Jefferson Versus Hamilton: The Continuing Contest
June 29, 2011 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The American Story, The Law, The Path to Freedom
This Fourth of July marks 235 years since the Declaration of Independence was published. In this immortal document, the Spirit of ’76 was given its fullest, most eloquent expression. The Declaration is a timeless document, espousing eternal principles that, while … Read more>
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This Fourth of July: Confirm Thy Soul in Self-Control
June 27, 2011 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The Content of Character, The DNA of Greatness
I encourage you to set aside the burgers and dogs and soda and beer for a moment this Fourth of July and contemplate something decidedly different, maybe even as you gaze upward at the flash of fireworks. Here it is: … Read more>
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My Congressman’s Tough Job
June 24, 2011 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The DNA of Greatness, The Path to Freedom
Being a congressman can be a great job. It can be attractive for someone who relishes the ersatz virtue of playing Santa Claus with other people’s money, who finds a year-round routine of fund-raising social events enjoyable, and who covets … Read more>
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Planned Parenthood Funding: James Madison vs. Obama and the Progressives
June 23, 2011 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The Content of Character, The Path to Freedom
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at CatholicVote.org.
With a critical vote in its state Senate, North Carolina has voted to de-fund Planned Parenthood. Republicans hold a huge majority in the Senate—meaning, as a Republican majority … Read more>
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Our Health is Overinsured!
June 20, 2011 | by Tracy Miller | Topic: The Path to Freedom
One of the arguments for healthcare reform is that millions of Americans with employer-provided healthcare are underinsured. Proponents of this view are saying that people are underinsured if they are paying too many of their healthcare costs out-of-pocket. Quite the … Read more>
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Perils of the “Administrative State”
June 20, 2011 | by Lee Wishing | Topic: The Law, The Path to Freedom
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine.
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May the Farce Be With You: Lessons for 2012 from Lincoln and Louis
June 16, 2011 | by Marvin J. Folkertsma | Topic: The American Story
Karl Marx famously quipped that great historical events and personages appear twice, first as tragedy and second as farce. The tragedy he had in mind was the French Revolution and the farce was its pale successor that took place in … Read more>
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Thanks, Pop
June 15, 2011 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The Content of Character
Father’s Day is a poignant occasion for me, as for many. I never knew my biological father, who died in an accident. Mom and I lived near Detroit with her oldest sister and her husband, who were childless. That’s how … Read more>
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San Francisco Considers Circumcision—and Parental Rights
June 13, 2011 | by Steven L. Jones | Topic: The Content of Character
This November the citizens of San Francisco will decide whether to ban circumcision, a practice that dates from antiquity and is embraced by at least three of the world’s major religions. Now, the fact that something stretches far back into … Read more>
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Fabius, Father, and Leadership
June 13, 2011 | by Lee Wishing | Topic: The DNA of Greatness
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine.
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Swindling America’s Youth
June 9, 2011 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The Path to Freedom
We older Americans have saddled our youth with a mind-boggling public debt—over $20 trillion already spent ($14.3 trillion of “official” national debt plus various off-budget expenditures, according to the U.S. Treasury); trillions more of projected deficit-spending over the coming decade; … Read more>
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Sleepwalking Through the Valley of Financial Calamity
June 6, 2011 | by Lee Wishing | Topic: The Path to Freedom
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine.
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Remembering D-Day With Ike and Reagan
June 6, 2011 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The American Story
Written by the executive director of The Center for Vision & Values for the American Spectator.
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Persist for Airport Freedom
June 3, 2011 | by Joseph J. Horton | Topic: The Global Challenge, The Path to Freedom
A “Woman Screams for Help After TSA Molestation,” and the “Texas Pat Down Ban May Be Back.” Those are just two of the headlines breaking around the nation this morning, as summer travel picks up—and so do concerns over excessive … Read more>
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Where Have All the Cold Warriors Gone?
June 2, 2011 | by R.B.A. Di Muccio | Topic: The Global Challenge
It was 24 years ago, in June 1987, that Ronald Reagan gave his famous speech calling on Mikhail Gorbachev to “Tear down this wall.” In 1990, a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, when the foundations that had … Read more>
