Rick Santorum Questions Obama's Christian Values

Derek Hunter: Why “Progressives†and not “Liberals�

I’ve been contacted by many readers asking why I use the word “progressive†instead of “liberal.†I figured I’d write a little bit about why this week.

Doug Giles: Whitney Houston Was Correct: Crack Was Wack

During a 2002 ABC interview Whitney Houston told an inquiring Diane Sawyer that “crack is wack.†She was correct: Crack is wack, and in the final analysis, abusing it (and many, many other drugs and alcohol) whacked Whitney.

John Ransom: One Question Only: Why Did Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Socialize Medicine?

We're living in a world-wide Confederacy of Technocrats. One great conservative warned us about this: “If you believe doctors, nothing is wholesome: if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent: if you believe the soldiers, nothing is safe.†And if you believe in socialized anything, nothing is cheap.

Salena Zito: Could Next Tie Doom Electoral College?

WASHINGTON – The politics behind who governs here dabbles in the absurd so often that absurdity is practically normal. So it is not ridiculous to consider that the next presidential election could end in an electoral tie.

Ken Blackwell: The Prophets

Why bring up Rev. Wright now? It’s so 2008, they will say. But now is when it counts.

Austin Hill: Obama, "Fairness", and Your Right to Not Work

I’m askin’ that the script be flipped…â€

Debra J. Saunders: Occupy Oakland, Violence Optional

Occupy Oakland activists have filed a lawsuit against the city and are seeking damages. The American Civil Liberties Union-backed suit argues that protesters are engaged in "peaceful expressive activity" and that Oakland police have used "excessive force" that has inflicted "mental stress" on activists. The lawsuit also complains that police have not warned activists sufficiently before dispersal orders.

Paul Jacob: Our World This Week

The modal story of our time is a story about too much government.

Daniel J. Mitchell: An Econ Lesson for Paul Krugman: Canada’s Restraint vs. the UK’s Fake Austerity

Citing Keynesian theory and weak economics numbers, he warned about “the austerity doctrine that has dominated elite policy discussion†and says that the British government made a mistake when it decided to “slash spending.â€

Kevin McCullough: Newt's Honorable Option

Just after the South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich--or his minions--put considerable public pressure upon Rick Santorum to stand down, to get out, to leave the race.

Bob Beauprez: Behind the “Environmentalist†Curtain Lurks … nothing.

Conventional energy can make all the strides it dares undertake – at significant cost and allegedly at environmental groups’ behest - but it will never satisfy its environmentalist critics. Their goal is nothing, no energy. And Obama will give it to them.

Michael F. Cannon: The Illiberality of ObamaCare

Even though the contraceptives mandate exempts parish priests and the Church hierarchy, it still violates Catholics' religious liberty in at least four ways.

Steve Chapman: China as Punching Bag

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping came to the United States last week, and that set alarm bells clanging. Among those who sorely miss the Cold War, China serves as an endless source of fear and loathing.

Michael Tanner: A Debate about Contraception Or Religious Freedom? No, a Debate about Economic Choice

This issue never had anything whatsoever to do with women’s health. There is nothing that prevents any woman who wants contraceptives from purchasing them. No one is threatening to take that right away, and no one should.

Michael Youssef: Is Newsweek Redeeming Itself Or Is It Just An Aberration?

Newsweek has been at the vanguard of the liberal mainstream media. Often these media outlets compete to see who is more anti-Christian. Through the years, many of them have led with sensational [yet historically questionable] headlines regarding Christ and Christianity. These headlines range from the denial of the resurrection of Jesus to the denial of the virgin birth, all the way to the denial of Jesus’ existence.

Paul Kengor: What If We Removed Wartime Conscience Exemptions?

Last Friday, President Obama responded to Catholic bishops’ concerns over his controversial mandate compelling Catholic institutions to provide contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing pharmaceuticals.

Marita Noon: Obama's Fake Fossil Fuel Infatuation

The abundant and affordable fuels: oil and gas, are being singled out for punishment as if they are “undesirable.†The increased costs will be added to the growing gas prices, which punish the consumer and hurt our sputtering economic recovery.

Jeff Carter: Pay No Attention to Debt

Debt-schmet. Hey, let’s talk about something else, like contraception.

Mark Baisley: Theory of Political Relativity, Part 1 of 3

“What does it mean to be politically left, right, liberal or conservative?â€

Mike Shedlock: China, Euro, US Looking for Econ Miracles

Damn the consequences, central banks everywhere inevitably respond to slowdowns with two actions: print money and loosen lending standards. That holds true for the US, China, Europe, and Japan.

George Friedman: Iran's Deterrence Strategy in the Strait of Hormuz

To deter an attack, Iran must enhance the perception that it possesses the strength to attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz.

Mark Calabria: Dumb Government Intervention in the Housing Market of the Day

Sadly local governments manage, on regular basis, to give the federal government some real competition in terms of just plain dumb.