Is Scott Walker comparable to Hitler? Is President Obama? Despite the fact that the obvious answer to each of those question is no, a surprising number of people fail to make the distinction. The most recent example of our seemingly endless national appetite for Hitler comparisons has travelled from Madison, …
Read More »Walton, Perhaps Congress Should Give Business Principles a Try
The federal government posted its largest monthly deficit in history in February at $223 billion, according to preliminary numbers the Congressional Budget Office. Yet Democrat Senate Majority leader Harry Reid refuses to pass a budget that would include Republican proposals to cut the Federal budget by $61 billion a year. …
Read More »The Case for Ron Paul for President
Editor’s note: Fox News Opinion has invited every candidate who has officially announced their intention to seek their Party’s nomination to submit an op-ed making their case to the American people. America is the greatest nation in human history. Belief in Liberty, limited government, and sound money made us the …
Read More »Media Bias On Full Display During Obama's Trip to Ireland, England
Dublin – Lord and Lady Gaga (aka President Barack and Michelle Obama) are being treated like royalty on the first days of their European (aka re-election) journey. I took to the streets in Dublin on Monday to ask people their reaction to the American president. The line stretched for blocks …
Read More »Palestine’s Latin American Dominoes
Inertia is deceptive. While the Israeli-Palestinian peace proces is stalled, thanks to Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas refusing to return to direct talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on parallel tracks P.A. leaders are lining up countries publicly supporting a Palestinian state before it is actually created. The P.A. is …
Read More »She Is Woman, Hear Her Roar — Wendi Deng Murdoch Fights Back
Wendi got game. Those of us addicted to streaming news feeds at all hours of the day were numbly watching the public flogging that was hyped as hearings in the British Parliament on Tuesday, when the extraordinary happened. A woman rose up to stand by her man without a sex …
Read More »Does the U.S. Need a Sports Czar?
Performance-enhancing drugs, gene doping, Bowl Championship Series (BCS) vs. a playoff system in college football, caps on student-athlete scholarship stipends, state and federal government athlete agent laws regarding licensing, recruiting athletes, and providing benefits to athletes, and whether college athletes should be able to earn a profit from licensing their …
Read More »What Would Really Stop Iran From Getting Nukes
On Thursday, as Iran celebrated the birth of Hussein Ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad whose martyrdom is to Shias what the crucifixion of Jesus is to Christians, the country also celebrated Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Day. The IRGC has defended the regime in Tehran against internal …
Read More »Propaganda or 'Politics' — The Perils of Friendship In 2010
Propaganda, disguised as “politics,” has a way of inserting itself into one’s personal life in very unexpected and often unpleasant ways. Some people cannot talk about Presidents Obama or Bush without getting into shouting matches and ending their friendships. Some families can only break bread together if they avoid talking …
Read More »LARRY GATLIN: Faith, Hope and Charity, That's What Our Country Needs
I am not a hopeless romantic. I am a hopeful one. I believe in America and the power of the human spirit and the power of right! A lot of people did not think we would win the war for our independence, but we did. A lot of people did …
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