By Jenna Lieungh On June 21, several conservative speakers and young conservatives like I gathered at the Mere Conservatism event, held at Brookside Baptist Church in Brookfield, to shatter various stereotypes about the Republican Party and the conservative movement. Let me first say this: I am a seventeen-year old, one quarter Hispanic, middle-class female.…
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The Problem with Same-Sex Marriage
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and announced for the first time that same-sex couples who are legally married are entitled to the same rights and federal benefits that other married couples enjoy. In United States v. Windsor, Edith Windsor was a gay…
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Steve’s Say . . . Using Force: At What Point Is It Self-Defense?
The Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case, featured by mainstream media sources as the latest circus act in their increasingly irrelevant sideshow, actually contained a treasure trove of historical events and personal decisions which laid bare the most basic and vital questions surrounding the use of force. The generalized term “use of force” can be divided into…
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Eco-Protesters in Wisconsin Assault Mine Workers
By Brian Sikma Shocking footage released Wednesday afternoon by an environmental activist shows eco-protesters assaulting workers at a mine exploration site in northern Wisconsin. The video shows a band of booted, cloaked, and hooded individuals creeping through the woods of northern Wisconsin near the location of a worksite for a new iron ore mine. Liberal…
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Steve’s Say . . . Business: the Highest Moral Calling of All
Today I heard on the Vicki McKenna show that Ben Bernanke stated at a Princeton University graduation address that all differences between people’s success (and wealth) came from differences in luck. A more immoral statement could not be made. Business, the voluntary exchange of goods and services between freely deciding individuals, is the basis of…
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Where Have all the Freedoms Gone? Long Time Passing!
By Fred Brownbill I was listening to a song this morning, a folk song from 1961 by Pete Seeger, “Where have all the Flowers gone? Long time passing.” Each of the five verses ended with, “When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?” I listened and sang along with this great song…