Let's set out a couple of facts about Republicans and the military. Unlike some on the left, Republicans have an extremely high degree of respect for those who've chosen to serve their country. The morale of those in the military is important to Republicans. For these two reasons, Republicans would be the very last ones […]
I support the death penalty not because it necessarily has a deterrent effect, but because it says something about how much we as a society value innocent life. For that reason, I don't believe that a free pass should be given to juveniles who commit violent murders. While I'm concerned that the Supreme Court may, […]
Let's pray that this trend continues in Iran. During a speech to high school students in Tehran six months ago, Shiite cleric Hasan Mohammadi from the Ministry of Education declared, “Unfortunately, on average every day, 50 Iranian girls and boys convert secretly to Christian denominations in our country.” After the speech, which was reported by […]
I managed to pick up John J. Miller's book "Our Oldest Enemy" -- on the U.S. relationship with the perfidious French -- Thursday afternoon at the Union-Tribune's periodic get-rid-of-review-books-for-charity-sale. Conservative books usually last quite awhile, but I was still a little surprised it lasted until late afternoon. On a related note: Some stinkin' Frenchman apparently […]