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In 1860, in the midst of the tensions surrounding the Civil War, it was widely believed in the United States that Abraham Lincoln was Catholic. Coming on the heels of decades of anti-Catholic sentiment, the rumors seem to have had two roots: The first was the ambiguous nature of Lincoln’s …

In March 2004, when Barack Obama was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the Illinois Democratic primary, he excoriated President George W. Bush for creating a “jobless recovery.” The month he said that, 334,000 new jobs were created—none of them temporary Census ones—and unemployment was 5.8%.That was then. Now …

Barack Obama could hear the voters talking, and he had no trouble making out their words. “They want to change the tone here in Washington, where the two parties are coming together and focusing on the people’s business as opposed to scoring political points,” the president said. Translation: Despite big …

The Obama administration’s recent statements regarding the U.S. relationship with Israel are a matter of serious concern. AIPAC — the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — calls on the administration to take immediate steps to defuse the tension with the Jewish State. Israel is America’s closest ally in the Middle …

1. Massachusetts = Community Reorganization.2. Yours is also “the people’s seat.”3. “This is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past.”4. We the People invite you to drink tea.5. Please listen, don’t dictate6. Call C-Span!7. Switch from a limo to …

Even as President Obama prepares to convene a televised summit on health care reform designed to showcase his newfound commitment to “bipartisanship,” the White House and congressional Democrats have been finalizing their plans to ram through a health care bill using a little-known and seldom-used parliamentary gimmick known as “reconciliation.” …

Is America a “constitutional republic” or a “democratic” one? Is Country & Western more of a significant cultural movement than Hip Hop? Is there such a thing as “separation of church and state”? These are but a few of the hundreds of questions the 15 elected members of the Texas …

President Obama thinks that by recently signing a new bill spending $600 million to beef up border enforcement he will look tough on illegal aliens. But decisions such as today?s lawsuit by the Justice Department against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to stop his policies regarding illegal aliens shows where …

Today, April 9, is Tax Freedom Day. If you add up all the income earned by Americans and divide by the total tax burden—income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, those annoying taxes on your phone and utility bills—Americans spend everything they earned until today just to pay taxes. That’s right. …

The White House rejects charges President Obama is dithering on Afghanistan, saying he’s just being careful about his decision. I say the White House is wrong. You can look it up. Dither: “to act irresolutely; vacillate,” is how Webster’s defines it. (Its other choices include “fear” and “trembling.” ) Irresolutely …