One of my habits is to read books and articles about social and political trends that were predicted more than 25 years ago to see how well the prognosticators did. I used to love to read Popular Mechanics magazine and the stories that were published about what the future will

The headline was shocking: “German Cannibal Convicted of Manslaughter.” Armin Meiwes had killed Bernd Brandes, a 48-year-old computer engineer, and eaten him sautéed with garlic, black pepper, potatoes, sprouts, and washed it all down, of course, with a bottle of red wine. Brandes had responded to the following advertisement posted

It’s been said that the victors write the textbooks. I supposed this is the way it should be. As a nation, if we want to know who has won the ideological war in America, take a look at the our textbooks and popular writing on historical subjects. Dr. Gary North

15 of the 19 homicide bombers on September 11 were from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is a net exporter of aid to terrorist nations and groups. Even so, Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) argued earlier this year that Saudi Arabia is a key ally of the U.S. and that they had

One group of Christians is trying to keep the name “Christmas tree” rather than the non-descript “Holiday tree,” while a small minority of Christians wants to say good riddance to the very idea of Christmas trees because their origin is pagan. Who’s right? Some time ago, my wife was asked

If you listen to liberals, Democrats, and media sycophants who praise Obama just for breathing, the President saved the automobile industry. Bob Bechel on Fox’s “The Five” spouted this canard over and over again on yesterday’s show (12-22-2011). A study of the automobile industry in the United States will show

David Bahnsen has been a vocal critic of Ron Paul. Bahnsen has written several articles that have gotten a lot of attention, some of it bordering on hate-filled vitriol. The following article was written by Douglas Wilson, pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, faculty member at New Saint Andrews

Thomas Edison tried his hand at building an electric car, as did other inventors. Electric cars initially had some advantages over the internal combustion engine variety. They were easier to start and drive, there was no need for shifting gears, they ran cleaner, and were quieter. So why did the

The 2008 election of Barack Obama was the election of a rock-star: Some good guitar riffs, but only a few notes and most off key. Not only did Blacks vote in record numbers, but it seems that every high-profile liberal got behind his candidacy. It was all about the music.

If you’re old enough to remember or you studied it in a history class, Gerald Ford, in his debate with Jimmy Carter, made what many believe was a classic blunder. The media never let him or us forget it: Ford incorrectly stated that Poland was “independent and autonomous” from the

Last week I received a phone call from a long-time friend and political operative from Texas. He told me about a meeting that was taking place in Memphis. A group of evangelical leaders were meeting in order to get behind a single Republican candidate. The momentum was moving toward Newt

“It’s not your money!” If I had a chance to stand before Congress and speak to them about government spending, that’s the first thing I would say. It’s easy to spend someone else’s money. It’s easy to loan someone else’s money. Here’s the next thing I would say. “It doesn’t

Every December a battle ensues over the acknowledgement that the 25th is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s called Christmas. Retailers who make a boat load of money during the Christmas season have tried to walk the narrow line of political correctness by using the less religious

An exchange between George Will and the economically challenged Robert Reich was delightful. Reich, who served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997, wants to raise taxes on the rich to narrow the gap

In the film I, Robot (2004), based on the 1950 book of the same name written by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, tells the story of a society that has become dependent on robots. They are benevolent creations designed only to serve humans. But something goes terribly wrong. The super

Men and women who have served in Iraq are returning home. More than 4400 will never return. Many will return with damaged psyches, broken bodies, and missing limbs. We won’t know for a long time if these causalities were worth it. For those who lost loved ones, it wasn’t worth

Every act of our government today is a divine act. The philosophy of Georg F. W. Hegel (1770-1831), followed by Marxists, Fascists, Nazis, and the modern State in America “expresses the argument with chilling consistency: ‘The Universal is to be found in the State. . . . The State is