for its opposition to the War of 1812 according to Charles Mills in Virginians, New Englanders and Indians Part I: Westward Expansion – March 8, 2011 Jon Utley outlines seven factors why restricting trade will not lead to growth and more jobs in Seven Reasons Why the U.S. Has Trade Deficits – March 4, 2011 Putting 100% of our GNP into education would still not increase literacy.Charles Mills examines The Economics of Education – March 3, 2011 (Humor) Libertarian Aunt Maisie writes an advice column for patriots. See Ask Aunt Maisie: Old-fashioned advice for the 21st century – February 24, 2011 Part II of Joe Sobran's thesis on the "Red Decade" in the Soviet Union appears today. See Before the Hive (Part II) – February 23, 2011 To commemorate what would have been Joe Sobran's 65th birthday today, we republish his dissection of the "Red Decade" in Russia in the 1930s in Before the Hive (Part I) – February 17, 2011 Jon Utley examines the reasons why members of the tea party are against continual wars and overseas entanglements in: A Foreign Policy For The Tea Party – February 10, 2011 The reading of Declaration of Independence at the Super Bowl omitted much of the document. See Charles Mills’ timely column What the Declaration of Independence Really Means – February 9, 2011 An over-structured society leaves little time for a child’s imagination to flourish according to Charles Mills in Forbidden Pleasures – February 3, 2011 The origin of Religious Liberty in the English colonies in the 1600s is discussed by Charles Mills in The Roots of American Religious Liberty Part II: The Restoration and Succeeding Decades – February 2, 2011 The origin of Religious Liberty in the English colonies in the 1600s is discussed by Charles Mills in The Roots of American Religious Liberty Part I: The Early Period – January 28, 2011 A new recording of a renowned classical music conductor is reviewed by Kevin Lamb in Rudolf Kempe: Genius of the Podium – January 23, 2011 The semantics of apologists for abortion are analyzed in Joe Sobran's column, Words of Choice – January 21, 2011 Where was the right to an abortion discovered in the Constitution? Joe Sobran looks at the controversial Roe vs. Wade decision in Roe and Rot – January 21, 2011 George Krasnow looks at war and peace through the lens of a Russian immigrant in Winter Soldiers vs. Sunshine Patriots – January 13, 2011 Joe Sobran discovers shoddy scholarship from those who believe that the Shakespeare plays were written by a man from Stratford in The Bard in Retirement – January 12, 2011 Joe Sobran looks at "diversity" in the opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor and Thurgood Marshall in The Court Versus Federalism – January 6, 2011 Joe Sobran discusses Roman Polanski’s great film, Macbeth in a classic column, Shakespearean Masterpiece – January 5, 2011 Charles Mills discusses the liberals' embrace of homosexuals in the military in Sissies and Killers – December 29, 2010 The new military policy on homosexuals could have disastrous consequences. See The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Can of Worms – December 27, 2010 The never-ending recognition and affirmation of homosexuality as a publicly sanctioned alternative “lifestyle” is discussed by Kevin Lamb in Turning Paris Island Into Fire Island – December 24, 2010 Joe Sobran discusses the age-old opposition to Christ in Resisting Jesus – December 22, 2010 Charles Mills discusses a momentous election in The 1874 Electoral Landslide – December 15, 2010 George Krasnow describes A New Conservative Manifesto for Russia – December 13, 2010 Tom Roeser reviews W's new book in Bush Book Interesting but Gooey and Wilsonian – December 8, 2010 Sobran's close friend, Tom Bethell of The American Spectator, reminisces on Joe's life and untimely death in Interregnum — and a Transition – December 7, 2010 Our civil liberties are being violated by excessive security measures according to Charles Mills' new column An Immodest Proposal – December 3, 2010 Joe Sobran recounts how the hunchbacked Richard III courted his future queen in How to Handle a Woman – November 30, 2010 Should the federal government be involved in education? Charles Mills thinks not. See Federal Aid to Schools Is Unconstitutional – November 24, 2010 Guest columnist Tom Roeser examines the controversy surrounding the pope’s new book in Benedict’s Carelessly Structured Condom Remark Does Not Sanction Homosexual Acts – November 23, 2010 The unfair smearing of Joe Sobran as an antisemite. A Tribute to American Patriot – In Memory of Joe Sobran (1946-2010): Part Two – November 18, 2010 Russian-American, George Krasnow, reflects on the life of Joe Sobran. This is the first column of a two-part series. A Tribute to American Patriot – In Memory of Joe Sobran (1946-2010): Part One – November 16, 2010 Charles Mills discusses public and private schools in Financing Education – November 11, 2010 Jon Utley describes eight ways in which environmental extremists are wreaking havoc on the American economy in Job-Killing Environmentalists – November 8, 2010 Kevin Lynch writes his reflections of Joe Sobran in Extraordinary Joe – October 29, 2010 Joe Sobran discusses the 10th Amendment to the Constitution in Penumbras, Emanations, and Stuff – October 28, 2010 Joe Sobran discusses his love of classical music, and an opera he attempted to compose in ONLY MOZART – October 22, 2010 Sobran discusses Darwinian Fairytales by atheist writer, David Stove, in a classic column, The Philosopher and the Fossils – October 21, 2010 FGF will continue to publish great classic columns of the late Joe Sobran. Here's a gem from 2006; Jesus’ Government – October 14, 2010 Jon Basil Utley, associate publisher of The American Conservative, discusses Joe Sobran in Joseph Sobran, Antiwar Prophet, RIP – October 14, 2010 Joe Sobran's editor at Chronicles magazine shares his reflections on his life and passing in Joseph Sobran, R.I.P. – October 8, 2010 Charles Mills sees similarities between the late Joe Sobran and one of his favorite Shakespearean characters in Joe Sobran and Hamlet – October 4, 2010 R. J. Stove reflects on Joe Sobran's life and legacy in An Aussie Remembers Joe – October 1, 2010 The late Joe Sobran, who died yesterday, discusses how to deal with those who disagree with you in one of his classic columns "YOU CAN'T MEAN IT!" – October 1, 2010 Joe Sobran analyzes the pitfalls of following "The Latest Thinking"in a classic column Tolerance and Progress – September 24, 2010 Man's decadent nature is discussed in Sobran's classic column, Advancing toward Savagery – September 20, 2010 The life of a conservative journalist is recounted by Charles Mills in James Jackson Kilpatrick, RIP – September 17, 2010 Joe Sobran discusses a different historical perspective on the Civil War than that taught in the schools in a Heritage of Savagery – September 16, 2010 Joe Sobran recounts the beliefs and style of the 20th century in this classic column The End of a Mad Century – September 10, 2010 "Hate" endows the state with a vast mandate for correction, according to Joe Sobran in The Uses of "Hate" – September 9, 2010 Joe Sobran examines Alfred Hitchcock's classic film, Psyco, and its remake in Cloning PSYCHO. – September 2, 2010 Joe Sobran discusses classic movies and their producers in Wilder and His Betters – August 26, 2010 What's wrong with the California judge's decision to overturn Proposition 8 and allow homosexuals to marry? See Charles Mills' A Federal Judge Ignores Truth Part II: He Rewrites History – August 24, 2010 The Iraqi Constitution has a fatal constitutional flaw, proportional representation, according to Jon Utley in Iraqi Constitution Doomed to Failure – August 24, 2010 The California judge's ruling to allow homosexual marriages is analyzed by Charles Mills. See A Federal Judge Ignores Truth Part I: He Takes Sex Out of Marriage – August 18, 2010 The 14th Amendment has given us abortion, pornography — and a reason to desecrate the flag. See Charles Mills' latest column The Fourteenth Amendment and The Flag – August 17, 2010 Washington causes much of the high unemployment in America by its excessive regulations that stymie industry and new investments. See Jon Basil Utley's Confronting Washington’s Job-Killers – August 13, 2010 Joe Sobran reflects on George Washington's words that "government is force." See Idealism versus Freedom – August 12, 2010 Creative proposals and unconventional ideas should be considered, not shunned, in the Republican Party and the conservative movement. See Charles Mills' The Big Tent Is a Big Lie – August 5, 2010 The Confederate Lawyer gives a short history of desegregation in the South. See Charles Mills' Eisenhower and Faubus – August 4, 2010 Must we obey the state even when it usurps powers never entrusted to it? Joe Sobran grapples with this question in The State and Heresy – July 29, 2010 Why all the fuss about the Confederate flag? Charles Mills takes up this question in The Conquered Banner – July 28, 2010 Charles G. Mills reminisces about Bill Buckley, Joe Sobran, Pat Buchanan, Brent Bozell, and National Review magazine in A Venture in Triviality – July 22, 2010 The West won the Cold War because of Ronald Reagan. See Charles Mills' The Cold War, Part VII: Reagan, Bush, and Victory – July 20, 2010 The Jimmy Carter years (1976-80) are described in the continuation of Charles Mills' series The Cold War, Part VI: Carter’s Dark Night before Dawn – July 15, 2010 Washington’s reaction to the Gulf oil spill caused greater damage than the event itself, according to Jon Basil Utley's latest article, The Government’s Catastrophic Response to Oil Disaster – July 15, 2010 Charles Mills discusses the politics of the oil spill in British Petroleum, the Tar Baby, and the Briar Patch – July 8, 2010 President Richard Nixon's foreign policy legacy is examined by Charles Mills in The Cold War Part V: Nixon Stabs Free China in the Back – July 7, 2010 Charles Mills' series continues with a description of President Lyndon Johnson's Administration. See The Cold War Part IV: Johnson Brings the Cold War Home – June 30, 2010 Charles Mills' series on the Cold War continues with a look at “mutually assured destruction" (MAD), the Berlin Wall, and the Cuban missile crisis. See The Cold War Part III: Kennedy’s Twilight Zone – June 30, 2010 Charles Mills series continues with The Cold War Part II: The Lost Opportunities of Eisenhower – June 24, 2010 In the first of a series of columns on the Cold War, Charles Mills recounts the Truman Administration, the Korean War, and the daring strategies of General Douglas MacArthur. The Cold War Part I: Truman and a Bad Start – June 22, 2010 Joe Sobran reviews Robert Reilly's new book, The Closing of the Muslim Mind in Allah Is Not Great – June 17, 2010 Rand Paul's comment about the 1964 Civil Rights Act sends a once-friendly media into a feeding frenzy. See Paul Gottfried's latest column, Clarifying the Negative Impact of the 1964 Civil Rights Act: Rand Paul Starts Much-Needed Debate – June 16, 2010 Divine law is true, even if no one believes it. See Joe Sobran's classic column, Legacy of Lies – June 9, 2010 Joe Sobran takes a look at the views of our first President in Washington's New Confederacy – June 7, 2010 The inability to love is often the reason that mothers abort their own children. See Joe Sobran's classic, Abortion and Hatred – June 4, 2010 In a classic column, Joe Sobran looks at the popularity of the fictitious The Da Vinci Code and Darwinism. Farewell to Mayberry – June 4, 2010 There is tolerance, diversity, and freedom only for those views of which the elite media approve as Sam Francis shows in a classic column Media Elite versus Christian Heritage – May 28, 2010 Is the Constitution dead? Joe Sobran defines the problem in Jefferson Was Right – May 27, 2010 Calling a homosexual union a marriage doesn’t make it a marriage. See Joe Sobran's Candor, Anyone? – May 20, 2010 Charles Mills, The Confederate Lawyer, analyzes Lincoln's Gettysburg Address from the point of view of the South in Lincoln’s Hypocritical Address – May 18, 2010 The pro-Communist legacy of FDR, who was president from 1933 to 1945, is examined by Charles Mills in Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Age of Evil – May 12, 2010 The word "Confederate" has unfairly taken a bad rap, according to Charles Mills in Virginia’s Confederate History – May 11, 2010 Banning burquas is not the answer to the diminishing Christian population of Europe. See Frank Creel's The Merest Christianity – May 6, 2010 Satirizing the euphemisms of the abortion lobby, Charles Mills offers his latest column, Terminating Human Abortion Instrumentalities – April 29, 2010 Paul Gottfried's latest column discusses the Manipulated History of the Civil Rights Movement – April 28, 2010 Ignoring constitutional government and a system of divided powers and checks and balances will lead to societal dissolution according to Frank Creel in Yawning at Subsidiarity – April 27, 2010 Joe Sobran reviews James Shapiro's new book in Bard Thou Never Wert – April 21, 2010 Are laws objective or based on sheer power and relativism? Charles Mills explains jurisprudence in The Supreme Court, the Common Law, and the Natural Law: Part II – April 20, 2010 The origin of our court system is explained by Charles Mills. The Supreme Court, the Common Law, and the Natural Law: Part I – April 15, 2010 It's time for a true conservative political revolution according to Charles Mills. See: A Rebirth of Liberty, or a Neocon on a White Horse? – April 14, 2010 It was already over when the Beatles arrived. See Joe Sobran's column, The Decline of Rock – April 7, 2010 Joe Sobran examines the sin of envy in the classic column Smirking at Virtue – April 6, 2010 As we approach April 15, Joe Sobran looks at the citizen-state relationship in The Government We’re Stuck With – March 30, 2010 His words are quoted more than anyone else's in the world, yet why do people resist — and even hate — Him? See Joe Sobran's classic column, The Words and Deeds of Christ – March 25, 2010 What happened to the U. S. Senate, which the Framers regarded as a bulwark against tyranny? See Destroying the Traditions of the Senate – March 24, 2010 Joe Sobran dissects Christopher Hitchens' book, god Is Not Great in a classic column, Thank God for Atheists – March 17, 2010 Charles Mills reviews a book about a U.S. pro-Communist espionage agent. See Book Fails to Vindicate Accused Spy John Stewart Service – March 17, 2010 Joe Sobran recommends two great books and discusses the "K" word in three classic snippets, Our Constitution, the "K" Word, and Samuel Johnson's Cure – March 12, 2010 Charles Mills reviews Tom Pauken's new book, Bringing America Homein Restoring Nobility to the Name “Conservative” – March 10, 2010 The rave reviews of R. J. Stove's recent book didn't seem to translate into sales. See Confessions of a Non-Bestseller – March 4, 2010 Should the government tell employers how much to pay their women employees? Paul Gottfried tackles this issue in Protecting Women or Re-engineering Society? – March 3, 2010 Frank Creel hopes that Obama will update the rules of the game for American workers. See Jobs, Jobs, Jobs – February 25, 2010 A Christian victory over the evil of abortion is possible but much work needs to be done. See the final segment of Frank Creel's series A Pro-Life Manifesto: Part VI – February 25, 2010 Can real change come again to Canada? See Mark Wegierski's Canadian Conservatives Swim Against Liberal Tide – February 17, 2010 Paul Gottfried looks at the lack of ideology of the two major political parties in Blue and Red Teams: Wishing Both Would Go Away – February 16, 2010 Would we have been better off if Strom Thurmond had been elected U.S. President in 1948? See Charles Mills' latest column Trent Lott Was Right – February 15, 2010 Joe Sobran takes a look at President Obama's so-called eloquence in No Cliché Left Behind – February 11, 2010 The Church should be doing more to end the evil of abortion. See Part V of Frank Creel's series, The Catholic Church's Complicity in Failing to Halt Abortion: A Pro-life Manifesto: Part V – February 10, 2010 R. J. Stove, our new columnist and classical music aficionado from Melbourne, Australia, deplores what Mahler-lovers say but would defend to the death their right to say it. See Mahler: Is it Just me, Or...? – February 9, 2010 Allan Brownfeld thinks our criminal justice system needs reform. See Violence Illustrates Need for Repeat Criminals to Serve Full Sentences – February 3, 2010 Commitment to self-reliance, constitutional government, and economic liberty are needed to bring about a culture of life. See Frank Creel's A Pro-life Manifesto: Part IV – February 3, 2010 Paul Gottfried decries the Republicans' political correctness in criticizing Sen. Harry Reid in Leftwing Thought and Speech Control Infects GOP – February 2, 2010 In a new column, Joe Sobran remarks on President Obama's State of the Union outreach to homosexuals in Sodomy, Abortion, and the Forces of Hate – January 28, 2010 Consumerism belongs in the marketplace, not in government, religion, or the family, according to Daniel Graham's latest article, The Real Dangers of Consumerism – January 27, 2010 Our debt could bring the U.S. to financial ruin but pet projects of Congressmen are alive and well. See Allan Brownfeld's latest column, Deficit Soars while Bipartisan Earmarks Continue Unabated – January 25, 2010 America has 400 year-old roots dating back to the 1600s. Charles Mills examines the concept of freedom that formed our country in Was America Born in a Revolution or a War for Independence? – January 21, 2010 Congress could overturn Roe v. Wade by statute. Frank Creel presents such a statute in Preborn Citizens' Rights Can be Guaranteed by a Constitutional Provision: A Pro-life Manifesto: Part III – January 20, 2010 Voting for the lesser of two evils is always a vote for evil says Frank Creel in Replacing the Political Parties: A Pro-life Manifesto: Part II – January 14, 2010 To commemorate the 38th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, on January 22, 1973, over the next few weeks we will be publishing, A Pro-Life Manifesto -- a six-part series of columns on the abortion issue from FGF columnist Frank Creel. See A Pro-life Manifesto: Part I – January 12, 2010 Allan Brownfeld reviews Stephen Sniegoski's 450-page book, The Transparent Cabal,in his latest article, The Role of Neoconservatives — and Israel’s Right Wing — in the War in Iraq – January 7, 2010 Charles Mills recalls the beginnings of the conservative movement in the 1960s in We Were Young Once — and Conservative – January 6, 2010 Frank Creel muses on global warming and the contradictory theories of Darwin and environmentalism in Darwin Says Chill – December 30, 2009 Federal employees are experiencing unprecedented financial gains, while over 7 million people in private sector are unemployed. Robert Hale examines this disparity in Wag the Dog – December 29, 2009 How important is an intact family for black youth? Allan Brownfeld explains why black students often lag behind in Complex Factors, Not Race, Account for Achievement Gap in Schools – December 25, 2009 Paul Gottfried discusses the former Speaker of the House in Newt Gingrich: An Exemplary Republican – December 25, 2009 Federal policy, not the free market, encourages usury says Charles Mills in Usury, Loan Sharking, and High Interest Rates – December 22, 2009 What does population control have to do with the world climate conference in Copenhagen? Robert Hale has some answers in Global Warming — The Real Agenda – December 17, 2009 Scandalmongering is part of the history of color-blind America says Frank Creel in No Racism Here – December 15, 2009 The reasons for teen murders in our inner-cities need to be addressed writes Allan Brownfeld in Examining the Real Causes of Gang Violence in Chicago and Other Cities – December 10, 2009 Allan Brownfeld discusses an important new book, It Happened In Italy in his new column The Largely Untold Story: Rescuing Jews in Mussolini’s Italy – December 8, 2009 Why does the U.S. kowtow to Communist China and snub the free Republic of China? Charles Mills explains in Obama Avoids Free China on Asian Tour – December 2, 2009 Congress' "debt-funded spending spree" will jeopardize businesses nationwide including his own, reports Robert Hale in Putting America’s Small Businesses in Intensive Care – December 1, 2009 What will the impact of irresponsible fiscal management and a federal debt at $13 trillion be on the taxpayers? See Robert Hale's latest column What’s Our Real Federal Income Tax Rate? – November 25, 2009 Allowing government the exclusive control over legitimate force is the road to serfdom, says Charles Mills in Preston Brooks’ Cane – November 25, 2009 Should we stay or withdraw from Afghanistan? Robert Hale, and our troops, are waiting for a decision. See Leaving Soldiers in Harm's Way – November 20, 2009 Is there Christian religious rage against non-Christians on the campus? Faculty — but not students — seem to think so according to Paul Gottfried in Embracing Diversity Rather Than Academics – November 17, 2009 Are Members of Congress serving their constituents? Robert Hale looks at this question in Representative Government? – November 11, 2009 Are invading and occupying other countries the best ways to defend America from terrorism? Allan Brownfeld analyzes our Great Power role in U.S. Still Searching for Post-Cold War Role – November 9, 2009 Bob Hale compares the health care bills to Nazi programs inAmerica’s Health Care “Holocaust” – November 5, 2009 A climate of fear is likely when the feds decide salaries according to Charles Mills in Pay Czar Policies Have Unintended — and Far-Reaching — Consequences – November 4, 2009 Are our views on issues related? Paul Gottfried examines the connection between various political stances in Belief Clusters – October 29, 2009 Personal identification cards are police-state instruments says Charles G. Mills in We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Photo IDs – October 27, 2009 Are Caucasians the only ones who can be guilty of racism?See Allan Brownfeld's response in White vs. Black Racism: Time To End the Double Standard – October 22, 2009 Our energy policy has become tyrannicalaccording to Charles Mills' latest column Environmental Extremists Reverse Natural Order – October 20, 2009 Freedom of the press is at stakein a move to make newspapers become government corporations. See Robert Hale's latest column: Government: You Can’t Vote with your Pocketbooks! – October 15, 2009 After an eight year war, and more American deaths than those killed on 911, Allan Brownfeld writes: Nation-Building in Afghanistan: A War of Necessity or Choice? – October 13, 2009 Even though the U.S. is $11 trillion in debt, our leaders plan even more deficit spending. Robert Hale asks: Is It Time for Taxpayers to Bailout? – October 8, 2009 Dan Graham gives parents some tips on how to spot the truth in Teaching Our Children To Think Logically – October 6, 2009 Robert Hale blames government involvement for the rise in health care costs. See 100% Solution for a 15% Problem – October 1, 2009 Frank Creel predicts that Obama will not be renominated for President if he gets us entangled in a war in Afghanistan. See Obama and the Graveyard of Empires – October 1, 2009 Charles Mills looks are how rejection of God has adversely impacted England and the U.S. in Only Fear of God Can Guarantee Liberty – September 30, 2009 Stephen Sniegoski looks at the Obama Administration and neoconservative support for war in the Middle East in Afghanistan: Back Door to War on Iranl – September 29, 2009 Robert Hale examines the goals of environmental extremists in Global Warming: The New Word for Mandates and Population Control – September 24, 2009 Frank Creel ponders usury and reality in Just Say No to Mammon – September 23, 2009 Allan Brownfeld looks at Political Correctness: A Growing Threat to Free Speech – September 22, 2009 Congressman Joe Wilson's outburst during the President's address to Congress is examined by Robert L. Hale in Tempest in a Teapot: A Lost Opportunity – September 17, 2009 Why is the Chamber of Commerce for the federal bailouts? See Allan Brownfeld's latest column: Which Side Is Big Business Really On? – September 16, 2009 Partisan politics is a big factor in the war game. See Paul Gottfried's column: Shouldering the Burden of War: Protests End and War Continues under Obama – September 15, 2009 Even stalwart conservative journals are subject to Political correctness as Kevin Lamb details in Human Events vs. Pat Buchanan: An Insider’s View – September 10, 2009 Religion used to be an important part of public life — until a Supreme Court ruling in 1947. See Charles Mills' latest column Keeping Alive the Memory of American Public Religion – September 9, 2009 Frank Creel, just back from a trip to Turkey, posts the following reflections. See: Turkey: A Strategic Ally at the Crossroads – September 9, 2009 Just doing what other lawmakers do? See Allan Brownfeld's latest column, Rep. Jefferson’s Freezer: Only the Tip of the Iceberg of Congressional Corruption – September 3, 2009 While millions are spent to destroy old cars, the automakers and dealers — rather than the fledging economy — are the ones reaping benefits. See Allan Brownfeld's latest column, Cash for Clunkers: A Dangerous Precedent – September 1, 2009 Frank Creel discusses why Teddy Kennedy and the Democratic Party flip-flopped on the abortion issue in No Holy Grail: The End of Camelot – August 26, 2009 Charles Mills remembers one of the greatest investigative journalists of our time in Robert Novak, Rest in Peace – August 25, 2009 It is politically advantageous for the GOP to oppose the Democrats on key issues as Paul Gottfried opines in Republicans Opposing Sotomayor Showed True Grit. – August 24, 2009 Our youth have been bombarded with historical lies and politically-correct propaganda about freedom and tyranny says Charles Mills in Keeping Alive the Memory of American Freedom. – August 20, 2009 Charles Mills takes an historical look at the controversy surrounding the Copernican theory in Was Galileo Guilty? – August 19, 2009 Robert Hale looks at the proposed health care legislation in Representative Democracy? Something We Don’t Have! – August 18, 2009 Allan Brownfeld looks at ObamaCare in What Will Rationed Health Care Mean for Elderly and Disabled Persons? – August 13, 2009 Pope Pius IX's life and accomplishments are discussed in Charles Mills' latest column Three Heroic Popes – Part II – August 12, 2009 Napolean Bonaparte's battles with the papacy are detailed in Charles Mills' two-part series, Three Heroic Popes — Part I – August 10, 2009 Jay Parker believes that the free enterprise system is the best path for racial progress. See Allan Brownfeld's column Celebrating a Black Conservative Who Has Always Put Country above Color – August 6, 2009 What women have willfully done to their female nature is akin to taking a Rembrandt and covering it with graffiti, according to Robert Hale. See Where Did Women’s Self-Respect Go? – August 4, 2009 The imposition of an extreme version of secularism is in itself a form of religious “establishment.” See Allan Brownfeld's new column Atheists Misread the Role of Religion in American Society – July 30, 2009 Frank Creel analyzes the modern conservative movement in Muddling Through: The Real Conservatism – July 28, 2009 Allan Brownfeld examines Structured English Immersion in his latest column Supreme Court: Teaching in English Benefits Immigrants – July 23, 2009 The U.S. highway infrastructure is in disrepair according to Robert Hale's new column, Putting the Cart Before the Roads – July 21, 2009 Politicians are more concerned with the next election — not the next generation. Allan Brownfeld explains in Confronting the Myth of Borrowing Our Way to Solvency – July 15, 2009 Frank Creel expounds on beating the drums for war — and spiritual warfare in Living in a Dangerous World – July 14, 2009 Charles Mills discusses some extraordinary men of the Confederate Army in Three Great Chaplains – July 9, 2009 When truth becomes opinion: Daniel Graham examines the experimental method of pedagogy in Teach Your Children To Learn – July 7, 2009 Allan Brownfeld writes that the Crusade for Reparations for Slavery Misreads History – July 1, 2009 Allan Brownfeld explains the mindset of those calling for more and more government programs in Selfish Political Class Fuels Deficits and Bailouts – June 29, 2009 Charles Mills chronicles some of the deceptions of the abortion lobby in The Lies They Tell – June 24, 2009 Charles Mills writes of the remarkable friendship of two leaders in The Blessed Pius IX and President Jefferson Davis: Kindred Spirits – June 23, 2009 A Justice for all or for a few? See Allan Brownfeld's The Sotomayor Nomination: Last Gasp for Identity Politics? – June 18, 2009 Charles Mills gives a short history of how people throughout the ages worshipped God in Sacrifice – June 16, 2009 Allan Brownfeld writes The Last Thing We Need Is a Preemptive War Against Iran – June 11, 2009 America is snarled in the deadly embrace of indifferentism and forgetfulness says Frank Creel in When Scales Fall – June 9, 2009 Animal brains, philosophy, and Darwinism are among the topics in Joe Sobran's new column The Absent-Minded Squirrel – June 4, 2009 Joe Sobran says that there are no loose ends in this man's life. See The Incomparable One. – June 3, 2009 Controversy surrounded the granting of degrees to both Presidents Bush and Obama as Charles Mills reminds us in Notre Dame’s Honorary Degrees – June 2, 2009 The Republicans acted like Democrats when in power. See Allan Brownfeld's latest column, Republicans Still Don’t Understand Their Decline – May 29, 2009 When is a Catholic not a Catholic? Joe Sobran takes a look at the career of Garry Wills in his latest column, Eccentric Catholicism. – May 27, 2009 Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was involved in a highly controversial case as Allan Brownfeld explains in Toward a Genuinely Color-Blind Society? – May 20, 2009 Joe Sobran looks back at the 20th century in a classic article, Progressive Hopes. – May 19, 2009 Destructive taxation has ended more civilizations than wars explains Robert Hale inThose Who Don’t Learn From History . . . – May 14, 2009 Joe Sobran reflects on the afterlife in Imagining Heaven – May 13, 2009 Our tax system is worse than a ponzi scheme according to Robert Hale. While We Still Have a Democracy, Let’s Use It – May 13, 2009 The breakdown of culture and society in North America began when left-liberalism gained a foothold after World War II . See Mark Wegierski's Canada Now a Nation Without a History – May 7, 2009 Joe Sobran discusses the remarkable life of a 20th century Italian saint in The Glory of Padre Pio – May 5, 2009 Allan Brownfeld wonders why the most powerful nation on earth needs to fight wars with weak adversaries in Reflections on Visiting a U.S. Military Cemetery Abroad: The Uniqueness of America and the Dangers of Going to War Precipitously – April 30, 2009 Military spending, defense lobbyists, and war machines are the subject of Allan Brownfeld's latest column A Realistic Look at the U.S. Defense Budget — and America’s World Role. – April 28, 2009 NATO is a relic and should be laid to rest according to Frank Creel in his new column, Whither NATO? – April 23, 2009 Charles Mills offers a unique pro-life proposal in Ban Contraceptives from Interstate Commerce. – April 21, 2009 Frank Creel examines misunderstood aspects of the Second and 14th Amendments in Our Forgotten Constitution. – April 16, 2009 The successful voucher program in Washington, D.C. has been scrapped by the U.S. Senate. Allan Brownfeld examines this issue in President Obama: The “Education” President Who Opposes Educational Choice? – April 14, 2009 Paul Gottfried examines the pros and cons of President Richard Nixon in Nixon-Frost: A Better Portrait than Intended? – April 8, 2009 Joe Sobran reviews Steve Sniegoski's new book on the neoconservative agenda, The Transparent Cabal in his latest column World War V, Anyone? – April 7, 2009 Congressmen are quick to blame business and industry for our financial debacle — to divert attention away from the real cause: themselves. See Outraged? by Robert Hale. – April 2, 2009 Why are governments and people drawn to war? Jon Basil Utley gives an explanation in, Taking on the Military-Industrial Complex: A 10-Point Plan for the Right and the Left. – April 2, 2009 The sad chapter of radical violence that shook our nation 40 years ago has still not been properly addressed. See Allan Brownfeld's new column, Confronting an Unresolved Act of Radical Violence: The 1970 San Francisco Police Station Bombing. – April 2, 2009 Obama's conscience seems to be quite untroubled about abortion as Joe Sobran explains in a new column, According to Fashion. – March 30, 2009 The groundbreaking personhood bill proposed in North Dakota has been watered down. See Robert Hale's update in North Dakota Catholic Bishops Opt to Preserve Roe v. Wade. – March 26, 2009 Disintegration of values rather than white racism is the most pressing problem facing black communities says columnist Allan Brownfeld in The NAACP at l00: Where Does It Go From Here? – March 24, 2009 Magna Charta is one of the most important yet least understood documents in history. Charles Mills describes its roots, and the meaning of freedom in On Liberty. – March 19, 2009 Locking horns with talk show host Rush Limbaugh is not wise as Frank Creel opines in Rush Roulette. – March 19, 2009 Allan Brownfeld shows us how we are paying for the mistakes of others in Are There Any Limits on Bad Behavior? – March 11, 2009 A controversial "personhood" bill has been introduced in North Dakota. See Abortion Rights: Back to the States? by Robert L. Hale. – March 10, 2009 Black Americans have made great strides over the past few decades despite what the new U.S. Attorney General says. See Eric Holder’s America: A Different Land by Allan C. Brownfeld – March 4, 2009 Frank Creel traces America's down turn to the Enlightenment utilitarianism, and the absence of a quest for the truth in Our Just Deserts – March 3, 2009 Canada's Ontario province, under the leadership of the Liberals, has experienced massive social upheaval in the past few decades as Mark Wegierski explains in A Look at Ontario Provincial Politics – March 2, 2009 Should labor union members be entitled to secret ballot elections? Allan Brownfeld explores this controversy in Democracy and Labor Unions: A Challenge to President Obama’s Commitment to Change – February 27, 2009 Bob Hale takes apart President Obama's recent speech in “… Because Nobody Messes with Joe” See press release of Robert Hale column. See the new film, "Return to the Gulag: Jon Utley's Search for his Father" – February 26, 2009 Slick public officials cloak tools of extortion in the mantle of public care, concern, and altruism explains Robert Hale in Certificate of Need: An Opportunity for Greed. – February 25, 2009 Joe Sobran reminisces about Honest Abe in Lincoln's Horse. – February 24, 2009 Bringing back liberty will require strong families, aggressive local governments, and a change in our national character opines Charles Mills in Reviving Liberty Will Take Courage – February 19, 2009 The Department of Education should be abolished says Frank Creel in A Counter-Reformation in Education – February 18, 2009 Companies getting bailouts paid millions to lobbyists according to Allan Brownfeld in his latest column Change: Easier to Talk About Than Achieve – February 17, 2009 Liberals indulge communism and are adverse to defining their terms muses Joe Sobran in his latest column, Obama and the “Right Wing” – February 12, 2009 Robert Hale suggests 12 ways to curb wasteful government spending in The 12-Step Cure: Can We Take It? – February 11, 2009 Joe Sobran examines our past and current rulers in his new column King Barack – February 10, 2009 Charles G. Mills outlines the bureaucratic delays faced by war veterans in Our Wounded Warriors Deserve Better – February 5, 2009 Mark Wegieski examines the socially-liberal welfare state mentality in Canada in The Crisis of Canadian Polity Since the 1960s: A Precis – February 3, 2009 Frank Creel takes a look at economics and the American worker in Avoiding Depression – January 28, 2009 Are we indentured servants? Robert Hale considers the federal government spending binge in From Freeman to Taxpayer to Slave in 60 Years – January 26, 2009 Should the Fairness Doctrine make a come back? Paul Gottfried examines this question in Fairness Doctrine: Selective Use on the Left, Hypocritical Opposition on the Right – January 23, 2009 Jon Utley explains How Bin Laden Bankrupted America: The Five Ways – January 21, 2009 Is cannibalism next? Joe Sobran reflects on the mentality of abortion in What Children Must Know – January 19, 2009 Can Obama’s Victory Move Us Toward a Common Vision for the Future? Allan Brownfeld gives his perspective. – January 15, 2009 Charles Mills makes a case to Save the Electoral College. – January 15, 2009 Frank Creel explains the importance of Brokering a Syria-Israel Peace. – January 15, 2009 Do our children's minds belong to the State? Read Joe Sobran's latest column, Defining Education. – January 8, 2009 Governor Blagojevich's actions are strikingly similar to the selling of committee chairmanships in the U.S. Congress. Except the latter is standard operating procedure as Allan Brownfeld explains in Pay-for-Play in Illinois and Business as Usual in Washington: How Different Are They? – January 6, 2009 Repression of religious liberty is rampant in many of the "stans," the former Soviet Republics, but especially in Kazakhstan as Doug Bandow explains in his Foreign Follies column, Kazakhstan Turns Ugly. – January 1, 2009 When the state moves in, the church is forced to move out. Read the Joe Sobran classic, Do We Need the First Amendment? – December 30, 2008 Will we be eating beef or tofu in the future? See Robert Hale's latest colum, Cow Tax Could Destroy Livestock Industry. by Robert L. Hale – December 26, 2008 We live in era of moral relativism in which people refuse to declare any action wrong and immoral or to confront the existence of evil. See Ignorance of Religious Traditions Accompanies America’s Ethical Decline. by Allan C. Brownfeld – December 23, 2008 Despite an election in October, the Queen of England has suspended the Canadian Parliament. What gives? See Canadian Crisis Continues: Liberals Energized, Conservative Ouster Likely. by Mark Wegierski – December 18, 2008 Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky and other hawks are gleeful with the lack of change coming to Washington. See Obama Finds Favor with Neoconservatives by Paul Gottfried – December 17, 2008 Some of Obama's economic advisors are the same people who got the U.S. in financial turmoil. See In Search of a Principle to Justify Massive Bailouts by Allan C. Brownfeld – December 12, 2008 Point/Counterpoint: Should the Government Bail Out the Auto Industry? Yes: Jon Basil Utley No: Robert Hale – December 11, 2008 Charles G. Mills expounds on the government’s historical role in creating the current financial mess in Destroying the People’s Money. – December 4, 2008 Late-breaking news from our Canada Correspondent, Mark Wegierski: Canada in Crisis: Will Left-Liberal Coalition Come to Power Without an Election? – December 4, 2008 Frank Creel suggests that Catholics be pro-active in dealing with their Bishops and the Obama Administration in Wait, Work, and Wrassle: One Catholic's Perspective on Conservative Prospects. – December 2, 2008 Western Civilization is rooted in religion yet many Americans are ignorant of it, according to Joe Sobran in Christianity and History. Read this column at Covenant News. – November 27, 2008 Joe Sobran recalls the Canadian Broadcast Council's ban on Dr. Laura for her politically incorrect views in his classic column, Can Dr. Laura Be Tolerated? – November 25, 2008 Affirmative action has had a negative impact on minority students according to a new book. See Allan Brownfeld’s latest column, Ending Racial Preferences: The Michigan Story. – November 20, 2008 Charles Mills, The Confederate Lawyer, examines the credit crisis in A Cure Worse than the Disease. – December 2, 2008 Western Civilization is rooted in religion yet many Americans are ignorant of it, according to Joe Sobran in Christianity and History. Read this column at Covenant News. – November 27, 2008 Joe Sobran recalls the Canadian Broadcast Council's ban on Dr. Laura for her politically incorrect views in his classic column, Can Dr. Laura Be Tolerated? – November 25, 2008 Affirmative action has had a negative impact on minority students according to a new book. See Allan Brownfeld’s latest column, Ending Racial Preferences: The Michigan Story. – November 20, 2008 Charles Mills, The Confederate Lawyer, examines the credit crisis in A Cure Worse than the Disease. – November 17, 2008 Allan Brownfeld, The Conservative Curmudgeon's column Conservatism Not Defeated in November Election Joe Sobran discusses a special friend in a new column, Patricia (includes photos) – November 13, 2008 Why did mainstream America vote for a left-of-center candidate for President? Paul Gottfried explains in American Prosperity Brings Leftward Political Turn – November 11, 2008 How is the U.S. similar to the Soviet Union? See Joe Sobran's classic column, The State v. Christian Culture – November 6, 2008 Has crass materialism brought about a spiritual void in American society? See Allan C. Brownfeld's latest column, Economic Crisis Shows Capitalism Not An End in Itself – November 4, 2008 Allan Brownfeld examines the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in AIPAC Does Not Speak for American Jews – October 30, 2008 McCain seems afraid to offend anyone, even his opponent. See Paul Gottfried's analysis, McCain's Lackluster, Moderate Campaign. – October 28, 2008 See the Joe Sobran classic column, Patriotism or Nationalism? – October 24, 2008 Can Taxes Ever Be Fair? See The Confederate Lawyer – October 21, 2008 Canada had a national election on October 14. Mark Wegierski analyzes the results in Canadian Federal Election Leaves Social Liberalism Unchallenged. – October 17, 2008 See Allan Brownfeld's latest column, Re-examining Booker T. Washington: Black America’s Prophetic Leader – October 14, 2008 A court case makes it possible for children to divorce their parents. What's next? Sam Francis elaborates in A Child’s Garden of Lawsuits. – October 9, 2008 With Canadian elections just days away, Mark Wegierski of Toronto presents a quick history of political parties in Canada in his latest View from the North column. – October 7, 2008 Milton Friedman was one of the 20th century's most influential advocates of freedom. Why are some University of Chicago faculty embarrassed at the idea of an institute in his honor? See Allan Brownfeld's latest column. – October 2, 2008 Will the Conservatives or Liberals prevail in the upcoming national elections in Canada on October 14? Mark Wegierski discusses the prospects in Northern Rumbles: A Canadian Federal Election Begins – September 30, 2008 Even cold-blooded murder can be politically correct, especially if the victim is a cop. See Allan Brownfeld’s latest column, Murdered by Mumia: The Elite’s Crusade on Behalf of a Convicted Cop-Killer. – September 25, 2008 Militant atheism is driven by furious hostility, to religious tradition. Joe Sobran elaborates in Sins of Organized Irreligion. – September 23, 2008 Paul Gottfried writes that except for isolated pockets of trial lawyers, it is hard to find anyone who has resonated to Biden. See: Joe Biden: A Dubious Choice. – September 18, 2008 Fallacies of an IQ critic are unraveled in Kevin Lamb's latest column, Intelligence Testing Revisited. – September 16, 2008 The tragic killings at Columbine High School became a bottomless bonanza for pet causes of liberalism according to a classic column — Littleton Killings Unleashed Foes of Religion by Samuel Francis. – September 11, 2008 The Reconstruction Acts of 1867-68 established military power to conduct rigged elections with neither black nor white voters having any real electoral power according to Charles Mills' latest column, Reconstruction Sowed Seeds of Corruption and Exploitation – September 9, 2008 Joe Sobran lists some of his pet peeves in his latest column, Annoying Words – September 4, 2008 Canadian journalist Mark Wegierski's View from the North column examines The Paleoconservative-Social Conservative Coalition in Canada. – September 2, 2008 More than 300 languages are spoken in America. How is this impacting our country? Sam Francis ponders this development in Language Anarchy Fractures National Bonds. – August 28, 2008 See Allan Brownfeld's latest column: What Would the Founding Fathers Think About the Explosive Growth of Government Power? – August 26, 2008 The pope was right about contraception and the sexual revolution according to a new column by Joe Sobran: A Prophecy Fulfilled: The Wisdom of Humanae Vitae. – August 21, 2008 What should the military do to help our disabled war veterans? Charles Mills has some ideas. See, The Seamless Transition. – August 19, 2008 Read Paul Gottfried's article on Afro-Americans' forsaking the party of Lincoln in the on-line edition of THE RECORD, a daily newspaper in New Jersey. Why do black Americans forsake the party of Lincoln? See Paul Gottfried's latest column, Black Republicans Face Rejection by Their Own Community. – August 14, 2008 See Allan Brownfeld's latest column, Subsidizing Ethanol: The Unintended Consequences of Market Interference, – August 12, 2008 Liberals adore Presidents Lincoln and Roosevelt, but perhaps President Bush should also be a liberal icon. See the Joe Sobran classic, President Katrina. – August 7, 2008 Canadian Mark Wegierski examines the downward spiral of society in The Crisis of Late Modernity in the West: A Précis. – August 5, 2008 Is our Christian heritage is being omitted by American historians? See Joseph R. McCarthy: Time for Truth by Charles G. Mills. – July 31, 2008 Were there really Communists in our government in the 1950s? See Truth and History by Mary Ann Kreitzer. – July 29, 2008 Why are neoconservatives praising certain presidential lies? See the Sobran classic, Apotheosis of the Lie – July 24, 2008 Conspicuous consumption, irresponsibility, and rapper role models in the inner city are discussed in Allan Brownfeld's Ghetto Mindset: Harmful to Urban Communities and America. – July 22, 2008 Should Christians apologize for the Crusades? Sam Francis doesn't think so. See the Sam Francis classic, Guilt Trip Over the Crusades. – July 17, 2008 Where might the internet be taking us? Mark Wegierski explores five areas that are potential hazards in Exploring the Social and Cultural Impact of the Internet: Five Visions. – July 15, 2008 See Mary Ann Kreitzer's FGF column on Oprah in the Philadelphia Bulletin. Remember the flap over the National Security Agency tapping the phone calls of thousands of citizens? Why did no one object? See the Joe Sobran classic, Unknown Unknowns. – July 10, 2008 Leonard Bernstein is second-tier compared to Karl Böhm, an Austrian classical music conductor driven to perfection. See Kevin Lamb's Karl Böhm: The Underappreciated Maestro. – July 8, 2008
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