Cover Story

Illegal Libyan War
Obama the new Caesar
By Jeffrey T. Kuhner

President Obama has crossed the Rubicon. He now believes - and acts - as if he is above the law; the Constitution no longer applies to him. This is the real meaning behind the U.S. military intervention in Libya. Mr. Obama is abrogating the linchpin of our democracy: the rule of law.

Politics

More sacrifices for armed forces?
Nation's heroes deserve better
By Susan Oliver Nelson

Despite American forces active in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, President Barack Obama continues to pursue reducing national defense spending. He has proposed that the Department of Defense (DOD) absorb over 80 percent of the cuts in next year’s budget for discretionary programs.

Time to cut all foreign aid
America needs every penny of its own money
By Dr. Grace Vuoto

As America heads towards bankruptcy, Republicans and Democrats should be looking to slice one part of the budget whole hog: foreign aid. We cannot take care of our own citizens, let alone giving away money to help citizens of other nations. This is a luxury we can no longer afford.

Foreign Affairs

Saudia Arabia: The exception?
Determining if the state is reformed
By Herbert London

With the assassination of Obama bin Laden and the active political movements in North Africa, there are murmurs of reform in one of the most traditional of Arab states: Saudi Arabia. Afterall, bin Laden was one of their own. If his invulnerability has been shattered, perhaps the wall of archaic Muslim practices can be shattered, as well.

The quest for Greater Serbia lives
The arrest of Ratko Mladic
By Jeffrey T. Kuhner

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb wartime commander, was captured last week. For 16 years he had been a fugitive from justice. Gen. Mladic was wanted for genocide and crimes against humanity. His arrest in Lazarevo, a small town north of Belgrade, Serbia’s capital, is supposed to bring closure to the Balkan wars of the 1990s. Contrary to conventional wisdom, it won’t.

Minority Report

Smearing Herman Cain
Liberal hatred of black conservatives
By Ben Sassoon

Why is Herman Cain despised by the liberal establishment? Mr. Cain is a prominent African-American newspaper columnist, businessman, politician and radio talk-show host from Georgia. He has many positive attributes: Mr. Cain is smart, articulate, and the successful CEO of Godfather's Pizza. Those who do argue that he is the right man for the job point to his business experience, career with the U.S. Navy, and political success in the office of the Treasury in Kansas City.

Model African-American community destroyed
Remembering America's Black Wall Street
By Gayle S. Fixler

Established sometime between 1906 -1908 by O.W. Gurley, the son of former slaves, Greenwood, Oklahoma was once referred to as America’s Black Wall Street. Unfortunately, after what may be our nation’s most lethal race riot—resulting in as many as 300 deaths including both blacks and whites— the once-thriving Tulsa-area commercial and residential district was burned to the ground on May 31-June 1, 1921 just 14 years after Oklahoma gained statehood.

Culture

Politicizing religion
Catholic social doctrine is not socialism
By Joe Tremblay

Catholic social teaching is being subverted to advance Big Government. On May 12, 2011, two Catholic theologians, Dr. Stephen Schneck, Director of the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at Catholic University and Dr. Vincent Miller, professor at Dayton University, made an appearance on Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor to discuss a letter criticizing the 2012 Republican-supported budget that was led by House Speaker, John Boehner.


Imposed androgyny
Erasing individual distinctions
By Kelly Kathryn Llobet

Imposed androgyny seems absurd, but it has arrived. The ultimate one-world, universal baby has been born and, “It’s a ... an it!” Kathy Witterick and David Stocker of Toronto, Canada, have decided to raise their child, Storm, by keeping the baby’s gender a secret. John Lennon, President Barack Obama, and Gloria Steinem may now stand crib-side, hand in hand and proudly lullaby in one voice the 1970’s Coca Cola anthem “I’d like to Teach the World to Sing in Perfect Harmony.” This world without boundaries is the ideal of the Kumbaya camp: no gender, no race, no nationality, no religion, no creed, no belief, no identity—and only self-gratification.

Public Policy

The gas guzzler
Oil market uncertainty creates high gas prices
By Dr. Leigh Broadhurst

Why are pump prices on the rise? The answer can be summed up in a single word: uncertainty. Oil prices have been at or above $100 per barrel since April and show no signs of dropping significantly. Sure, we had a brief lowering of gas prices after Memorial Day weekend, but ask yourself the same question that professional commodities traders do: Do you believe this marks the start of a steady decline to prices around $2.60 per gallon or are gas prices bound to increase?