The State of the Union: An Inside Report
January 27, 2012 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom
On Tuesday evening, I had the honor of attending the State of the Union address as the guest of Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-03). Here are my impressions in abbreviated form:
The address seemed more like a rewrite of previous speeches … Read more>
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Preparing the Military for Future Threats
January 26, 2012 | by Earl H. Tilford | Topic: The Global Challenge
With breaking news of a U.S. Navy SEAL team successfully rescuing two hostages from pirates in Somalia, military pundits are quick to note how the deployment of small, elite units will fit in with President Barack Obama’s vision for … Read more>
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The Tax Rate Scandal
January 25, 2012 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney casually estimated that his effective tax rate is around 15 percent, progressives immediately pounced on the issue. To this ideological minority with its Ahab-like obsession on class warfare, a rich American paying an … Read more>
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January 2012 “Vision & Values” (Vol. 20 No. 1)
January 20, 2012 | by Editor | Topic: Vision & Values Mailings
Editor’s note: The January 2012 issue of Vision & Values (Vol. 20 No. 1) is now available for download online. In this issue, you’ll find: excerpts from an exclusive interview between Executive Director Paul Kengor and Bill Bennett during the … Read more>
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Patrick Henry, Patriot
January 20, 2012 | by Gary S. Smith | Topic: The American Story, The Content of Character, The DNA of Greatness
Among America’s amazing pantheon of founders, Patrick Henry stands out for his stirring speeches and fervent commitment to liberty, virtue, and small government. The Virginia planter, lawyer, and politician strongly denounced Great Britain’s political and economic control of the American … Read more>
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The 2012 Republican Primary and the Seeds of 1966
January 19, 2012 | by Samuel G. Casolari | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom
The Republican primary contest has come down to a choice between Mitt Romney and the anti-Romney. It is another in a series of battles between the non-conservative and conservative wings of the GOP. Arguably, the political seeds of today’s Republican … Read more>
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Military Modernization: Back to the Future
January 18, 2012 | by Earl H. Tilford | Topic: The Global Challenge
President Barack Obama’s vision for modernizing the U.S. military is little more than an exercise in “back to the future.”
Consider: Back in 2001, the armed forces were nearly a decade into positing what 21st-century warfare would entail. These considerations … Read more>
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Readying Romney for the Class-Warfare Machine
January 13, 2012 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders
Editor’s note: A longer version of this article appears at today’s American Spectator.
If Mitt Romney gets the GOP nomination, prepare for a season of class warfare in America unlike any before. Not only has President Obama been pushing class … Read more>
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Sports, Concussions, and Contemporary American Culture
January 12, 2012 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The Content of Character, The DNA of Greatness
If you follow professional sports, and especially if you are a football or hockey fan, you undoubtedly are aware of the rash of concussions that have rendered players unfit to play. Now there’s a rash of lawsuits being filed against … Read more>
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Occupying True North in 2012: The Year of the Entrepreneur
January 11, 2012 | by Craig Columbus | Topic: The Content of Character, The DNA of Greatness, The Path to Freedom
This is the time of year when 2012 prediction lists abound. I am struck by how many lists have included some reference to a surge in American entrepreneurship during the next year. Entrepreneurs are clearly being counted upon to act … Read more>
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V&V Q&A: On the “Red Card Solution”
January 9, 2012 | by Helen E. Krieble | Topic: The Law, The Path to Freedom
Editor’s Note: The “V&V Q&A” is an e-publication from The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. In this latest edition, we discuss a recent column by Ann Coulter, which criticized Newt Gingrich for advocating Helen Krieble’s “Red … Read more>
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A Kim-Less Christmas
January 5, 2012 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The Content of Character, The Global Challenge, The Path to Freedom
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at American Thinker.
This past Christmas, the people of North Korea were without their messiah. That is, their self-anointed messiah.
For a sense of just how bad was Kim Jong-Il, I … Read more>
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Rick Santorum’s Rosetta Stone
January 4, 2012 | by Lee Wishing | Topic: The American Story, The Content of Character, The Persuaders
Editor’s note: Lee Wishing will be a participant in an April 19-20 conference hosted by The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College on “The Challenge 2012: The Divided Conservative Mind.”
I live in Western Pennsylvania, just across … Read more>
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Remembering the Battlers of the Bulge
January 3, 2012 | by Marvin J. Folkertsma | Topic: The American Story, The DNA of Greatness, The Global Challenge
On December 16, 1944, the men of Lieutenant Lyle Bouck’s platoon had their all-night vigil interrupted by a pre-dawn fusillade of artillery rounds from a hundred German guns, their muzzle flashes punctuating the darkness like a volley of fireballs hurled … Read more>
