Extortion
ex·tor·tion: "the crime of obtaining money by the abuse of one’s office or authority." If you have ever watched movies such as "The Godfather" or "Goodfellas," or seen "The Sopranos," you get a feel for what it's like to deal with organized crime. Once someone receives a favor or accepts ...
Change You Can Believe In
"We have met the enemy and he is us." -Pogo Possum On January 24, 1995, President Bill Clinton delivered his State of the Union address to a Congress that looked radically different than the body of representatives that the President faced only one year earlier. Motivated by Newt Gingrich's Contract with ...
Symposium #7: Tebow, Big Tents, and Skin Cell Solutions
Zachary Gappa and Erica Wanis discuss Tim Tebow's upcoming Super Bowl ad, the Republican "purity" test, and new developments in stem cell research that could have a major impact on human dignity.
Terror and Corruption in Mexico – Part Two
Nowhere are the consequences of PRI corruption more visible, or more viscerally disturbing, than in the growth in power of the Mexican drug cartels. There is hardly a region within Mexico not in the grip of one of the cartels. So how did Mexico get to this point? Mexican drug production ...
(Mis)Reading the Tea Leaves
Anyone but Bush. This was a popular and oft-repeated phrase during the twilight of our 43rd president's first term. People incensed by the war in Iraq, people offended at the idea of a plain-talking Texan representing America around the globe, and people horrified by the President's overt embrace of evangelical ...
Living Debt Free
Having entered a new year, no doubt many folks have been pondering what resolutions they should take on in order to improve their lives. Given our current economic climate, one excellent resolution for countless American families would be to become debt free. In today's culture of instant gratification, easy credit, and ...
Whose Sin?
"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in ...
Huge Supreme Court Ruling Overturns Campaign Finance Reform
Big, big news out of the Supreme Court today. In a 5-4 decision (Justice Kennedy was once again the swing vote), the Court overturned decades of legislation and court rulings on campaign finance. So far the ruling seems to have two major consequences: The Court said that severe restrictions on the size ...
Terror and Corruption in Mexico – Part One
On November 10th, Mexican gunmen stormed an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Chihuahua City and opened fire on everyone inside. In Mexico, rehabilitation clinics are now recruiting centers for the narcotraficanos (drug cartels) and, as a result, the locations of increasing violence as cartels struggle to stay alive in the face ...
Race, Reid, and the American Public
Are Americans capable of having honest dialogue on the issue of race? President Obama discussed the issue during his campaign. He went to great lengths, even writing his own speech for delivery at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia, and attempted to hit the race issue head on with ...
(Mis)Reading the Tea Leaves
Ken ConnorAnyone but Bush. This was a popular and oft-repeated phrase during the twilight of our 43rd president's first term. People incensed by the war in ...
Living Debt Free
Trevor ThomasHaving entered a new year, no doubt many folks have been pondering what resolutions they should take on in order to improve their lives. Given ...
Whose Sin?
Ken Connor"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will ...
Terror and Corruption in Mexico – Part One
Andre CastilloOn November 10th, Mexican gunmen stormed an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Chihuahua City and opened fire on everyone inside. In Mexico, rehabilitation clinics are ...
Race, Reid, and the American Public
Brad BradleyAre Americans capable of having honest dialogue on the issue of race? President Obama discussed the issue during his campaign. He went to ...
Haggling Over Price
Ken ConnorLess than a month ago, on December 19, 2009, all eyes in Washington were fixed on one man: Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat from Nebraska. Senator ...
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