I was piling the food from my grocery cart onto the cashier?s conveyor when the headline caught my eye; one of the tabloids next to the checkout announced ?Now It Can Be Told: Saddaam and Osama?s Gay Wedding!? Beneath the headline was a ?photograph? of Saddaam Hussain in a suit, walking down the aisle with Osama Bin Ladin, tastefully attired in a long, white bridal gown.
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Politics and the Pendulum
Twenty-two years ago, I was a Republican candidate for Congress. I was pro-choice, pro-gay-rights, pro-free market economics, pro-civil liberties. When I lost, the commentators were unanimous in their judgments: I was simply “too conservative.”
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Civic Virtue
American history has been one long debate about the proper role of government. Taking our cue from the Founders, we worry about the tyranny of the majority or an excessive emphasis upon the rights of the individual; we decry the growth of bureaucracy or the lack of institutional compassion. Libertarians warn of the perils of…
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No Remedy for Taxpayers
"The result of this ruling is to deprive taxpayers of a remedy for legislative misconduct which costs each of us real money."
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Politics, Parties and Participation
On December 1st, national pundits, political scientists and practicing politicians will gather in Indianapolis for the first annual Bulen Symposium on American Politics. They will share scholarly, informed opinions about the recent elections and it is probably foolhardy to offer observations before hearing their presentations. But here….
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