"Gender is probably the most restricting force in American life, whether the question is who must be in the kitchen or who could be in the White House...Black men were given the vote a half-century before women of any race were allowed to mark a ballot, and generally have ascended to positions of power...What...
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This weekend’s 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremonies in Los Angeles are the latest victim of the ongoing labor strike by American entertainment writers. On Sunday, the awards will be presented during a news conference at the Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California instead of the traditional annual televised event. The Golden Globe Awards are...
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Tonight on the Fox News Channel debates, Mitt Romney again played the traditional “Reagan†marriage card. He said that a strong economy equals strong families. Unfortunately, this is only half the equation — the half representing the possibility that strong families could exist. Like the rest of the Republican lineup, Romney refuses to work...
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New Zealand mountain-climber Sir Edmund Hillary died today at age 88 at the Auckland City Hospital at 9am NZDT (UTC+13). Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first two to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on earth. Norgay and Hillary reached the summit in 1953, after many previously failed...
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Thaicom, a Thai satellite company has begun airing Hezbollah network Al-Manar, much to Israel’s discontent. Al-Manar now can be viewed in Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and most of Europe, a blow to Israel who is trying to fight Hezbollah. Many fear this will increase support and recruiting for Hezbollah, which the United...
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Perhaps it is time to pass a federal law stipulating that any winner of the New Hampshire primary is henceforth disqualified from running for President. Constitutional considerations aside, it might just be the only manner in which America could neutralize the circus that increasingly results from the Granite State’s belief in its inherent right...
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I’ve been a journalist all my adult life, and I know when things don’t add up. The Darwinian evolution story that is taught to kids in public school systems (at our expense) does not add up. If you want to know why I think so, have a look at some of these stories: There...
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and social activism, when the aim is to enlarge government control, is inescapably traveling the road to political tyranny. In The Social Gospel Has Found its Savior I wrote: Regrettably, well meaning Christian ministers like Rick Warren are supporting Mr. Gore’s junk scientism and the...
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Background: The issue of Single Motherhood by Choice has been getting a good deal of press lately. For some examples, see There's no shame in going solo, says mum (Guardian Unlimited, UK, 11/4/07) and Knocking Yourself Up--The ongoing debate over going it alone (Newsweek, 11/5/07). To watch me debate Single Motherhood by Choice on...
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“In my state I do not recall a circumstance...where a law of this kind interfered with the rights of a parent in a way that seemed like it was out of keeping, but if you’re familiar with such, let us know.â€Â--Mitt Romney, presidential candidate and governor of Massachusetts, 2003-2007
"The continual use of some men's...
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At least 24 people were killed and more than 60 were injured when a suicide bomber struck outside a courthouse in the Pakistani city Lahore. The bombing took place at approximately 0700 UTC (1200 local time) Lahore Police Chief Malik Iqbal says the bomber was aiming at police, who were deployed outside the Lahore...
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Anti-rights “NICS Improvement Act” Re-Written Major Abuses Gone, President Signs HR 2640 Path to rights-restoration included Without fanfare or advanced notice, the incredibly dangerous anti-rights gun law drafted by the Brady group and its allies, HR 2640, has been rewritten by attorneys coordinated by the NRA. The new bill, though not perfect, is a...
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From TMZ.com's Pam to Rick -- I'm Pregnant, Get Lost! (1/9/08):
"TMZ has learned the divorce between Pam Anderson and Rick Salomon is back on and Pam is pregnant!
"You'll recall Anderson filed for divorce last month, but called it off just days later. But sources tell TMZ she is now moving forward with the divorce,...
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Are you old enough to remember the ice age threat? Well, I am. The pro-U.N., pro-globalist, rabid environmentalist crowd, warned of a coming end of times, global ice age (back in the 1970s if I remember right), and the solution was  you guessed it  big, big, and bigger government. Strange solution, since...
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Well now that Bill Richardson (pictured) has fared poorly in two states, the total populations of which are less than half that of the city I live in, I can see why he needs to drop out of the race. After all, 1.5% of the US population has rejected him.
In fact, Richardson probably decided...
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When I checked a collection of fairy tales out from Bookears, I had a sense that something in there would provoke thought. Sure enough, the story of Snow White did. I heard once again about the Queen looking into the magic mirror and asking, Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of...
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