SocietyCommentary
We Should Be Grateful for Our Problems
It’s easy for Thanksgiving to boil down to little more than turkey, football and travel delays, but many Americans strive to make it more meaningful…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
What Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation Tells Us About Separation of Church and State
At this time of year 150 years ago, in the middle of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln issued his second presidential proclamation setting apart the… Read More
SocietyNews
How the Presidential Turkey Pardon Became a White House Tradition
“Let me assure you, and this fine tom turkey, that he will not end up on anyone’s dinner table, not this guy. He’s granted a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
MSNBC Shrill Is No Accident. It’s How Liberals Really Think.
It’s been more than 50 years since William F. Buckley first complained, “Though liberals do a great deal of talking about hearing other points of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Tebow’s Not Some Freak for (Still) Praying: Lots of Americans Do, Too
No one’s praying habits have attracted as much attention in recent years as those of former NFL player Tim Tebow. His public displays of faith, both… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Have Become Bad Voters. How We Can Change.
Elections have become theater. By regularly promising the impossible, political candidates give the dangerous impression that salvation is only one bill, one policy solution away…. Read More
SocietyNews
National Constitution Center to Display Rare Founding Document
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia previewed the new George H.W. Bush Gallery last week and displayed its hallmark exhibition, “Constituting Liberty: From the Declaration to the… Read More
SocietyNews
A Republican Majority Won’t Cut It for Mike Lee. He Wants Something More.
HILLSDALE, Mich.—Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn introduced him as “the best statesman I’ve ever known.” But on Tuesday night, Sen. Mike Lee seemed less politician… Read More
SocietyNews
On This Issue, Matthew McConaughey Is Completely Politically Incorrect
It’s rare when someone in Hollywood takes the “politically incorrect” view on anything. So it’s not surprising that the most shared comments made by actor… Read More
SocietyCommentary
If You Don’t Know These Heroes’ Names, You May Be a Victim of Political Correctness
Juan Seguín, José Antonio Navarro, Lorenzo de Zavala. Recognize any of those names? If so, you know your Texas history well. If not, you may… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Free Speech Isn’t Free, Even at Berkeley
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley. The student movement that sparked the rebellions of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Our Constitution Has Endured
When July 4 rolls around, there’s no mistaking it. There are fireworks, parades and other patriotic tributes to our Declaration of Independence. If you’re like… Read More
SocietyNews
Social Conservatives Share What’s Behind the Left’s Biggest Misconceptions About Them
Are social conservatives struggling to share their message? At the 2014 Values Voter Summit last weekend in Washington, some conference attendees said that’s the case… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Capital Punishment Works: It Deters Crime
On Sept. 10, Earl Ringo Jr. was executed in Missouri. Before you decide whether or not this is right, consider what Ringo did. In July… Read More
SocietyNews
‘Don’t Let ’em Getcha Down’: 11 Values-Based Zingers From Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin colorfully roused an audience of social conservatives at the Values Voter Summit this afternoon, at one point mocking President Obama for his “latte… Read More
SocietyNews
Could ISIS Influence the Future of Liberalism? This Scholar Thinks So.
As the United States confronts renewed terrorist threats in Iraq and Syria, a Heritage Foundation expert on America’s founding principles contends that “terrorism at home and… Read More
SocietyNews
Have Liberals Run Out of Ideas? Why One Writer Claims the Left Is ‘Intellectually Dead’
War on women. Minimum wage. Climate change. Do you agree/disagree with @KevinNR’s belief that the left is “intellectually bankrupt”? You hear liberals talking about these… Read More
LawNews
No Apologies: Lois Lerner Breaks 16-Month Silence on IRS Scandal
It’s been one year since Lois Lerner officially retired from the Internal Revenue Service amid accusations that the tax agency improperly had targeted tea party… Read More
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Mike Lee to Take Over Conservative Senate Group
In what is being billed as a reason for conservatives to be encouraged, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has been tapped to head the Senate Steering… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What’s Behind the Assault on the First Amendment
Today, the Constitution turns 227 years old. To “celebrate” the occasion, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev, tried to gut the First Amendment. Last week,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How a 4-Year-Old Girl Got This Commercial Rejected By CBS
Last week, CBS Sports caused an outrage when it refused to air a commercial by a local real estate company. The commercial featured the company… Read More
Health CareNews
Obama Administration ‘Doubles Down’ on Fight Against Nuns
The Obama administration has decided to continue its legal battle against Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic charity that objects to Obamacare’s mandate that… Read More
SocietyNews
5 Charts That Explain Millennial Voters
The Cold War ended long ago, and according to one survey, it’s time for politicians to leave Cold War-era terms such as “big government,” “socialism”… Read More
SocietyCommentary
If You’re Offended, Get Over It. Redskins Should Get to Decide Their Own Name.
I hate the Washington Redskins. Always have, always will. I’m a Dallas Cowboys fan and that’s the deal – they hate us, we hate them. Period. But,… Read More
SocietyNews
Area Residents Take to the Streets of Ferguson. But Not for the Reason You Think.
St. Louis County residents who wanted their voices to be heard decided to show up in Ferguson, Mo. Their goal: To give some much-needed business to… Read More
LawNews
Green Group Suggested Video Cameras to Spy on Farmer
An environmental group that stands accused of overstepping its inspection authority and trespassing across a Virginia farm also tried to have video cameras installed to monitor… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
How All of These Homeless People Got Free Haircuts
This is Mark Bustos. He likes to give homeless people haircuts. He spends most of his week styling people like her at the high-end salon,… Read More
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Ebola Survivor Thanks God and ‘Thousands and Thousands of Prayers’ for Saving His Life
Dr. Kent Brantly, the 33-year-old missionary from Texas, is thanking God for saving his life after being cured of the deadly Ebola virus earlier this… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
378 Reasons You’ll Never Think of Starbucks Drive-Through the Same Again
For 11 hours Wednesday, customers ordering at the drive-through window at a Starbucks in St. Petersburg, Fla. paid for the cars’ order behind them, Tampa Bay… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This City Being the Second Most Liberal Doesn’t Bode Well for the Nation’s Future
The second most liberal city isn’t New York, famed for its war on Big Soda. It isn’t Chicago, where President Obama’s former chief of staff… Read More
