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- Opinion · Sep 17, 2015The American Constitution: Why It Endures
that be? There is no mention of Christianity in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, except for the mention of religion in the First Amendment, and some of the Founders … need for a civil government. We are sinful and frail and will do wrong — theft, murder and the like. Civil government is a necessity. He continued, “If angels were
- Opinion · Sep 17, 2015Hillary Isn’t Biden’s Problem — Obama Is
that I knew I was there. I’m being completely honest. Nobody has a right, in my view, to seek that office unless they’re willing to give … percent think the country is on the “wrong track” and only 29 percent believe it’s headed in the “right direction.” As to the economy — the top reason most voters
- Opinion · Sep 17, 2015Senate Continues Arms Wrestling
down vote, then turn around and pretend they care deeply about Israel and human rights,” McConnell told reporters [Tuesday]. It’s an ingenious move, one several pundits are applauding … announcement. “They are outright appalling, and show activity that is not only morally wrong, but appears to be potentially illegal as well. These videos raise serious questions about this organization
- Opinion · Sep 16, 2015How Obama Has Fundamentally Transformed American Politics
using the temporary 60-vote Senate supermajority gained through a Minnesota recount and the wrongful prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens. After they lost the 60th vote, they resorted … Biden) you would think we are in our seventh year of oppression by a right-wing administration. You don’t hear much about the virtues of Obamacare or the Iran
- Opinion · Sep 16, 2015Message in a Battle
spent five days in jail for daring to exercise her First Amendment rights on marriage, was forced to make her own accommodation when Kentucky refused to grant one. After scrubbing … anyone think what Kim Davis is facing is unique to her, you would be wrong. She is one of millions of people in the public and private sector whose deeply
- Opinion · Sep 16, 2015Is Joe Biden Really the Answer to Democrats’ Problems?
really the answer to the Democrats’ problem? That depends. As with any malady, the right treatment hinges on the correct diagnosis. You don’t recommend better diet and exercise … percent of Republicans and 67 percent of independents think the country is on the wrong track. Democrats tend to agree, albeit by a smaller margin (48 percent to 42 percent
- Opinion · Sep 15, 2015Europe Is Making a Fatal Mistake
United States) seems to be advocating for something that is heartless and just morally wrong. Also, as a Jew, I am particularly sensitive to any parallels to the Holocaust … result of the three arguments above, some European countries will be threatened by far-right political movements that will arise in opposition to the threat to their national identity, values
- Opinion · Sep 15, 2015Anatomy of a Failed Liberal State
billion in taxable income over the next decade.” It couldn’t get much worse, right? Wrong. The state has been operating without a new budget for more than two months
- Opinion · Sep 13, 2015Why Is There So Much Economic Illiteracy? Paul Krugman Is One Reason
much bigger impact in other parts of the country. In Miami, the average wage right now is less than $15. There is a far more effective way of helping … Krugman recently asserted that the minimum wage makes the EITC more effective. He’s wrong. The reverse is true. Combining the EITC with a minimum wage makes workers worse
- Opinion · Sep 11, 2015Kim Davis Is Complicated
licenses to anyone, heterosexual or homosexual, and denied other clerks in her office the right to do so because Davis’ name would be on the licenses. Davis had been married … been wrong, but she would not have engaged in a wholesale rewriting of her position. On the opposite side are those who think Davis should be denied the right
- Opinion · Sep 11, 2015Expect More Tyranny and Thus More Kim Davises
legitimacy in the court’s lawless edict making same-sex marriage a constitutional right. Hardly with clairvoyance, critics predicted that this fiat was on a collision course with religious liberty … person who ignores or disobeys laws, even if I, too, believe they are wrong. As much as I agreed with Roy Moore’s position on the Ten Commandments, I parted
- Opinion · Sep 11, 2015Huckabee Plays the Fool
Court’s ruling on gay marriage in the name of religious liberty or state rights, he only proved he’s not a constitutional scholar. When he said that what … association that hurts the other Republican presidential candidates, had the Davis case all wrong from the start. He tweeted that “Kim Davis in federal custody removes all doubts about
- Opinion · Sep 10, 2015Fight Over North Carolina Election Rules Shows Obama Will Stop at Nothing to Win Elections
changing the law in the wrong direction is discriminatory. In other words, the Obama administration would turn the Voting Rights Act into a one-way ratchet to help Democrats … North Carolina broke the law when it returned to this policy. North Carolina was wrong to end same-day registration, too, according to Justice. North Carolina implemented same-day registration
- Article · Sep 10, 2015The Relationship Loophole?
existent “gun show loophole,” which they claim allows criminals to obtain guns. They’re wrong, of course, because gun show purchasers must pass a background check and, therefore, criminals avoid … grabbers are getting creative. While they deny the entire idea of natural rights granted by God, they at least acknowledge the rights enshrined in the Second Amendment are too engrained
- Opinion · Sep 10, 2015Two Kingdoms in Conflict Over Same-Sex Marriage
nation in which Christians — and every other religious and nonreligious person — have the right to practice their beliefs in private and public free of government intrusion, except in some cases … other words, changed hearts are usually followed by changed minds. Kim Davis chose the wrong issue for her “martyrdom.” Amazingbible.org lists more than 600 sins mentioned in the Bible, including
- Article · Sep 9, 2015Hillary ‘Apologizes,’ Offers Desperate Redirect
what’s the would-be first woman president to do to secure her right to the Oval Office? Solve all America’s problems by proposing ... more campaign finance limits … private email server. Then she went on more than once to deny wrongly handling classified information: “I did not send or receive any information marked classified. I take the responsibilities
- Article · Sep 9, 2015Wednesday Short Cuts
intellectualizing it. The Black Lives Matter crowd has become an appendage of the civil-rights industry, which uses the black underclass to push an agenda that invariably leaves the supposed … think Barack Obama has bad motives. I just think he’s wrong on a lot of issues.” —Jeb Bush Friendly fire: “There is something profoundly wrong when ... the average American
- Opinion · Sep 9, 2015Kim Davis Has No Right to Impose Her View of Marriage on Others
control decision that undermines the Constitution of the United States and our fundamental right to religious liberty.” Other Republican presidential contenders likewise framed Davis’ refusal to comply with the Supreme … government arrested a Christian woman for living according to her faith. This is wrong. This is not America.” As my Reason colleague Scott Shackford noted, Cruz seems to have forgotten
- Opinion · Sep 9, 2015Wasn’t Always This Way
Chief among them is the breakdown of the black family. Actually, “breakdown” is the wrong word; the black family doesn’t form in the first place. As late … weak family structure and illegitimacy are devastating problems, but they are not civil rights problems and have nothing to do with racial discrimination. The black unemployment problem is different. Much
- Opinion · Sep 8, 2015Anyone Still Remember the Arab Spring?
there ever been an American president more spectacularly wrong than Barack Hussein Obama, along with the gaggle of equally clueless officials in his administration? “For all the challenges that … gather to celebrate the freedoms that they had never known. Across the region, those rights that we take for granted are being claimed with joy by those who are prying