Texas GOP Vote

A few years back in National Review, Harvard Scholar Leon Steinmetz revisited a curious debate among leaders of the French Revolution. Many of these revolutionaries asserted that France held too many people for the revolution to consummate their vision of a social utopia. One leader proposed that the population be halved; others argued that this decrease would prove inadequate and that further reductions were in order.   Read more »

First of all, all of these arguments and all of the strain about immigration and libertarianism are a distraction in light of what is happening in America: sort of like fighting over the furniture when the house is on fire. We are losing our republic. And, I’m not just talking about the Obamian momentum that Scott Brown may have slowed. Mass-culture has contaminated our consciousness and our principles have been fading for a century.   Read more »

The Supreme Court intended Roe v. Wade to "settle" the abortion debate. Abortion would finally be accepted as a permanent and necessary right of a modern progressive society. Baby Boomers are still split with 51% believing abortion to be morally wrong according to a recent poll.  But, what about younger generations. Surely they are more progressive than their parents or even grandparents?   Read more »

GREEN is the new RED! Need to justify forced abortions? Think of all the CO2 gas being eliminated. Seriously, China is proud!   Read more »

Just like the House health care bill before the addition of the Stupak/Pitts Amendment, the Senate health care bill will levy a new "abortion premium" fee on Americans.   Read more »

In a comment on Lauro Garza's most recent blog post about how the Democrats seized upon the Pro-Life rhetoric in an effort to redefine the term for their own advantage and to the GOP's detriment, it says

...the law of the land allows a woman the choice to decide what is right for her. It is not my position to condone abortion because I do not, however, until the law is changed, that is how it has to be. The [Republican Party] should ease off this position, it is too galvanizing and unproductive to the larger tent.