Confronting Iran

What options are available for confronting Iran in its quest for nuclear weapons?

The End of Apartheid

In 1948, under the leadership of Doctor Daniel Francois Malan, the National Party (NP) came to power with a 'separate development' mandate. The NP believed there were only two ways to manage race relations in a heterogonous society: separate development or integration.

Rare Coins and Politics

A Scandalous Coin Politics and rare coins might not seem to go together, but they are linked throughout the history of the United States. From the first coins of the 1650s to the change you carry in your pocket today, political influence has been a significant part of United States coinage...

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.

Machiavelli: The Prince - War in Iraq

On the day when the total causality in Iraq exceeds more than the total number killed on September 11, it seems that United States is about to face the humiliation of Vietnam again. Withdrawal from Iraq looks eminent without achieving the goals set forth in the first place, along with numerous blemishes of torture and inhumane treatment of the Abu Gharib prisoners.

The Twilight Zone Tower

Now if you are the trusting sort you might say he just made a mistake. But now if you’re of a suspicious nature or a low down conspiracy theorist you might ask, why destroy the tape? What reason? Negligence? Do you suppose it went something like this? “Bill when the first plane hit the tower what were you doing?” Well sir, I had just burnt my lip on my crack pipe so I went down to the bar to get another beer.” “And John is that how you remember it?” “I don’t know sir I was asleep at the time.”

2007 Debate on Definition of Modern Liberals

Recently I have gone on record stating that Modern Liberalism is a disease spreading across America and asked the simple question; Can it Be Stopped? Indeed, modern liberalism today is not that of the definition of our Founding Fathers and their sense of what liberalism was. Further the dictionary definition is nothing similar to the direction that this modern liberal mindset is taking our nation.

Getting Out of Iraq: Why Training Security Forces May Not Work

Many analysts suspect the President's new strategy for Iraq will include the continued training of Iraqi security forces. This approach, though, ignores a basic reality: the problem with Iraqi security forces is not one of training, but one of loyalty.

Political Correctness - The Liberal Brand of Censorship

Trying to find the origins and history of what is known today as political correctness would prove trying to the fairest minded researcher. The best anyone may be able to determine about it with any certainty is that it is a system of checks and balances whose very premise hangs in mid air from absolutely nothing.

Franklin Roosevelt

The political system of the United States is based on democratic principles. America has a government ‘of the people, by the people and for the people’ (A. Lincoln). This means that the American people have a choice in making the laws and the right to decide who will be the leader of their nation.

Mideast Nuclear Arms Race?

With the December 2006 Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) announcement of plans to “develop a joint nuclear program for peaceful purposes” followed on the heals of Egypt’s expressed desire to harness nuclear energy and Iran’s continued progress, a Mideast nuclear arms race may be underway. Only a pragmatic, evenhanded approach can put the nuclear genie back into the bottle and effectively prevent a nuclear conflict that could impact the entire world.

The Truth About Under God

The legal question about the addition of “Under God” should focus on the intent of the Knights of Columbus, Congress and the President of the United States.

News Flash! We’re Not Going To Invade Aruba!

During our own struggle for independence from the British crown, we Americans sought out help. Eventually we enlisted the French who were admittedly hesitant to aid the upstart colonists against England. They knew they faced retribution should the revolution go badly. But the facts of the matter are that France did help us and they did help us win our fight for liberty.

A Painful Lesson

The barbaric practice of partial-birth abortion is about to be addressed by the House of Representatives, but to no avail. Unfortunately, any bill banning such a practice will stop in the Senate.

Government Spending: How Costly To You

The world's wealthiest nation has run up an $8 trillion dollar debt from reckless spending. Spending 35% of GDP has put us on a dangerous course and seriously reduced per capita income. We must tell elected officials, specifically, the highest percentage of the national income we are willing to pay.