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Free speech, money, and hitting singles

Free speech, money, and hitting singles

Campaign 2012 | Money: It takes lots of it to run a presidential campaign. "Hopefully we'll have a few memorable moments during the Iowa debate and have a good showing in the straw poll," an advisor to one of the low-profile…

Paying Blondie

Paying Blondie

Economy |  "See, there are two kinds of people in this world, my friend: those with loaded guns and those who dig," said Clint Eastwood playing the part of "Blondie" in

What do you want America to look like?

What do you want America to look like?

Education |  With a budget crisis that won't go away even though a debt-ceiling deal has been reached, Americans are intuitively asking, "What do we want America to look…

Thoughts from Israel

Thoughts from Israel

Middle East |  It's a privilege to write to you again from Israel. I've been blessed to be able to travel here three times since 2008, and I'd like to share a few thoughts…

Morally inconsistent currency

Morally inconsistent currency

Economy |  I want to ask you a question of worldwide moral consequence. First, please grab your purse or wallet. Take out a one dollar bill and look at it while you read…

No Starbucks budget

No Starbucks budget

Economy |  Have you lost your job? Has the recession hit you in some other way? If so, what are you doing to deal with it? If you're like most Americans, according to a…

A patriot's Independence Day thoughts

A patriot's Independence Day thoughts

Military |  He pulled up in a pickup truck. The disability license plate was the first reminder during our visit last week that my college buddy experienced a lot of…

Houdini economics

Houdini economics

Economy |  You probably didn't see Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., take Congress to the woodshed on Thursday, but the performance is worth watching (see video clip below)-and…

Perils of the 'administrative state'

Perils of the 'administrative state'

Government |  Purchasing shotguns and kicking down doors-the Department of Education's recent actions teach us about the frightening ascendancy of the "administrative…

Fabius, father, and leadership

Fabius, father, and leadership

Politics |  When Fabius Maximus saved Minucius' army from a cunning counterattack by Hannibal in the Second Punic War, a contrite and previously foolish Minucius bowed to…

Sleepwalking through the valley of financial calamity

Sleepwalking through the valley of financial calamity

Economy |  A financial bomb dropped on Friday, but it seemed like nobody noticed. Recovering from the news, I attended a high school graduation party on Saturday and…

Wanted: A leader with courage

Wanted: A leader with courage

Politics |  "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he…

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