Cover Story

Beltway right vs. Gov. Perry
Texan individualism grates elites
By Dr. Grace Vuoto

No sooner did Texas Gov. Rick Perry stampede into the Republican primary like a cowboy rescuing a damsel in distress, bringing energy and dynamism into the campaign, than media elites—including conservative writers—began their putrid attempt to muzzle him. Why do they fear strong individuals? Why do they seek to render the use of language boring and conformist?

Politics

Mitt's massive mess
RomneyCare is a giant failure
By Daniel J. Dorr

The Massachusetts health care reform law (HRC), spearheaded by Governor Mitt Romney in 2006, requires each citizen to purchase health insurance and established an insurance exchange. This was the template for ObamaCare, the health care law that the Democratic-controlled Congress passed in March 2010. Now, both are under fire.

Huffington the hater
Dragging AOL into the gutter
By Jeffrey T. Kuhner

America Online is now endorsing masturbation. Recently, AOL posted an item on its general page discussing how men often fake orgasms, and that they should engage in masturbation to help “discover what stimulates you.” Apparently, women aren’t the only ones faking it in the bedroom.

Foreign Affairs

A tale of four failed presidents
Obama and predecessors squander American might
By William J. Meisler

When George Bush Sr. took office in 1989, America, with its mighty military and international prestige, was poised to lead the world into a new era of peace, freedom and prosperity. Our only serious rival, the Soviet Union, was on the verge of collapse.

Obama, the LBJ of our time
No plan for victory
By Jeffrey T. Kuhner

Mr. Obama essentially has admitted defeat. He has publicly announced that U.S. forces will begin to pull out and that the process will be accelerated by the summer of 2012 - just in time for the election campaign.

The isolationist impulse emerges
Anti-war cry and its dangers
By Herbert London

Like a recurrent tide that ebbs and flows, isolationism, what some have called Fortress America, arrives at water’s edge each generation. War fatigue, monstrous expenditures, casualties and the clamor that the United States cannot be the world’s policeman, contributes to the belief from the left and the right that we should turn inward...

Minority Report

An inclusive conservative movement
Minorities lead minorities to right values
By Marco Faraci

The following is an extensive interview of Dr. Grace Vuoto, the founder and executive director of the Edmund Burke Institute for American Renewal. The interview was conducted by Italian journalist Marco Faraci for publication in Italy. The interviewer seeks to better understand how to integrate minorities in the American conservative movement and delves into the problem of illegal immigration.

Culture

Millennials cheer Bin Laden's death
Conservative countermovement thrives
By Joseph Vigliotti

The death of Osama Bin Laden did not go unnoticed by young people in the United States, particularly those 35 and under. The celebrations that rose up around news of Bin Laden’s demise, analysts noted, were promulgated and attended by these individuals.

Public Policy

Violent video games assault nation's youth
Supreme Court ruling upholds free speech
By Kelly Kathryn Llobet

Violent video games are of no good use. Aggression, delinquent behavior, school problems, and victimization in teenagers have all been correlated to Mature Rated (M-Rated) (age 17+) games played by adolescents. Parents must shun these conduits of wickedness to protect our youth...