If only GOP candidates would say this
Most of the talk to this point has been about relatively safe issues: the economy, jobs, Obamacare, ISIS, the Keystone pipeline. The left does not demand apologies for a candidate’s ideas on any of...
View ArticleClashing mindsets of East and West
A grave mistake being made by politicians today that can have the most tragic consequences is thinking our adversaries think like we think. Just because we would not launch a nuclear first strike...
View ArticleWhy the founders weren't materialists
Text smaller Text bigger In light of recent headlines and issues in our society, this portion of my upcoming book, “Liberty’s Secrets: The Lost Wisdom of America’s Founders,” would seem particularly...
View Article'Jezebel Effect' poisons conversations on gender and sexual violence
In the world of opinion writing, there’s something called the “to be sure” paragraph. A sort of rhetorical antibiotic, it seeks to defend against critics by injecting a tiny bit of counter-argument...
View ArticleFlirting -- Another Dilemma for Women
I remember hearing that question at age 16 while I sat outside during a break in instruction at a summer language immersion program. The inquirer was a boy my age, someone I suspected had a crush on...
View ArticleState seizes 11-year-old alone in backyard for 90 minutes
A neighbor saw him in the backyard – he was alone for 90 minutes – and called police, who were at the house to arrest the parents when they arrived. The parents were put in handcuffs, strip searched,...
View ArticleWe need to stop rapists, not change who gets raped
What if rape reduction programs are actually just redirecting assault? A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that an anti-sexual assault program directed at first year...
View ArticleDoes same-sex marriage warrant secession?
Will a U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring “same-sex marriage” a “right” warrant secession by some state willing and eager to reclaim America’s Judeo-Christian heritage and foundation? You know it’s...
View ArticleWomen’s Rape Prevention Program Halves Rate While We Wait On Men’s Programs,...
But damn, it is TOO EASY to slip into a “well, she shoulda gotten some anti-rape training, right?” AND PEOPLE WILL DO THAT SO FAST. — Jessica Luther (@scATX) June 14, 2015 ICYMI: “I don’t want to live...
View ArticleWomen and the Islamic State
Women are the most vulnerable targets of the Islamic State (IS), which has enslaved and brutalized women who don't meet their jihadi standards, and even introduced female police squads to monitor and...
View ArticleDifferences between left and right: Moral defects
The left, on the other hand, believes that the way to a better world is almost always through doing battle with society’s moral defects (real and/or as perceived by the left). Thus, in America, the...
View Article'Takedown'! Who really sabotaged marriage – $4.95 today only!
Today, as the legal definition of marriage rapidly changes, the floodgates are finally opening and the fundamental transformation of the American family will take on new speed and new dimensions. How...
View ArticleDon't bring a lawsuit to a knife fight
Text smaller Text bigger The cutting edge is one of the most important pieces of technology in the history of humanity. It makes the manufacture of other tools possible. It is invaluable for any number...
View ArticleThe 1 thing Bruce Jenner really needs
But his story is much more than simply his story. As Americans, it reveals our story. In 1977, Bruce was recognized on the cover of the Wheaties box as an American hero for winning Olympic gold in...
View ArticlePope Christopher's environment encyclical
He’s told me all about the sciencey stuff an’ all. Sancho likes windmills. Says they fan mother Earth and keep her cool. Says I should take down that totally, totally old-fash cross thingy atop the...
View ArticleCongressman recalls trouble during Hastert speakership
Text smaller Text bigger There has been much made of former Speaker Hastert’s indictment this week. Most of us who knew him on any level (I’m a member of the press who covers Congress) feel horrible...
View ArticleEarth to Jerry: 'Moonbeam' says California's a 'spaceship'
But last week, on June 12, there was one letter that tore into Gov. Jerry Brown and his environmental buddies with a skill I wouldn’t have expected from a man who was identified as a professor of...
View ArticleBen Carson wants to heal, unite Americans
It’s not just the $18 trillion national debt, he says – but the 10 times greater load of unfunded liabilities – promises the federal government has made but cannot possibly raise the revenue to...
View ArticleScalia was right, again
Never mind that the fix was in from the beginning with the Lawrence case. It was based on a big lie, much like the manufactured Roe v. Wade case 30 years earlier, as Texas Judge Janice Law documented...
View ArticleSurprise! Scientists 'crack code' to happiness
Case in point: Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic is one of the world’s most prestigious health institutions. With much fanfare, researchers there announced last week that they have “cracked the code to being...
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