Archive for: October 23, 2010

In the 4/19/10 edition of USA Today, religious antiquarian Phillip Jenkins, by comparing extremist Islam with assorted atrocities committed in the name of Christianity over the centuries, details from an historical perspective how any religion can be co-opted in the …

Really, I must be a glutton for punishment.  During the past couple of weeks, I wrote two articles on libertarianism and made the point that for a law to be just, it must have a basis in morality.  These commentaries …

Unlike many former politicians and government officials on the left, former Director of Central Intelligence Thomas Hayden was careful to be respectful of President Barack Obama and his minions during a lecture given on Tuesday regarding terrorism, weapons of mass …

Rand Paul has courage that you rarely see these days; at least among those wanting public office. I, for one, was glad to see Mr. Paul, a candidate for United States Senator in Kentucky, refuse to shake the hand of …

I’m not an expert on international diplomacy, not by any means, but it seems that the news coming out of Afghanistan is less than hopeful. The Afghan government, which seems to only excel at corruption and incompetence(who knew Rahm Emmanuel …