Human Rights a Weapon Against Islam

lgf: Little Green Footballs has it straight from the mouth of the “supreme leader” of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Warner First in America in Restoring Voting for Felons

I am curious if this is the type of legacy an executive should be seeking to make for himself:
The Washington Times: “Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, who has returned voting rights to more felons than any other governor in state history, also leads the nation in restoring felons’ rights. “
I guess if your goal is a [...]

As the Foundation of Law Crumbles. . .

As I am re-reading John W. Whitehead’s The Second American Revolution, I find the following quote instructive for an understanding of today’s legal and constitutional climate (p. 20 if the 1987 third printing):
Good law is limiting. It prevents the exercise of arbitrary power by the state and its agencies. If, however, the foundation [...]

Dan, "Ask the Other Quayle"

The Arizona Republic has the inside scoop. Apparently Arizona Republican Party Chairman Matt Salmon has talked with Marilyn Quayle about seeking the Republican nomination for Governor in 2006 against current Democrat Governor Janet Napolitano.
We’ll keep an eye on this big news.
A Quayle emerges from the bushes finally!

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"Theraputic" Society

George Will has an excellent essay which describes the inane and self-contradictory use of therapy in our society. In it, we received evidences that this is a major cause of the loss of important virtues which have shaped the success of this country: courage and self-relaiance (Will adds stoicism).

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Government and Morality are Founded in Families

I have postulated in an earlier post that all government has its origin and foundation in families which are composed of one man and one woman producing responsible offspring. In this light I offer the following quote which I received today through the Federalist Patriot.
“The foundation of national morality must be laid in private [...]

Rice for President? ‘Da… Nyet, Nyet, Nyet!’

Condoleeza Rice, a Russian history, culture and language expert for many years, stumbled on her Russian in a foreign language interview in Moscow prior to scheduled meetings with Vladimir Putin. A young school girl asked her whether she would run for President:
Yahoo! News: “‘Da (Yes),’ Rice answered in Russian, before realizing her misunderstanding [...]

A Country At Arms

“Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can [...]

Tocqueville on the "New Media"

I am far from denying that newspapers in democratic countries lead citizens to do very ill-considered things in common; but without newspapers there would be hardly any common action at all. So they mend many more ills than they cause.
–Alexis de Tocqueville

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