BackboneAmerica

Snapshot of a Fast-Changing Political Landscape: What sets America apart from other countries is the extraordinary reservoir (more…)

Last year many Americans decided to support a change in presidential administration at least partly because they believed that the United States government was running an abusive prison at Guantanamo Bay and torturing suspected Islamic terrorists. (more…)

We all know that common sense is in short supply these days. I blame in large part the insidious cancer of political correctness — a scourge (more…)

George W. Bush gave his farewell address to the nation last night.  I thank him for his service. And in some important ways I will miss him. (more…)

Transitions are a great entertainment form, the more so if we get a new party as well as a new President. DC real estate folks always vote (more…)

How could the GOP could become the Grand Old Party once again? Their chances in 2010 aren’t very good right now, even if the Democrats (more…)

No one expects political campaigns to be as calm, rational and genteel as academic seminars (although even those aren’t what they used (more…)

Backbone Americans far prefer Palin or Bush over Time’s Person of the Year, Barack Obama. Voting continues, just a click away. (more…)

Who showed the most backbone in 2008? That’s our criterion for man or woman of the year. Take the poll today, right here. (more…)

Before 2008 is forgotten, here’s our annual salute to Colorado winners and sinners of the old year. Denver hosted a successful DNC (more…)

The GOP’s problem is the message, some say. For others the party is too conservative, or too religious. Still others say we’ve abandoned (more…)

The year 2008 was politically the most exciting and unusual in a generation. It hosted a long, divisive and drama-filled (more…)

“Restoring fiscal sanity to state government” was the hook for donations to The Bell Policy Center in a solicitation I received (more…)

On my Regis University campus radio show the week after the election, a caller presented me with a striking question: (more…)

For rank-and-file Republicans, our party’s mission is to advance freedom through limited government, strong national security, (more…)