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When Abraham Lincoln, born 201 years ago today, delivered his immortal Gettysburg Address, he called for a “new birth of freedom.” (more…)

When John had me and Krista Kafer on the radio last Sunday, our show concluded with a mock beerfest in the studio with Mike Littwin. (more…)

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. - Karl Marx

While not in the habit of quoting the father of “scientific socialism,” I know a good Marxian quotation when I see one (more…)

John Lennon’s 1971 lyrics to “Imagine” reflected the head Beatle’s lofty idealism — which was embraced by many, while others attacked (more…)

Both William Clinton and Barack Obama have called for a national dialogue on race. (more…)

Nothing is more vital to a healthy body politic than reasoned debate. (more…)

Lately the media have been filled with news of particularly heinous crimes, such as the recent mass murders in Alabama and North Carolina. (more…)

I have spent much proverbial ink making the case against Barack Obama, something that hasn’t been difficult for me given the clear (more…)

I’ve been researching a piece on the Ayers connection, so was glad when Palin started focusing on Obama’s relationship (more…)

In a weekend piece from the U.K.’s Telegraph comes a story that should be news to voters in the key states of Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Colorado: Barack Obama thinks he’s going to win the 2008 election in a “landslide”.  (more…)

While the mortgage mess gets sorted out, let’s circle back to an important moment the other day when Whoopi Goldberg the celebrity (more…)

Editor: Is Obama in the position of Jackie Robinson, needing only tolerance from bigoted whites in order for his genius to prevail? (more…)

In 1995, Barack Obama published an autobiography that has sold like hotcakes and helped make him and his wife quite wealthy (more…)

In watching a biography of Obama on Fox News, I was struck by the mindset the man has. He has no economic training, (more…)

“I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man.” So said Dr. King on the day before he was murdered in 1968. (more…)