“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at its testing point.” C.S. Lewis Every now and again a scandal comes along that exposes something dark and troubling about our culture. For me — and for millions of Americans — the Penn State child abuse scandal is just such an event. Arguably it is the worst scandal in the history of American sports, combining victimized... Read more
Joan Walsh has a great line: The GOP presidential primary is a lot like a kindergarten t-ball game: When it comes to being in first place, just about everybody gets a turn. And now, congratulations, Newt Gingrich: It’s your turn! This means, of course, that the amiable professor now will now be freshly scrutinized in both his personal and his political life. So far, he’s not been considered a threat, so his liabilities have been overlooked by his rivals. However, as... Read more
The Duggars are expecting again. Read more
Yesterday and today, Jay Sekulow and I spent a good bit of Jay’s show addressing the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s efforts to remove a Jesus statue from federal land in Montana. Here’s a clip from yesterday: And one from Monday: Read more
I first encountered true political correctness in law school. The year was 1991, George. H. W. Bush was still in office, and our campus literally seethed with hatred for the Reagan/Bush era. When I raised my voice to speak for conservative values, I would sometimes be treated to a cascade of boos and catcalls — attempts to literally shout me down. I received vile messages in my mailbox, including calls that I should “go die.” Other conservatives saw their faces... Read more
Run this little thought experiment by them. It begins: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — This morning marked a grim milestone in the fight against Christian terror in North America. Work crews cleaned up the remains of a suicide bomber and his victims after his self-detonation marked the 10,000th terrorist attack in ten years within the continental United States. The Camden, New Jersey–based Army of the Messiah immediately claimed responsibility. The bomber screamed the now-familiar “Praise Jesus!” just before he pressed the button,... Read more
Sorry, feminists. I was wrong on this one. Read more
“Chickenhawk.” Anyone who paid attention to the debate preceding and immediately following the invasion of Iraq was familiar with the term. It was a slur – coined by the Left – describing those conservatives of military age who were beating the war drums but not actually willing to enlist. I describe the phrase as a “slur” because it was obviously intended as an insult – a shaming tactic – not an argument. In fact, it was utterly irrelevant to the... Read more
“I love you,” I heard my husband David say, though he wasn’t talking to me. “But you don’t even know me,” a female voice responded. Okay, so maybe hers was a slightly robotic, disembodied voice, but still. It stung. David had his new iPhone 4S for just a few days, but was instantly enthralled by “Siri” – an amazing voice recognition function which lets you speak to send texts, e-mails, dial phone numbers, and more. Yes, she’s just a function... Read more
I’m a racist, sexist, homophobe. At least that’s what I learned — much to my shock — when I arrived at Harvard Law School in 1991. It’s not that I believed that whites were superior to other races, that men were superior to women or that gays were lesser human beings. Instead, I was opposed to affirmative action, thought the Leftist view that gender was nothing but a “social construct” was both bizarre and unscientific, and believed same-sex sexual activity... Read more
The French Revolution
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