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By Brian Engelsma

After the big bang enlargement of the aughts and the financial crisis many have questioned what the future of the European Union is. Have the new dynamics of the 1980′s and 1990′s given way to a new round of Eurosclerosis, brought on by enlargement fatigue and the boneheaded fiscal policies of the PIIGS? It appears so. How, then, ...

By Robert Kellert

My apologies for the delay in publishing this article. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse decided to hurl every disease known to man at me in the past month. Nevertheless, here it is.

Tissues, humble pie and strait-jackets were the order of the night at Democratic headquarters across the country on Election Day, as Republicans dominated in House, Senate, ...

By Rob Kellert

Not even halfway through his first term, President Barack Hussein Obama, the narcissistic former community organizer and masterful teleprompter reader, has wrecked the nation with more success than others could by trying. Many were warned of what was coming; most were too excited to care. Many wanted hope and change. They got change that has forced us ...

By Kyle Lawson

In the never-ending debate over same sex marriage Maryland was brought to the forefront recently when attorney general Douglas Gansler stated that Maryland would recognize out of state same sex marriages. This has of course upset Republicans and conservative Democrats in the Maryland legislature who are claiming that Gansler is ignoring the law. I could less about this ...

By Colleen Cable

Bush-era politics, government invasion of privacy, and the destruction of civil liberties are the foremost images when the Patriot Act comes to mind. The Patriot Act is so mired with these negative images that any mention of the act will immediately repel most Americans. Beyond these off-putting associations, the Patriot Act is not all it’s accused to be. ...

By Ryan Kosyla

Obama had a lot to accomplish last week when addressing Congress and the American public in the State of the Union address. His party is factionalizing, moderates and independents are moving away from his increasingly liberal agenda, and Republicans, prompted by Scott Brown’s stunning win in Massachusetts, are making a comeback.

But past his ...

By Ryan Kosyla

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Last week, Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley in a Massachusetts special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat following his death. It is a resounding and much needed victory for the Republican Party. But, only a few weeks ago, it didn’t look this way at all.

Massachusetts seemed to be a sure ...

By Ryan Kosyla

Lame-duck governor Jon Corzine of New Jersey is expected to sign the “New Jersey Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act,” which would make it the 14 th state to legalize medical marijuana. It was passed by large majorities in both the state assembly and state senate.

We all have our opinions about whether marijuana should be legalized or ...

By Ryan Kosyla

On Tuesday, December 1, President Barack Obama gave a speech at West Point Military Academy outlining his plan to send some 30,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan and begin bringing troops home from there in July 2011.

” These are the resources that we need to seize the initiative, while building the Afghan capacity that can allow for a responsible ...

By Jamie Garrett

We live in a time when the US dollar (USD) is losing power by the day. The UN has even called for an overhaul of the current global

currency, the USD, in exchange for a new global currency. Moreover, a global currency would be the solution to one of the biggest problems the world faces today: inflation. Inflation has ...