Star Parker

Star Parker

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  • America Reborn Once Again

    America Reborn Once Again

    A Fourth of July Gallup poll presented an interesting picture about our country. Americans overwhelmingly express pride in being American, yet the division is wide and deep about what being an American means.

  • Same-Sex Marriage is War on Religion

    Same-Sex Marriage is War on Religion

    The Book of Proverbs, part of biblical canon, once a vital part of American culture, tells us: "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall."

  • Obama AWOL on Late-Term Abortion

    Obama AWOL on Late-Term Abortion

    The House passed an historic piece of legislation last week that prohibits late term abortions, but President Obama was no where to be found.

  • GOP Policies Continue to Attract Black Democrats

    GOP Policies Continue to Attract Black Democrats

    Anyone who doubts that the Republican Party can attract black voters need only looks south to Louisiana.

  • Close the 'Wealth Gap' with Individual Retirement Accounts

    Close the 'Wealth Gap' with Individual Retirement Accounts

    The annual Trustees Report for Social Security has just been issued and the news is that there is no news. Social Security is on its way over a fiscal cliff – what we hear every year when the report is issued.

  • The Liberal Onslaught Against Kelly Ayotte

    The Liberal Onslaught Against Kelly Ayotte

    One target of convenience in this round of "never let a crisis go to waste" is New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte.

  • E.W. Jackson Stands for Values Once Held By GOP

    E.W. Jackson Stands for Values Once Held By GOP

    Some 25 years ago I changed my life. I got off welfare, went to work, got politically active and became a Republican. I didn't become a Republican because of what the party looked like. I became a Republican because of what the party stood for.

  • Abortion: Birth, Crisis Counseling Are Better Options

    Abortion: Birth, Crisis Counseling Are Better Options

    With the convictions in in the case against abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell – three counts of murdering live babies and one count of involuntary manslaughter – abortion is back in the national discussion.

  • Mark Sanford: Welcome Back to Washington

    Mark Sanford: Welcome Back to Washington

    Put me down as happy to see former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford coming back to Washington. He just handily defeated Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a special election for a House seat he himself once held.

  • Planned Parenthood Targets Black Women

    Planned Parenthood Targets Black Women

    In 1854, Abraham Lincoln confronted America's first "pro-choice" Senator, Stephen Douglas, in a speech in Peoria, Illinois. "Choice" then was about slavery, not abortion.