Ken Connor

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  • Bloated Budgets Endanger Freedom

    Bloated Budgets Endanger Freedom

    Inside the beltway, discussion of President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2012 has provoked the "Sturm und Drang" that we have come to expect in the polarized partisan atmosphere that predominates in Washington.

  • Have a Little Faith

    Have a Little Faith

    After centuries of hegemony in an increasingly secular world, it is ironic that faith – faith in the right thing – may be the only thing that can restore credibility to the world of science.

  • So Much for Tolerance

    So Much for Tolerance

    The notion of what it means to be "tolerant" has changed radically. There was a time when tolerance meant just that: tolerance

  • The GOP's Selective Constitutionalism

    The GOP's Selective Constitutionalism

    For many years now, America's civil justice system has been on the losing side of the public relations battle.

  • Why Waste a Good Tragedy?

    Why Waste a Good Tragedy?

    It is at times like these that we truly cease to be Republican or Democrat, and should be able to grieve together simply as Americans.

  • The Diversity Police Are at It Again

    The Diversity Police Are at It Again

    An alarm has been sounded for Republicans who advocate big-government, abortion, gay marriage, and gun control: Take heed! The GOP is being taken over by (gasp!) actual conservatives!

  • Restrained by the Constitution

    Restrained by the Constitution

    Each and every American should be glad to live in a country where the government is restrained from overreaching into the lives of its citizens.

  • The Fine Art of Seduction

    The Fine Art of Seduction

    Let the American people take note: the wooing has begun. The seduction of this year's congressional freshman class looks innocuous enough to the inexperienced eye.

  • Balancing Rights: Privacy vs. Life

    Balancing Rights: Privacy vs. Life

    The right of individuals to be free from unwarranted government intrusion in their private affairs is highly prized by all Americans, but that right is not absolute.

  • The Good Life is Found in Jesus Christ

    The Good Life is Found in Jesus Christ

    Americans spend a lot of time and energy pursuing "the good life," and thanks to the "Mad Men" of the advertising world, we have a pretty good idea of what the good life looks like