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The ABC's of energy: Playing Americans for fools: Alan Caruba argues that most Americans don't know that much about energy which is why their political masters get away with the things they do

The Obama Nation's radically chic Jekyll and Hyde: Michael Moriarty argues that the intellectual soldiers of Barack Obama's movement remind him of those from the fashionable 1960s

Caliphate: The great bait?: Many Islamists -- not to mention mainstream Muslims -- still dream of restoring the caliphate. Daniel M. Ryan says they'd be better off concentrating their energies on other things

Traditionalist and libertarian themes in science fiction and fantasy: Part Twelve – Grandmasters of SF: Mark Wegierski looks at some writing and films mostly of the 1940s-1980s

Intellectual capital: Barack Obama and his Democrats are attempting to impose a new reality but Robert T. Smith says the average American can still act

Jonesing for Alex Jones: Drawing the line between conservatives and conspiracy theorists: Paul A. Ibbetson argues that the Republican Party and conservatives in general need to distance themselves from the more egregious conspiracy theorists out there

Obama's hesitation on Afghanistan: Why is Barack Obama continuing to take his time making a decision on Afghanistan? Rachel Alexander believes it's simply who the man is

Marx my words: Hope A. Pasztor argues that the Marxist influences which mark the Obama agenda will end up as all societies have which adopted them: failure

Stocks soar, unemployment passes 10 percent and the dollar slumps: Economic recovery? Peter Morici says there may yet still be much trouble for the American economy, workers and consumers thanks to federal policies

Without hope you're hopeless: As bad as things may be in the world and the United States specifically, Dr. Robert Owens says you have to be at least a little optimistic for the future

We are the modern day Paul Reveres: It is always darkest before the light and Robert Rohlfing says that light can only be brought by you

Responding to modern Marxism: Last week's elections In the United States proved to Henry Lamb that there are still a lot of people who don't support a leftist agenda

Would you bet your life?: J.J. Jackson has a little game he'd like abortion supporters to play -- one that would truly test the contention of what is living and what is not

Extreme activists take the reins at EPA: Proof that the EPA is in the hands of fanatics is the gamesmanship being played over the proven safe herbicide atrazine, write Alex Avery and Dennis T. Avery

Government as narcotics dealer: Thomas E. Brewton argues that America's federal government and its resorting to easy money policies during troubled economic times always does more harm than good

The kids are alright: Some cultural commentators are worried that the "Millennial" generation of kids are turning into hedonistic party animals. Daniel M. Ryan says to relax

It's Groundhog Day in the Middle East: When it comes to the Middle East, says Alan Caruba, the more things change, the more they stay the same

America's French Revolution VI: Out-Frenching France: These are interesting days among the political left, writes Michael Moriarty, and it appears that one person in particular is orchestrating events

Traditionalist and libertarian themes in science fiction and fantasy: Part Eleven – The origins of SF and fantasy: Mark Wegierski looks mostly here at H. G. Wells and Fritz Lang's Metropolis

An established myth: Daniel M. Ryan argues that those who believe in human-caused climate change are essentially the same breed as the end of times millennial we saw a decade ago

Here hangs Lady Liberty: J.J. Jackson has penned a lengthy open letter to the American public and how the "general welfare" is destroying their constitution and liberty

How to save America: Henry Lamb has a simple solution from international treaties being imposed on Americans...so simple that it probably will never be considered seriously

In from the cold -- finally?: Is the American conservative movement poised for a recovery? E. Ralph Hostetter thinks the current climate is perfect for a rebirth of Reagan style conservatism

Where's your grit?: Paul A. Ibbetson wonders why more Americans aren't outraged at what Barack Obama and the Democrats are doing to the United States

Opaque transparency or smoke and mirrors: Barack Obama rode to the White House on a promise of transparency -- something that apparently includes declaring war on some media outlets, argues Dr. Robert Owens

Utopia or dystopian nightmare?: Nancy Salvato finds it harder every day to fight for what's right given that everyone seems to be enamored with change

'Nobody questions that'?: Who gave the White House and Congress the right to enact the agenda they are pursuing? Mark Alexander says they all have the same answer when asked

This has been a test…: You can't watch TV for five minutes before some mention of H1N1 is made and Michael R. Shannon says the federal response should be an argument against government-run health care

What's the real cost of global warming taxes?: There are a lot of numbers being thrown around and Dennis T. Avery says they don't take into account some important factors

Pretending to speak for an entire culture: Frank Salvato says that Congressman Keith Ellison should be a little more careful when he defends groups like the Council for American Islamic Relations

How our foolish war on drugs resurrected the Taliban: Raymond Richman and Howard Richman believe that the war against the Taliban might have been won had we also not gone after the cultivation of poppies

Taking away your choice: For Alan Caruba the war against incandescent light bulbs is symbolic over how your freedom of choice is being taken from you

Give me that old-style Keynesianism?: Can Keynesian economics actually provide some help in plugging budgetary holes for government? Daniel M. Ryan argues maybe so...though with a proviso

Bringing the peace: David Finkel's The Good Soldiers isn't perfect but Steven Martinovich thought it was a powerful account of a Ranger battalion's time in Iraq during the initial surge

America's French Revolution V: An American in Paris: Art and the state of the American body seem to have begun a parallel decline, writes Michael Moriarty

Traditionalist and libertarian themes in science fiction and fantasy: Part Ten – Three key works: Mark Wegierski looks at three critically-important dystopias through the eyes of three major works

Bill Gates bets a billion on ag research: Dennis T. Avery has nothing but praise for a recent announcement by the Microsoft co-founder that he'll support biotech research to improve farming yields

Choosing America's future: A new environmental treaty being negotiated in Copenhagen will determine what America will be in the future, argues Henry Lamb

Environmental facts the greens will never mention: Tom DeWeese points to a few recent new stories that environmentalists will be loathe to mention in their speeches

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory again: America may as well lost the Cold War given the changes that are occurring all across the nation, writes Dr. Robert Owens

I am an idiot because...: J.J. Jackson gets a lot of email and many of those writing him seem to believe he's an idiot for any number of reasons

The rights and obligations of liberty: Mark Alexander wants to remind his fellow Americans that being free comes with a price tag: You have to defend that liberty as well

A nation of whiners and panderers: American senior citizens weren't due a cost of living increase this year due to a lack of inflation but they got some money anyway. Michael R. Shannon wasn't pleased by that

Guantanamo's future in doubt: Despite delays Barack Obama remains committed to closing the prisoner detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and that has E. Ralph Hostetter worried

Danger: Food supply vulnerable to terrorism: Forget E. coli and other natural dangers to the food supply, reports Jim Kouri The danger few people are worried about comes from abroad

They don't care!: If there is anything evident from the actions of the Obama White House it is that they simply don't care what you think, writes Alan Caruba

The impossible nightmare: The U.S. taking over Canada: For as long as Canada has existed, Canadians have feared a takeover by the United States. Daniel M. Ryan says it`s been wasted effort

Traditionalist and libertarian themes in science fiction and fantasy: Part Nine -- Alternative History: Mark Wegierski looks at the subgenre of uchronia or "counterfactual history"

Old world order: Jay Kinney's The Masonic Myth: Unlocking the Truth About the Symbols, the Secret Rites, and the History of Freemasonry attempts to sort fact from fiction and Steve Martinovich enjoyed the effort

Rewriting the Bible as if it were the health care bill: Barack Obama may present himself as an agent of change but Michael Moriarty says a lot of history seems to be repeating itself these days

How about an action in truth?: That public figures are targets for defamation is hardly news but Bruce Walker has an idea which may put an end to the most egregious examples

Get ready for the deluge: There's been a lull of it lately but Henry Lamb says the coming weeks will see a downpour of climate change related claims and news stories

None dare call it fraud: Paul Driessen asks what if we applied corporate standards to the "science" that is driving global warming policy?

There's a chill in the air: E. Ralph Hostetter takes a look at some recent reports and finds that the problem of "global warming" isn't one that we need to fear

Nipping in the bud: Daniel M. Ryan tackles a famous quote of John Adams and in his spirit takes it to a place that only he can take it to

Starting off right: J.J. Jackson and his wife recently welcomed into the world a new baby boy and what did the government do? Ask plenty of questions

If it wasn't so sad it would be funny: The news that emanates from the White House these days is practically Monty Python-esque in its absurdity, argues Dr. Robert Owens

Observing the blitzkrieg: The Barack Obama way: Barack Obama came to the White House promising change but Paul Ibbetson says the manner of the change creates the conditions for his inevitable defeat

The friend of my enemy is whom?: If a man can be judged by his friends, writes Lisa Fabrizio, then Barack Obama is no friend of his own nation

The costs and benefits of eliminating the corporate income tax: A recent news headline about royalties for companies drilling in the Gulf of Mexico prompted Andrew Evans to blue sky about eliminating corporate income taxes

No putter left behind: It's not often that Michael R. Shannon agrees with something that Hugo Chavez says twice in one day but it did happen recently

Our constitution is on life support: Ben Franklin was a wise man but Mark Alexander wonders what the great man would have to say about the United States today

Bitten by profligacy: The policies of the Obama administration clearly show that no one in the White House understands how the economy works, writes Thomas E. Brewton

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