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Well Done, Lady Thatcher, The Passing of the Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first-ever female prime minister, embarked upon an extraordinary run from 1979-90 that featured three consecutive electoral victories...More
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Hillary Clinton’s Evolution on Gay Marriage
I wrote in my 2007 book that it seemed that if the public changed its attitude on gay marriage, she would probably follow suit...More
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The Presidential Blame-Game
Barack Obama, and particularly his re-election campaign, has achieved something quite dubious of a sitting president. Namely, he has managed to successfully blame nearly everyMore
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America’s Growing Government Class Insisting on Sharing Your Wealth
Unemployment figures are again depressing, but not for the usual reasons. They provide further confirmation of Barack Obama’s fundamental transformation of America, his creation ofMore
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Reverend Rubio? The Media Begins Its Attack on Marco Rubio
Unfortunately, for Rubio, like all conservative Republicans who seek the presidency, it will be open season on his beliefs...More
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It’s the Holiday Season – Without Andy Williams
It was shortly before Thanksgiving. I was in the kitchen washing dishes when I heard my first music of the holiday season. Sick of talkMore
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Executive Privilege: The 2012 Election & the Power of Incumbency
Mitt Romney lost, and now a bitter debate has ensued over the future of the Republican Party, with liberal Democrats happily plunging into the debate...More
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America’s Fundamental Transformation
What we also witnessed was the final step in the fundamental transformation of America that Barack Obama promised four years ago...More
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Joe Biden Makes History – In A Not So Good Way
If Barack Obama ultimately loses the presidency, this will have been Joe Biden’s swan song, but not before leaving us with one for the historyMore
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On Libya Three Decades Ago – Obama Should Remember Reagan’s Resolve
Ronald Reagan clashed with Libya for the first time over 30 years ago. The details of that encounter must be revisited, particularly President Reagan’s senseMore
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Religion and the Election of 2012
The extent to which other religious conservatives agree with Huckabee, Mansfield, and Mouw will have a significant effect in deciding the 2012 election...More
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God, Democrats, and the Europeanization of America
The battle at the Democratic convention to exclude God from the party’s platform is no minor moment. Do not underestimate what transpired there...More
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The Silence of Bill and Hillary Clinton
Clinton’s stumping for Obama presents some interesting contrasts, as the press has noted. Quite unnoticed, however, is a particularly compelling contrast relating to religious freedom—anMore
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Obama’s Progress
Try to define progressivism. In fact, ask progressives to try to define progressivism. All we really know is that they’re, well, progressing...More
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A Dad Like Jack – The Influence of Ronald Reagan’s Father
A mom and dad, each bringing separate strengths to the table— to best raise a child. Maybe that’s a worthwhile thing to remember on Father’sMore
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The Nation’s Top “Progressives” … and Socialists and Communists
I’m compelled to ask: Is this “progressivism?” Is progressivism synonymous with liberalism, or is it much further to left, closer to communism???More
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Cuba Backing Gay Marriage?
I was recently informed me of a curious fan of President Obama’s advocacy of gay marriage: Mariela Castro, niece of ailing and aging Cuban tyrant,More
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The Flags at the Cemetery
Like many Americans, Memorial Day never ceases to move me. Rivaled only by Christmas and Easter, it’s the most poignant time of the year forMore
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Yes, Congresswoman Pelosi, We’re Serious: On the Constitutionality of Obamacare
At the core of the decision is a simple question: Is the “individual mandate” in Obamacare constitutional? And thus, is Obamacare constitutional?More
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Satan and Santorum – Perspective from Reagan’s Evil Empire Speech
Of course, in reaction to Reagan’s speech, the press went nuts, much like the reaction to Santorum’s remarks. Oh, well. To borrow from Reagan: ThereMore
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What Would Reagan Do? The HHS Mandate & A Very Different President
In honor of Ronald Reagan’s birthday this month, Lopez asks Kengor about the Health and Human Services mandate forcing Catholics to offer and purchaseMore
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What If We Removed Wartime Conscience Exemptions?
Have “abortion rights” become so sacred to liberals that they are willing to sacrifice conscience exemptions at the altar of Roe v. Wade? Do theyMore
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Obama & Justice Ginsburg on America’s “Rather Old Constitution”
Even the most "progressive" Supreme Court justice cannot avoid that old freedom-of-religion thing in the First Amendment....More
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Obama’s “Healthcare” Mandate – What Would Reagan Say
President Obama, via his fiat, has instructed certain believers not only to go against their conscience and Church’s teachings but to subsidize the transgression...More
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The Obama Mandate to Catholics – “To Hell With You”
It’s not often when a paragon of decorum, namely, Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik, publishes a letter in his diocesan newspaper with a title like, “ToMore
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Readying Romney for the Class-Warfare Machine
If Mitt Romney gets the GOP nomination, prepare for a season of class warfare in America unlike any before...More
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A Kim-Less Christmas
For a sense of just how bad was Kim Jong-Il, I thought I’d share a few anecdotes reflecting the singularly pernicious nature of this manMore
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Two Visions – The Nativity vs. the Occupiers
Far-left atheists who despise religion, who have relentlessly mocked and persecuted Christians and people of all faiths, have successfully recruited the gullible OWS crowd...More
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Goodbye, America – More Recollections of Deer Seasons Past
Even in the 1960s and ‘70s, in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, we brought our hunting rifles to school just before Buck Season to show them off...More
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Deer Season a Half Century Ago
They came from the mills and mines of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. They came to shoot a deer...More

Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science at Grove City College and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values.