Politics & Rights
Politics & Rights
Romney Should Call for Property Rights and Lower Taxes for Everyone
Ari Armstrong January 24, 2012
Under pressure, Mitt Romney released some of his tax information for 2010. Some of his remarks hit the right notes regarding the importance of economic liberty, but he missed an opportunity to make the case for property rights and lower taxes for all. To castigate a man for not paying…
Politics & Rights
Obama’s “Tough Talk” Regarding Syria’s Membership in UNESCO Body is Immorally Inadequate
Joshua Lipana January 23, 2012
Fox News reports that “the Obama administration has sent a letter to UNESCO's executive board calling on Syria to be removed from the so called Committee on Conventions and Recommendations which deals with human rights.” But President Obama’s request is immorally inadequate. Consider just a few of the Syrian regime’s…
Politics & Rights
The Immorality of a “Reasonable Profits Board”
Trevor Conn January 22, 2012
A recent bill before the U.S. House of Representatives, known as the “Gas Price Spike Act” (HR 3784) aims to create a body known as the “Reasonable Profits Board.” The Board’s mission would be to oversee the profits generated by businesses in the fossil fuel industry, to determine whether those…
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
High Time to End the Iranian Regime
Joshua Lipana January 14, 2012
The United States government is stepping up its efforts to increase sanctions on Iran in order to impede the Islamist regime’s development of nuclear weapons. These latest efforts, however, ignore how pressing this matter really is. The Iranian regime has killed U.S troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, has long sponsored terrorist groups such…
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Interview with Peter Huessy on U.S. Foreign Policy, Iran, and the Middle East
Craig Biddle January 12, 2012
Craig Biddle: I’m speaking with Peter Huessy, president of Geo-Strategic Analysis of Potomac, Maryland, a defense and national security consulting firm. Mr. Huessy also writes for Family Security Matters, The Hudson Institute, Big Peace, and Human Events. Thank you for joining me, Peter. Peter Huessy: Thank you for inviting me.…
Politics & Rights
Even with Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party Undermines Liberty
Ari Armstrong January 9, 2012
To many lovers of liberty, Gary Johnson seemed like the ideal Republican candidate for president, an advocate of staunch fiscal responsibility along with personal liberty on issues such as abortion and gay marriage. He appeals to many who share the sentiments of a Colorado business owner: “I want the Democrats…
Announcements, History, Politics & Rights
John David Lewis: A Man Who Lived
Craig Biddle January 4, 2012
[Written on Jan. 3, posted on Jan. 4, 2012] My good friend John Lewis died this morning having battled cancer relentlessly, and I want to say a few words here about his life. John was one of the greatest men I’ve ever known. A husband, historian, writer, speaker, professor, musician,…
Politics & Rights
Santorum Stands for Big Government because He Stands for Collectivism
Ari Armstrong January 4, 2012
Might Republicans select as their presidential candidate someone who wants even more government controls over our lives than Mitt Romney, father of Massachusetts’s health-policy fiasco Romneycare? Their sudden embrace of Rick Santorum, who won a close second in the Iowa caucuses, threatens just that outcome. Santorum’s commitment to government controls…
History, Politics & Rights
Interview with Clare M. Lopez on Islam and the Enemies of America
Craig Biddle December 30, 2011
Craig Biddle: I’m speaking with Clare Lopez, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and at The Clarion Fund, vice president of The Intelligence Summit, and a 2011 Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute. She formerly was a professor at the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies (CI Centre),…
Politics & Rights
U.N. Pays Tribute to Communist Butcher
Joshua Lipana December 28, 2011
Reuters reports that the U.N. General Assembly recently held a moment of silence for Kim Jong-il. The United States, along with other nations, boycotted the moment of silence. But this leads to the question: Why does any semi-civilized nation even patronize this monstrous organization? Kim Jong il and his communist…