Putting Troops on the Border

A look at securing the borders by placing troops on it. The political ramifications of such an act are also discussed.

What? I Agree With President Bush II About Something!

Those members of congress that got elected or reelected by not hooking up with President Bush must stick with their opinions and not support him on anything that has to do with Iraq short of pulling out our troops. Well, I live in Idaho where almost everybody agrees with President Bush, I don't work for a living, I am too old to care much about what others think, and I am cantankerous. So if I want to agree with the President just this once, I can, and nobody will care.

The Iraq Troop Surge Strategy

With President Bush about to announce his new strategy for Iraq, it is expected that he will call for an increase in the number of American troops in the war-torn country. A recent report by the American Enterprise Institute may give some clues about what the new strategy will look like.

House Hopes to Use Leverage to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices

The enactment of Nanci Pelosi’s first hundred hours has begun, and house democrats are searching for ways to fulfill her goal of lowering the price of prescription medication for seniors using Medicare.

Privatization of Space and Politics Ignite Future Launches

Recently in Dallas, TX former Vice President Al Gore went to the Space Conference and used this platform to bash the Bush Administration? Well that is certainly going to win friends and influence people? If the former Vice President really cared about the future of space then he ought to use more diplomacy and statesman like conduct during such endeavors.

Positive Effects of Tax Cuts: Why Is The Left In Serious Denial?

Major Tax Cuts In The U.S., Other Nations, and Among the Fifty States, Have Produced The Same Results, Hundreds of Times. GDP, Jobs, Per Capita Income and Revenues To Government, Soar. If Spending Is Kept Anywhere Near Inflation, Deficits Go Down, Surpluses Go Up. Why Are Leftists Still In Denial Of So Much Empirical Evidence?

The State of the Nation

This article is part one of two, the second titled, 'The Road Ahead'. Part one examines the current state of our nation, it's military, it's economy, and it's governance. It serves as a necessary primer for the suggestions made in part two, on how our nation can begin to recover.

The Conservative Movement: Suggested Organizations and Websites, Part II

Interested in making a positive impact on our fractured political landscape? Here are a few good places to start.

Establishing Security in Iraq

While President Bush is preparing his new strategy for Iraq, he should be sure to include the recommendations of the commanders on the ground. These are America's warfighting experts, and they have the best interests of this country at heart.

News or Propaganda - Narrative Criticism

In our last article we discussed the news and media, and how we might understand what underlying message they are giving us through the use of something called Narrative Theological Biblical criticism. This is type of criticism is often applied to understanding biblical text, but it can also be used to understand any type of literature. Narrative criticism explores the text as it is. Its goal is to discover what is right there, in the text, so we can understand the author’s message.

French Politics - The Electoral System

Penetrating the many layers of mystery surrounding the French political system and presidential elections can at times seem a daunting task for a Brit or an American whose own system is quite different from that of the French.

One Mayor Fits All?

A unique political discovery--a state with only 5 cities! How do occupants procure services when they are fifty miles away from city hall?

Public School Monopoly: A Scandal That Dooms Young Males, Other Minorities

The Democratic Party and National Education Association team up to keep their power, while kids fail. Competition yields big improvement despite The spin from these two forces.

Strategy for Iraq: A Two-State Idea

What is offered here is a new idea for Iraq. It is an idea that divides the country into two newly independent states, a Kurdish north and a Shiite south, leaving the Sunnis to learn to live like the minority they are.

Aleksander Litvinenko and Tsar Vladimir

Litvinenko was basically nuked. The poison used was polonium 210, a by-product of uranium, not exactly the type of substance a random bunch of above-mentioned rogues would have easy access to. P-210 is an isotope of polonium, a so-called alpha emitter. The most senior KGB agent ever to defect to the UK, one Oleg Gordievsky, is adamant that the hit was state-sponsored.