Summoning the pride of a nation, President Barack Obama paid fond tribute Thursday to Abraham Lincoln by challenging people to embrace his vision of a collective union and reject a "knee-jerk disdain for government." ...more

February 12, 2009

Here's the situation: A man with a known criminal past - let's call him Joe - heads over to the impound yard to retrieve something from his truck. ...more

February 1, 2009

Is it time for conservatives to give up our fight against Big Government? ...more

January 5, 2009

Compassionate conservatism began with some questions: Is it possible to apply conservative and free-market ideas - school vouchers, the promotion of community and faith-based institutions, the encouragement of wealth-building and social mobility - to the task of helping marginalized Americans? In the wake of liberal failures, do conservatives offer any hope to addicts and the homeless, to disadvantaged children in need of mentors and adequate education, to citizens living among the broken glass of durable poverty? ...more

June 7, 2008

What is right with America? For more than a year and a half, this country has been under attack from the political process. Political adversaries striving to be our next president have spent millions of dollars telling you why they are the best candidates. But during that process, they have been telling us what is wrong with America and how they can fix it. ...more

May 18, 2008

The environment is again an important election issue. Some candidates have claimed religious support for their views, but there is no single "Christian" perspective on the environment. It is a question of fact and prudence, not theology. ...more

January 29, 2008