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May 20, 2012

Britain, “Austerity,” and the Lessons of Economic History

By Kyle Latham

Economists and pundits alike are going wild over the United Kingdom’s recent “double dip” recession. The 2008-09 recession prompted the election of a conservative coalition led by Prime Minister David Cameron. Cameron decided the best path for economic …

April 27, 2012

Energy: Pennsylvania’s Choice, America’s Model

Filed under: Politics In General - 27 Apr 2012

By Robert T. Smith

We can’t drill our way to energy independence. Or so proclaims the president and many of his supporters. Here in Pennsylvania, the proclamation rings hollow; we are in the midst of a historic natural gas boom.

April 26, 2012

Teddy Roosevelt for President in 2012?

Filed under: Elections & Voting,History - 26 Apr 2012

By Dr. Joseph Postell

The 2012 presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most significant elections in American history. The outcome of major political issues such as Obamacare, carbon regulations, and our looming fiscal calamity hang in the …

April 12, 2012

Election 2012: A Republic or Marxism

By: Gary Kelly

Thomas Paine: “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.”

Unlike 1776 when “We the people” went on the offense and kept tyranny on the defense, tyranny, now in …

April 5, 2012

What Barack Obama has Reminded America

Filed under: Politics In General - 05 Apr 2012

By: Harvey Mack

When the history books look back at Barack Obama’s time in the White House, what will be his lasting legacy (besides, of course, that it was the first time in American history that the Commander in Chief wasn’t …

April 4, 2012

A Whirlwind Tour of the Supreme Court’s Commerce Clause Jurisprudence

By David J. Porter

There is a widely held view that Congress has virtually unlimited power to legislate, especially concerning economic matters. Consider, for example, the passage of the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act two years ago. While …

March 31, 2012

Is the Health Care Law Constitutional? No, Strike It Down

This summer, the Supreme Court will decide whether Congress violated the Constitution when it enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which contains an “individual mandate” requiring virtually every American to purchase health insurance. Based on the Constitution’s text …

March 26, 2012

Is There a Dirty Secret behind Obama’s Birth Certificate

Filed under: Politics In General - 26 Mar 2012

By: Alan P. Halbert

A widely known fact that Obama and his handler’s would like to keep hidden are the Hawaiian Statutes that were in force during the time of his birth in 1961. Many have written extensively about his …

March 25, 2012

Sorry Pennsylvanians, Your Primary Won’t Matter

Filed under: Elections & Voting - 25 Mar 2012

By Dr. Michael Coulter

Many Pennsylvanians who follow politics want the Keystone State’s presidential primary to matter. They observe the candidates in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and elsewhere holding rallies, visiting local diners, and kissing babies. They want some …

March 22, 2012

No Credit

Filed under: Elections & Voting,Politics In General - 22 Mar 2012

by Kelly Strong

So I was sitting in church last Sunday (Mormon) and talking to a cute lady (60ish) about church things (okay, politics). She indicated she hoped Mitt could “pull it off” and make it to the White House and …

March 19, 2012

Viral Video and International Justice

Filed under: Foreign Countries & Policy - 19 Mar 2012

By Dr. Samuel S. Stanton, Jr.

Can a viral video on the internet bring the world’s most wanted criminal to justice? This question is at the core of a video viewed more than 77 million times during the last week. …

March 1, 2012

It’s Only Controversial If America’s Involved

By: Vaughan Starr

Another Koran controversy. That it somehow involves the U.S. and its military should go without saying. For how could it possibly be controversial otherwise?

All across the Muslim world at the hands of their own, Mosques …

February 14, 2012

Seeing They Do Not See

By: Christine Biediger

“But for me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus’ teaching that, ‘for unto whom much is given, much shall be required,’” he said. He, being President Obama in his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, …

January 29, 2012

America No Longer the Land of the Free

Filed under: Politics In General - 29 Jan 2012

By: Michael Webster

The United States is no longer the shining light leading the rest of the world in regards to freedom and liberty. The President signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) under the radar late on New …

January 23, 2012

The 2012 Republican Primary and the Seeds of 1966

Filed under: Elections & Voting,The Republicans - 23 Jan 2012

By Samuel G. Casolari, J.D.

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 …

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