Category: Opinions

On a February day in 1761, in a tiny Massachusetts courthouse, Boston lawyer James Otis rose to fight an “insidious and mischievous” wrong committed by the British Crown. For five hours, he electrified listeners by demonstrating what he called the “illegality,” “iniquity,” and “inhumanity” of the Crown’s action against the American colonies. A young observer named John Adams later wrote that “American independence was then and there born; the seeds of patriots and heroes were then and there sown, …[it] was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child independence was born. In fifteen years, namely in 1776, he grew up to manhood, and declared himself free.”

Last Monday, I was drawn to Eric Schansberg’s lecture on Christianity and libertarianism — a subject that interested me because I consider myself a Christian and libertarian. He presented three criteria that Christians or libertarians could use to evaluate any policy: it must be ethical, consistent, and practical. In order for a policy to be...

Conservatives have a long list of grievances against President Barack Obama: Russia, Obamacare, Benghazi, the IRS, and more. But Obama has done one thing right, and conservatives should give him credit. Last Thursday, Obama announced the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. My Brother’s Keeper has two main elements. First, private charities and business have pledged to...

Netflix’s original series “House of Cards” portrays the darkest side of American politics. It’s difficult to find a character to root for because every character oozes depravity. Claire Underwood, the wife of the show’s fictional vice president, is no exception. On Feb. 14, Jezebel called Claire Underwood, a “feminist warrior.” The article cites Claire’s bill...

A Canadian restaurant named its soup of the day American Tears last Friday. Team USA was bested once again by its Canadian neighbors at the Olympic Games in Sochi. If that’s not bad enough, they lost the bronze medal game to Finland too. But if USA Hockey sticks with its decision to delay the introduction...