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  • Getting Missile Defense Right

    Getting Missile Defense Right

    With Iran on the verge of obtaining nuclear weapons and Russia wanting to re-assert itself as a world power through the Ukrainian crisis, a strong military presence in the world is more important for America than ever. A critical way the military does this is by remaining a global leader in ballistic missile technology.

  • Sex Trafficking Bill Gets Green Light from House

    Sex Trafficking Bill Gets Green Light from House

    "I thought it only happened in poor countries," Sister Gladys Leigh told reporters. But, like too many people, the St. Louis nun underestimated the strong grip of sex trafficking.

  • Taiwan: Beware!

    Taiwan: Beware!

    The world has watched in dismay as Russia's ruler, Vladimir Putin, has gobbled up Crimea. Now, he seems bent on dismembering Ukraine. Much of our attention has been focused on Putin and his next targets. Perhaps Taiwan is next.

  • Liberal Supreme Court Justice Talks Candidly about Rewriting the Constitution

    Liberal Supreme Court Justice Talks Candidly about Rewriting the Constitution

    Justice John Paul Stevens doesn't believe anyone has the right to own a gun, and admits that you would need to rewrite the Constitution to make his preference a legal reality. And that's exactly what he thinks should happen.

  • Rand Casts a Paul Over Life Debate

    Rand Casts a Paul Over Life Debate

    Republicans are still months away from kicking off the presidential race – and that's a good thing for front-runners like Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who could use the extra time to hone their messaging.

  • Getting Housing Finance Reform Right

    Getting Housing Finance Reform Right

    The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee is scheduled to vote on a massive proposal to overhaul the nation's mortgage finance market. Yet the draft language released by the authors – Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) -- has raised concerns across the political spectrum.

  • Poll Vaulting: Marriage Gets PR Boost

    Poll Vaulting: Marriage Gets PR Boost

    For former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, supporting marriage must feel like an awfully lonely position. But according to a new Rasmussen Poll, it's anything but. In what should be an eye-opening survey that the media will go out of its way to ignore, the survey house announced a flat-out tie between Americans who back same-sex "marriage" and those who don't.

  • Marriage Spring, Arab Spring, Have Much in Common

    Marriage Spring, Arab Spring, Have Much in Common

    Recently I was a panelist on MSNBC. The topic was same sex marriage. A fellow panelist called for a Marriage Spring. We know what that means.

  • Reassure the Poles? Send Biden!

    Reassure the Poles? Send Biden!

    With Vladimir Putin's seeming success in rolling over Crimea and pushing aside the Ukrainians, President Obama is talking tough. And, though Ukraine is not a member of NATO, Poland, the Baltic States, Hungary and the Czech Republic are. They need some shoring up. So Mr. Obama has sent Vice President Joe Biden to reassure the Poles.

  • Under Obama; Are We Austria-Hungary?

    Under Obama; Are We Austria-Hungary?

    The centenary of World War I is upon us. That Great War began in August 1914. We can expect a flood of new books and documentaries on what some then called "the war to end all wars." The rising power of the United States was not fully felt in Europe then. In fact, some German militarists unwisely dismissed the U.S.