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A constitution founded on these principles introduces knowledge among the people, and inspires them with a conscious dignity becoming freemen; a general emulation takes place, which causes good humor, sociability, good manners, and good morals to be general. That elevation of sentiment inspired by such a government, makes the common people brave and enterprising. That ambition which is inspired by it makes them sober, industrious, and frugal. – John Adams, Thoughts on Government, 1776

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Ethics, Opinion, Politics

John Hawkins Everything You “Know” About The Right Is Wrong: 7 Myths About Conservatives Aug 31, 2010 This country has been successful not only because of the innate decency, creativity, and independence of the American people, but because of Christianity, capitalism, and conservatism. Unfortunately, all too often these days, conservatives spend the majority of our [...]

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Ethics, Opinion, Politics, Presidency

Chuck Norris Obama: Muslim Missionary? (Part 3) Aug 31, 2010 “I can’t spend all of my time with my birth certificate plastered on my forehead,” President Barack Obama told Brian Williams in an interview Sunday night on NBC’s “Nightly News,” reacting to the question of why a large percentage of Americans have serious doubts about [...]

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Ethics, Government Waste, Health Care, Opinion, Politics

Byron York For Obamacare Supporters, Judgment Day Approaches Aug 31, 2010 Say you’re a Democratic member of Congress. You proudly cast your vote for Obamacare, you cheered when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed it as the achievement of a generation, and you scoffed at Republicans who vowed to repeal it. Now you’re running for re-election, [...]

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Economics, Ethics, Opinion, Politics

Aug 31, 2010 By Ed Lasky The sinister, omnipresent moneybags of the American left, George Soros, knows that distraction and misdirection make for a good defense. So do his many lackeys and sympathizers in the American media. Recently, the left has built up two conservative billionaire brothers as their latest bogeymen. I am referring to [...]

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Economics, Editorial, Ethics, Government Waste, Health Care, Opinion, Politics, Presidency

Posted 08/30/2010 07:04 PM ET Grass Roots: The president says he didn’t watch any of Glenn Beck’s “Restore Honor” rally on the National Mall. That’s not surprising. Democrats and the White House haven’t been listening to the people for awhile. Whistling past the political graveyard looming for his party in November, President Obama dismissed the [...]

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Economics, Ethics, Government Waste, Health Care, Opinion, Politics

By MIKE COSGROVE Posted 08/30/2010 06:38 PM ET One has to congratulate President Obama and his advisers on their success. Rahm Emanuel’s quip about “never let a crisis go to waste” in late 2008 was a prelude to the administration’s attack on U.S. economic growth. In perspective, Obama mounted an attack on the pillars of U.S. [...]

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Economics, Editorial, Ethics, Government Waste, Politics

Posted 08/30/2010 07:04 PM ET Monetary Policy: With the economy seemingly headed for a big slowdown or even a double-dip recession, it’s tempting to demand that the Fed print more money. The only problem is, it won’t work. Fed chief Ben Bernanke, speaking last week at the central bank’s annual Jackson Hole meeting, promised that [...]

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Editorial, International Relations, Politics, Presidency, War on Terror

Expectations are low for any lasting Mideast breakthroughs By THE WASHINGTON TIMES 6:53 p.m., Monday, August 30, 2010 Peace is at hand; just wait a year. This week, direct talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas are scheduled to kick off after months of indirect “proximity” talks brokered by [...]

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Editorial, Ethics, Government Waste, National Defense, Politics

While troops fight, the Obama team drags its feet By THE WASHINGTON TIMES 6:53 p.m., Monday, August 30, 2010 The Justice Department should file suit this week against dozens of states that appear not to be in compliance with a 2009 law to ensure voting rights for military personnel stationed abroad. Failure to file suit [...]

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  By • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Civil Liberty, Editorial, Environment, Ethics, Global Warming, Government Waste, Politics

Independent review finds fault with U.N. scientists By THE WASHINGTON TIMES 6:53 p.m., Monday, August 30, 2010 A group of international scientific organizations yesterday found fault with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning panel responsible for the influential report that claimed man’s carbon-dioxide emissions were destroying the planet. In March, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tasked the [...]

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