'The power to tax is the power to destroy'
The IRS scandal illustrates our Founding Fathers’ concern over the issue of the power of taxation and its possible abuses.
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Lois Lerner is taking the 5th – make the Obama administration own it
Someone in Obama’s government has finally found a piece of the Constitution that they actually like.
Farrakhan's flawed message
Detroiters are better off gleaning what little is palatable from his message – and ignoring the rest of his rant.
Please help Oklahoma tornado victims
As the media departs, so does the national interest. This is the time in every disaster that many people require a different kind of help.
Obama, Jay-Z, and curbing the culture of violence
If the First Family disassociated itself from a gangsta rapper, it would be a great start.
Senator blames global warming for tornado
I wish I could get people like this senator to just read and consider the information as easily available as reading a Wiki page.
The Best of Obama: Extolling responsibility and family at Morehouse College
Obama didn’t play the victim card. Instead, he spoke candidly to Morehead students about responsibility and the problem of fatherless homes.
Individualism has gone
Today an individual must be willing to do more for less and get less for the more they do.
AP scandal: Rein in federal power - and posturing
The best and quickest fix would be for Congress to act. The federal media shield bill deserves quick passage.