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- Opinion · Jan 7, 2016The Criminalization of Politics
impulse to ferret corruption from politics corrupts the criminal justice system when it causes overzealous prosecutors and judges to improvise novel interpretations of the law of bribery. Consider Robert McDonnell … protect liberty when the government’s purposes are beneficent.” —Louis Brandeis The impulse to ferret corruption from politics corrupts the criminal justice system when it causes overzealous prosecutors and judges
- Alexander's Column · Jan 6, 2016Every Patriot’s Resolve — 2016 and Beyond
shocks and adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. ... Your love of Liberty - your respect for the laws - your habits of industry - and your practice of the moral … long as to live well.” The foes of Liberty should take note of these words from the Declaration of the Cause and Necessity of Taking up Arms (1775): “With hearts
- Opinion · Jan 6, 2016Planned Parenthood and the Profits of Doom
this year’s report went to great lengths to show its support for another cause: LGBT “rights.” Raising more than a few eyebrows, Richards pointed out that, “Planned Parenthood believes … here to help Congress make history . Originally published [here](http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA16A01&f=WU16A01). ## In 2016, Liberty or Libertine? If you’re wondering what matters to voters heading into this year
- Opinion · Jan 5, 2016Recruiting Jihadists
left’s world, Islamophobia causes radical Islamism. But in reality, radical jihadism causes Islamophobia. Iran Unleashed When people think about Barack Obama’s promise to fundamentally transform America, they often … Court. These two issues alone — the fate of religious liberty in America and the composition of the Supreme Court — should cause every man and woman of faith
- Article · Jan 3, 2016State Squeezes Last Penny From Bakers Who Defied Lesbian-Wedding Cake Order
with the state of Oregon. The state later determined that gay rights trump religious liberty, ruling that the Kleins had violated the lesbians’ civil rights by discriminating based on sexual … They were ordered to “cease and desist from publishing, circulating, issuing or displaying, or causing to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement or sign
- Alexander's Column · Jan 1, 2016From The Federalist to The Patriot Post
force multipliers in our ranks, who have enlisted many others to the eternal cause of Liberty . The Patriot Post frames current political and policy issues in the correct constitutionally constructionist … also launched the Patriot Declaration -- a “Declaration of Cause and Necessity” which stands on its own as an timeless touchstone of Liberty, a resolution of intent and due notice
- Opinion · Dec 30, 2015State Squeezes Last Penny From Bakers Who Defied Lesbian-Wedding Cake Order
with the state of Oregon. The state later determined that gay rights trump religious liberty, ruling that the Kleins had violated the lesbians’ civil rights by discriminating based on sexual … They were ordered to “cease and desist from publishing, circulating, issuing or displaying, or causing to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement or sign
- Opinion · Dec 28, 2015Obama’s Cuba Policy Makes Life Worse for Cubans
moral support and heightened recognition to the Cubans who most embody the “commitment to liberty and democracy” that the president has invoked. But concern for Cuba’s courageous democrats … president’s talk about using engagement and trade to promote the cause of liberty and civil rights in Cuba, his policy of détente has been wholly one-sided
- Alexander's Column · Dec 16, 2015The Most Important Lessons of 2015
Liberty burning steady and bright. And a final word from Jefferson about rancorous political debate: “I never consider a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause
- Opinion · Dec 16, 2015Pretend Answers on Terror
most has been committed by non-Muslims. In 2012 alone, non-Muslim mass shootings caused “twice as many fatalities as from Muslim-American terrorism in all 11 years since 9/11 … side with Keith, a viewer who in response to my question about security versus liberty tweeted, “If there’s a choice to be made, liberty needs to win.” COPYRIGHT
- Opinion · Dec 16, 2015Why the War on Guns Has Failed
blown kulturkampf. Sure, conservatives and libertarians complained — often correctly by my lights — about lost liberties, but an attack on smoking, backed up by solid evidence, didn’t simultaneously feel like … supporting him, he infamously said that it was out of bitterness — a bitterness that caused them to “cling” to their guns and their religion. Obama has been trying to unring
- Article · Dec 15, 2015Paris Climate Summit: Fear, Not Climate Reality
means almost nothing for the climate and everything for loss of economic productivity and Liberty. After all the time involved and the carbon dioxide produced getting thousands of people from … generations to come.” There were scary stories of rising sea levels, causing residents of low-lying areas like the Marshall Islands to lobby strenuously for the agreement, while droughts, flooding
- Article · Dec 14, 2015Fear and Loathing at the Paris Climate Summit
point: Barack Obama’s loathing and regulation of the fossil fuel industry is causing massive economic headaches for regions of the country whose lifeblood is black gold. “Forgive … entrepreneurial spirit .” While the best qualities of human resourcefulness are ignored (because they require Liberty), Secretary of State John Kerry is appealing to the baser methods of human motivation
- Opinion · Dec 13, 2015A Missouri Town Demands Substantive Due Process
justice to the goal of generating revenue, even limiting court hours in order to cause people to fail to meet requirements, thereby subjecting them to more fines. But the city … violating the 14th Amendment guarantee that Americans shall not be deprived of life, liberty or property without “due process of law.” The entire nation should hope that this small city
- Opinion · Dec 11, 2015Iowa in a Manger...
paying off, as Cruz pieces together a formidable army of support from evangelicals, whose causes he has never failed to champion. While Ted has been effective on an array … strayed from his theme — which is that 2016 is going to be a “religious liberty election.” That continues to resonate with Americans, who open their newspapers every
- Alexander's Column · Dec 9, 2015Warriors on Leadership
upon for the wisdom that informs my own sense of duty in defense of Liberty. Among those are Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson: “Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy … when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.” Lt. Audie Murphy: “Loyalty to your
- Article · Dec 9, 2015Denying Rights to Combat Terrorism?
Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause, and Fifth Amendment protections against being deprived of God-given liberties without due process. Arbitrarily placing someone
- Opinion · Dec 9, 2015Liberty, Fraternity, Security
What should we do about terrorism? After the attacks on Paris, the
- Opinion · Dec 9, 2015National Security Profiling Is a No-Brainer
caves. But as I’ve reported previously, grievance-mongering identity groups, the American Civil Liberties Union, the late Ted Kennedy, and open-borders Republicans could not stand the idea … turf-conscious, and timid about racial profiling.” Gee, Mo, what do you think caused that timidity? Hmm? And let’s remember amid this latest outbreak of anti-profiling hysteria that
- Opinion · Dec 8, 2015Making Sure Christ Is the Essence of Christmas
collectivism, selfishness and hedonism. In the Bible, the Lord lays out the principles of liberty and prosperity: living by His laws, respecting private property, encouraging commerce, and expecting … care of the needy. We’ve become selfish demanders rather than gracious givers. Collectivism caused the fall of Rome. Shortsighted emperors and politicians sought the favor of the citizens