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As many of you know, yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. And do you know what? In all the hoopla surrounding the celebration yesterday (more…)

Last week was truly remarkable. Republicans swept three state elections; then an Islamic extremist holding the position of an Army psychiatrist murdered 13 persons and wounded 31 others at Fort Hood, Texas (more…)

The West has been warned with increasing frequency, most recently by Netherlands MP Geert Wilders, that radical Islam is (more…)

First week back in the classroom. Our new math teacher is fresh out of college and trained by Teach America. Our returning students aren’t (more…)

The national holiday we celebrate today is more often referred to as the Fourth of July than Independence Day (more…)

National Review listed James Burnham’s “Suicide of the West” as one of the top 10 books that nudged America toward political conservatism (more…)

British political philosopher Isaiah Berlin famously contrasted the hedgehog, who does one big thing, and the fox, who does many (more…)

When the natural elements wreak their havoc on us, we are reminded that human power can extend only so far. (more…)

Greatness never goes out of date. Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who died last year, presented at Harvard in 1978 one of the most perceptive and sobering assessments of civilization’s ills in our lifetime. The full text is below. An oft-quoted passage, sadly truer than ever, begins: “A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today. (more…)

Barack Obama has been president for all of 48 hours, and I already feel less safe. In one of his first official acts as president, Obama ordered (more…)

Documents uncovered in a raid on the Holy Land Foundation, subject of the recent terrorism trial in Texas, reveal the intention (more…)

Americans need to think and talk more about the timeless principles of leadership, principles that also apply equally well to citizenship (more…)

For those now condemning Israel’s decision to confront and destroy Hamas, I suggest reading Ron Rosenbaum.  (more…)

As I read history, the supposed flowering of Islamic civilization a thousand years ago was not an indigenous Muslim phenomenon. (more…)

(Denver Post, Dec. 21) Good news. Death is on defense this week. That’s a big reason for the excitement about Christmas and Hanukkah. It should make these holidays welcome even among people who don’t share the biblical beliefs they represent. And it should humble the believers themselves. Civil harmony would benefit. “Merry Christmas” and “Peace on Earth” are still annually proclaimed in lights on the City and County Building, after Denver’s mayor decided against substituting something generic (more…)