What odious mental malady convinces some people that they have a say over what the rest of us do? A certain sub-segment of the population has it. You can begin spotting them in around fourth or fifth grade when they start using words like “let’s.” By high school, they are yearbook editor; by adulthood they chair […]
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I’ve had a few nights like this one…
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Instant classic.
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Responsible minds are hard at work trying to figure out what to do about Iran. As I see it, it’s a no brainer. Thirty-three years ago, this Iranian regime took Americans hostage for 444 days. They humiliated our country on the world stage and have been fomenting dissent against the U.S. ever since. Iran is […]
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My wife put a book on a shelf in our bathroom that I walk by every day. It reminds me of the power of words each time I see it. It is essentially a tour guide. But it’s called “1,000 Places to See Before You Die.” That name alone made it a New York Times #1 Bestseller. […]
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Twenty-seven-year-old Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg is about to be worth a cool $28 billion, according to estimates. His company will be valued in its IPO at between $75-$100 billion. That’s great news all around. It means that thousands of Americans will get jobs at the company, others will likely become enriched by investing their faith […]
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Those of us hoping for a new president next January can only pray that President Obama takes the advice of Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi today. Ms. Vennochi urges the President to double-down in his fight with the Catholic Church over the “morning after” pill. Obamacare mandates that religious institutions — hospitals, churches, universities — […]
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Two-hundred-thirty-six years ago, American colonialists rebelled against England for the sort of abuses of power that the Obama Administration is now systematically waging against two private American citizens, the philanthropists Charles and David Koch. Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson pens a must-read piece in today’s Wall Street Journal on the tactics the Obama Administration is using against the two […]
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Remember Newt Gingrich promising to run a clean campaign? Get a load of this. And try not to laugh. (Sorry about the weird formatting.) [youtubenolink]
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New York Post columnist John Podhoretz hits it out of the park this morning with a piece entitled, “Mitt Passes the Trash Newt Test.” It made me say “exactly” aloud at my desk while reading it. Mr. Podhoretz argues that many Republican voters turned to Newt Gingrich not because of his conservative bonafides — they are […]
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