Terrorism is an utterly demonic form of violence, but is not a significant danger to the American public. A report issued on May 27 by the Transactional Records Action Clearinghouse (or TRAC) documented that of the more than 800,000 cases filed by t… more »

On orders from the country's chief executive, the national director of intelligence devised guidelines for ?enhanced interrogation? of terrorists and other particularly dangerous detainees. This would include the use of stress positions, sleep de… more »

One of the basic principles of Christian morality dictates that the individual human being must be viewed as an end, not as a means to an end. This principle can best be understood by contemplating one of the most lurid violations thereof ? the Na… more »

Sergeant First Class David Moore, commander of a platoon deployed in Khadimiya (Ca-DEEM-ee-yah), Iraq, describes himself as a ?conservative Texas Republican.? His father, mother, three sisters, a brother, and several uncles have also served in our a… more »

The motto of Russia's OMON Special Forces police is: ?Special Forces know no mercy and never ask for it.? Frequently deployed on the battlefields of Chechnya, the OMON police have now been assigned the task of dealing with protests by political… more »

Despite passionate opposition from dozens of state governments, the Federal Department of Homeland Security has announced its intention to press ahead with implementation of the Real ID Act next year. That measure requires states to develop federally… more »

On May 7, police in Rochester, New York spotted 48-year-old Christopher Power sitting in the driver's seat of a parked vehicle. Although the motor was running, the vehicle was not in operation. The police had Mr. Power leave the vehicle and began to inv… more »

A Common Law principle holds that the word of a single accuser isn't sufficient to convict an individual of a crime. This originates in the biblical requirement that ?... by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.? (D… more »

Apparently it's not enough that Washington is borrowing its way to national bankruptcy. The Feds are also perversely determined to borrow trouble by cultivating terrorist groups within our borders. Last week we were told that the FBI had stymied a pl… more »

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy built his career on his ?You May Be a Redneck If...? checklist. With apologies to Mr. Foxworthy, and those weary of his routine, I invite listeners to review a ?You May Be a Terrorist If...? checklist. That list is… more »

Montana resident Tim Sundles was recently sentenced by a federal court to six days in jail and two years of probation for attempting to kill wolves with poisoned meat. That effort went awry when the pesticide-laced meatballs were eaten a neighbor's pet… more »

Last November, 92-year-old Atlanta resident Kathryn Johnson was killed in her home during a no-knock raid conducted by narcotics police. Hearing intruders tearing the safety bars from her front door, the terrified grandmother grabbed her revolver an… more »

In his January 1776 book Common Sense, Thomas Paine summarized his argument for American independence in one simple but compelling phrase: ?In America, the law is king.? Americans were once taught that we are a nation ruled by laws, not by men. H… more »

Thursday is National Day of Prayer, and across the nation believers will be urged to pray on behalf of the president and the troops overseas. It is always appropriate to pray that God will give wisdom to our elected representatives, and vitally neces… more »

While we should never bow slavishly to foreign opinion, it is wise for us to display what the Declaration of Independence calls ?a decent respect to the opinions of mankind....? Thus we should be concerned by the increasingly negative view of the… more »