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Sometimes it feels good to go back in time and relish in just how right you were, even though your stance may have been perceived as outrageous or untenable at the time. Sometimes, though, it can also hurt a little. It hurts because while you can take pleasure in pointing the...

The stories of civilian deaths coming out of Ukraine and Gaza break the hearts of any compassionate American. Last Thursday was a date that will go down in infamy around the world, leaving hundreds of dead innocents on the ground following a tragic plane explosion 30 miles west...

Friday and Saturday, groups around the country turned out in a grassroots protest against the influx of illegal aliens at the border. Angry, proud, and desperate to make their voices heard, these Americans brought their message to the streets in droves, warning their fellow...

The United Nations is in the middle of pleading with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring this latest round of shelling to an end, but it seems clear that this is a fight Netanyahu is committed to resolving. Of course, it almost goes without saying that Israel is...

Last year, a report from a U.S./Canada International Joint Commission warned that we should expect dire consequences for the Great Lakes in the coming years. It detailed a five-year study on the shrinking water levels in Lakes Huron and Michigan and relayed in ominous tones the...

Some stories are so logic-defying that you have to immediately check your sources. This isn’t from The Onion, is it? No, unfortunately it’s true that New York state Senator Guestavo Rivera is interested in pursuing legislation that would give illegal immigrants the right to vote....

Few things are as tiresome as hearing someone invoke Hitler or the Nazis when trying to make a point about American politics. Obama is bad – quite possibly the worst setback this country has faced in a long time – but he’s no Hitler. That said, it’s always worth...

It’s one round of bad news after another for the Obama administration. While playing diplomatic games of syntax over the ISIS attacks in Iraq, the controversy surrounding the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange has yet to die down entirely. Of course, these issues are two sides of...

For several years, stories predicting the collapse of the U.S. dollar have been floating in the blogosphere, only shrouded in enough facts to win over the most conspiracy-minded Americans. Unfortunately, some of the more extreme rhetoric has caused observers to miss the glaring...

For more than a decade, Americans have argued over the best courses of action to take regarding the Middle East. Conservatives tend to back Israel resolutely, determined to excuse any force taken as protection of ourselves and our one true ally. Liberals tend to advocate a...