Same-sex ‘marriage’: A welfare program, not a right

Despite all the Sturm und Drang about equal rights, ending prejudice, and transcending the final frontier of the civil rights movement, the homosexual “marriage” movement is essentially just a pitch for another welfare program. Yes, insecure LGBT activists want the government to formally legitimize their sexual behavior as “equal” to the nuclear family norm. But when one pierces through … [Read more...]

Obama’s Downgrade May Last Until 2029

Obama scored another historical first on Friday, becoming the first president to see the U.S. credit rating downgraded by Standard & Poor's, from AAA to AA+. While we hope his presidential reign lasts no longer than January 2013, Americans may have to live with the consequences of Obamanomics for more than a decade to come. The chairman of Standard & Poor’s sovereign debt ratings, John … [Read more...]

Video: Obama Says ATMs Steal Our Jobs

Obamanomics has finally been explained. The president told Ann Curry the reason 1.9 million fewer people are working today than in 2009 is because of cutting-edge technology, like ATMs, that steal jobs from American workers. Yes, ATMs. 1. Remember when George H.W. Bush was ridiculed, falsely, for not knowing about electronic scanners in grocery stores? The first true ATM was introduced in … [Read more...]

Mayor Bloomberg’s Solution for Detroit: Let Illegals Move in and “Take Jobs”

New York City Michael Bloomberg has a keen solution for the city of Detroit: open the U.S. border and allow illegal immigrants to move in to "start businesses, take jobs whatever." The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Independent, who is said to be considering a third party presidential run in 2012 and was a major force behind the "No Labels" movement, says America's most decrepit city would … [Read more...]

Video: The Church or the Welfare State?

In this interview, Ben Johnson discusses the the Christian view of welfare vs. charity, the Christian's four obligations toward wealth, and the Democrats' cynical exploitation of religion to promote their Big Government agenda. My thanks to Crane Durham of "Nothing But Truth" on the American Family Radio Network for having me on the April 26, 2011, program to discuss who came closer to the truth: … [Read more...]

Obama’s Decrees Cause Energy Prices to “Skyrocket”

In a candid moment while running for president, Barack Obama told the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle, “under my plan…electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” Last week, the Obama administration moved to make that a reality, using its rule by executive fiat to punish the coal industry. The action comes as the president is halting offshore oil drilling and threatening … [Read more...]

Cash for Clunkers Hurt the Poor – and Obama’s Advisers Love It

The Democrats’ “Cash for Clunkers” program had one major impact on the market: it raised the price of used cars almost $2,000 per car in a way that disproportionately hurts the poor. And Obama’s Green Left advisers could not be happier. The automobile industry authority Edmunds.com has found used car prices are up 10.3 percent over last summer. The average used vehicle costs $1,800 more … [Read more...]

George Soros’ New Plan for Globalism and Crony Capitalism

When George Soros invests $50 million to revolutionize the way Americans think about a certain issue, it would normally be deemed newsworthy. Not so with the formation of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). Three months after a summit in New York state last July, Soros pledged $50 million to INET, which promises “to promote changes in economic theory and practice” by … [Read more...]

An American Renaissance Man

On Saturday evening, the physical life of Jack Kemp came to an end, but his contributions to American political and intellectual life have never been more timely. An advocate of a strong economy, missile defense, and broadening the base of the Republican Party by including minorities, Kemp’s past may prove the conservative movement’s prologue. A man as forward-looking as Kemp would appreciate … [Read more...]

Costly Shibboleths

Barack Obama set out a few modest goals in his address to both chambers of Congress last night: cure cancer, reform Social Security and Medicare, destroy al-Qaeda, end our dependence on foreign oil, promise education to every American "from the day they are born" to the day they begin work, and "save our planet from the ravages of climate change." The few prescriptions for accomplishing these … [Read more...]