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FOX rebukes Wilders and anti-Islamization
When Glenn Beck, Charles Krauthammer and Bill Kristol, each from their respective Fox News perches, branded Dutch political phenom Geert Wilders as beyond the political pale, it was shocking and outrageous for several reasons.By Diana West , March 16, 2010
Will pushing issue doom the Dems?
President Barack Obama has taken to nonstop demonizing of the insurance industry — a sign of desperation over the prospects of passing health care reform.By Morton Kondracke , March 16, 2010
Loose lips expose big slips across the states
Devils Lake Mayor: Just when you think things can’t get worse, they do. Toyota’s Toyoda: Isn’t that the truth.By Lloyd Omdahl , March 14, 2010
Time to get mojo back in this weary country
Let’s face it. Our country is in a slump. And it’s up to us to do something about it.By Ann McFeatters , March 14, 2010
Explanations collide with runaway Prius
The head-on collision was devastating, midday Monday, at the intersection of California’s Interstate 8 and the information highway.By Martin Schram , March 13, 2010
'ObamaCare' cooking the books
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could use a $100 bill to buy groceries and then deposit that same Benjamin in the bank to help pay your monthly credit card statement? Regular Americans would call this either magic or fraud. Washington Democrats call this “health care reform.”By Deroy Murdock , March 13, 2010
Big Brother steps in on education
Hand it to the states. All but two of them saw that their K-12 math and English standards could maybe do with some possible upgrading, and so they got together and worked out some improvements they could either adopt or not.By Jay Ambrose , March 13, 2010
GOP plays game for donations
No one should be shocked by a Republican National Committee fundraising document recently uncovered by Politico. With condescension bordering upon satire, it divides potential GOP donors into two groups: simple-minded dimwits and wealthy egotists.By Gene Lyons , March 12, 2010
New iPhone missing apt app for iGroan
At the Academy Awards presentation the other night, it was noted that the last time 10 films had been nominated for best picture was in 1943, the year “Casablanca” won.By Reg Henry , March 12, 2010
Deconstruct Detroit
Someone has a plan to salvage Detroit: Change it from Motown to Mayberry. Seriously.By Dale McFeatters , March 12, 2010
Solution worse than problem
The snow is melting in the woods of North Carolina and the kudzu is greening up.By Garrison Keillor , March 11, 2010
Many types of gun nuts
WASHINGTON — Firearms mania seems to fall into several broad categories with elements of each in the other.By Dan Thomasson , March 11, 2010
Time to stop lying to selves
Citigroup, one the world’s largest banks, was bailed out with some $45 billion of U.S. taxpayer funds and we taxpayers — you and I — still own a little over one quarter of the company.By Star Parker , March 10, 2010
Work provides more than paycheck
Of all the paid jobs I have ever held, the one that was most immediately satisfying to me was waitressing, back in high school and college.By Betsy Hart , March 10, 2010
Anti-Islamization proponents should take cues from Europe 
When the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders recently addressed voters in Almere, a Dutch city of 200,000 where his party handily won elections this week, he told them what to expect as his once-tiny, anti-Islamization party started flexing its new political muscle. Aside from lower taxes and other political staples, his plans for this city not far from Amsterdam include a ban on Muslim headscarves.
By Diana West , March 09, 2010
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