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Before leaving for a brief sojourn through South America, I noticed something troubling on the news. On one channel, hordes (more…)

Democratic chairman Howard Dean was ridiculed for his 50-state strategy, but who’s laughing now? Dems just made big gains in states (more…)

With the election behind us, it’s time now for another installment of good news and optimism, of the kind you can find nowhere else, (more…)

The campaign to elect the 44^th President of the United States has been dominated by the administration of the 43rd, (more…)

Cut through the doubletalk that obscures the financial mess in Washington and on Wall Street, and these points are obvious to everyone (more…)

No, it’s not a dream. Hollywood really has released a feature film — no mere documentary, an in-joke you’ll appreciate after seeing (more…)

Time for another few thoughts of glee. It has been a beautiful morning. I want to sing along with the cast of Oklahoma! My permasmile (more…)

Barack Obama says Republicans “are going to try to make you afraid of me.” Well, it’s hard to imagine how the GOP could conjure up (more…)

Editor: Answering Dose 1 below, Crater signed this one John Bunyan, identifying with the author of “Pilgrim’s Progress.” (more…)

Editor: New contributer N. V. Peale writes from Denver. His dark humor is typified by the use of “slightly sub-optimistic” to mean “gloomy (more…)

There is a fundamental difference between Marxism, provider of the Socialist philosophy, and Christian teachings. The difference (more…)

I watched the debate tonight with growing frustration at John McCain’s failure to attack Obama squarely on his confiscatory economic policies.  (more…)

It’s hard to turn on the TV these days. The news and images from Washington are like a train wreck. The height of hypocrisy: (more…)

The first of three presidential debates has been completed, with the sole vice-presidential debate scheduled for Thursday evening. (more…)

Monday at South High in Denver, a big crowd came out to see the noted conservative writer and radio host Dennis Prager debate (more…)