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Caliphate, Jihad, Sharia: Now What?
“You can sit here and talk about jihad from here to doomsday, what will it do? Suppose you prove beyond…
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When Winston Warned America: Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” at 65
It was 65 years ago, March 5, 1946, when Winston Churchill delivered his “Iron Curtain” speech in Fulton, Missouri. It was…
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Mosques Flourish in America; Churches Perish in Muslim World
As Muslims prepare to erect a mega-mosque near the site of the 9/11 atrocities, it is well to reflect that…
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Who Objects to Free Speech?
Free speech has always been one of our most cherished rights. It has come under attack repeatedly by those who…
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Recalculating the Odds: Obama and DOMA
During his campaign, Candidate Barack Obama repeatedly cited his opposition to same sex marriage. On the Human Rights Campaign’s 2008…
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Huawei? No way
Last summer, a Chinese telecommunications giant founded by a former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) engineer was rebuffed in its effort…
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Blasphemy Laws and the Death of Shahbaz Bhatti
The Becket Fund grieves the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s Minister for Minorities Affairs, today. Mr. Bhatti was gunned down…
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Hiding Out at the Clock Tower Resort
Driving up to Madison, Wisconsin, on Interstate 90, from Chicago’s O’Hare airport on business last week, a colleague pointed out…
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The Debt-Ceiling Dance and the Annual Budget Ritual
Once again it’s time to talk about raising the statutory limit on the U.S. government’s debt—the so-called “debt ceiling.” Treasury…
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Political Home for Catholics Hard to Find
Writing recently about Rick Santorum’s quest to become the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, George Will remarked that Santorum’s chances…