Who is Saeed Abedini?
Pastor Saeed Abedini is a United States citizen from Boise, Idaho, who has been imprisoned for 223 days in Iran for “crimes against the Islamic… Read More
Articles by Marion Smith
Margaret Thatcher Made Great Leaps, Avoided Compromise
The life of the late Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, offers many interesting and instructive examples of statesmanship. Not only for… Read More
Defense Budget Priorities: Opting for American Decline
Last week North Korea successfully launched an Unha-3 rocket, thereby demonstrating an alarming capability to target U.S. territory with ballistic missiles. China is rapidly expanding… Read More
Defining Socialism
For those who failed to recognize the ideological stakes of the recent election, Merriam-Webster Dictionary has revealed that many Americans were well aware of the… Read More
Could Hurricane Sandy Affect the 2012 Election?
The unusual question was asked to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney: “Would the President have the power to adjust Election Day?” Within hours, online… Read More
Eisenhower, Goldwater, and Reagan on GOP Foreign Policy
In an election year dominated by worries about jobs and the economy, it’s easy to forget that the president’s major constitutional concern is supposed to… Read More
Progressive Privilege: Divide and Conquer by Race
The United States today may be the most color-blind society in history. We’re a country that is led by a black President and has legal… Read More
War of 1812 Showed Importance of Maintaining Military Strength
This week 200 years ago, Congress passed and President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, then the world’s most powerful nation…. Read More
Is Flag Day Passé?
When humankind has enjoyed the blessings of liberty to any degree for any substantial length of time, it has been made possible by a nation-state… Read More
The Culmination of Reagan’s Foreign Policy: “Tear Down This Wall!”
Twenty-five years ago today, President Ronald Reagan stood in West Berlin on a temporarily erected platform. The gray buildings of Soviet-dominated East Berlin were visible… Read More
