Articles

Why Maine Matters

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The fate of traditional marriage is on the ballot in Maine this November, but the effects of a defeat would be felt far beyond the state's borders.  If gay marriage advocates regard Maine as a crucial key to a nationwide plan to enact gay marriage, then it would behoove defenders of traditional marriage to do the same.  Read more . . .

What Ails Obamacare

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What's wrong with the Obama health plan?  Let us count the ways . . . not excluding violations of parental and patient rights, payoffs to Planned Parenthood, a lack of respect for life, and a path to rationed care.   Read more . . . 

The Hidden Danger in Obama's School-Based Health Clinics

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Why the school-based clinics outlined in the health care plan are nothing more than a gateway for Planned Parenthood to set up shop on the playground--at taxpayer expense.  (And oh, the expense!)  Read More . . . 

Why Gitmo Should Stay Open

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It's not only a question of keeping terrorists off our shores--as Andrew McCarthy explains, there are also the Constitutional questions, the public safety issues, and the need to keep radical Islam and terrorism out of our prisons.  Read more . . .


Setting the Record Straight on Gitmo

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How do the Geneva Conventions apply?  Will it be war or Judge Judy?  Is this the best and safest facility for holding detainees?  Jennifer Bryson of the Witherspoon Institute takes a clear-eyed look at some of the questions swirling around Guantanamo Bay.  Read More . . .


Supreme Principles

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As the Senate and President gear up for the circus of litmus tests and interest group lobbying that follows every Supreme Court nomination, it's a good time to examine the fundamental principles that ought to guide the search for the next justice.  Read More . . .


Gravely Wicked

by Dr. Robert George

A statement from the founder of American Principles in Action on the murder of George Tiller.

We Need a National Security Court

by Andrew McCarthy and Alykhan Velshi

A White Paper proposal that explores a permanent solution to the questions raised by Guantanamo Bay on terrorism trials, the detention of alien enemy combatants, and other knotty legal problems.
 

Guantanamo and the Question of Terrorist Recruitment

by Byron York

Is Gitmo a terrorist recruitment tool?  And is the decision to shut it down partially attributable to a retracted Newsweek claim?

Andrew McCarthy on Gitmo, Torture, the AG, and the Law

Law and Moral Purpose

by Dr. Robert P. George

An exploration of first principles, their place in government, and what defenders of such principles must be aware of in this cultural and poltical conflict.

Government Mortgage Relief: Economically Flawed & Morally Dubious

by Dr. Samuel Gregg

Homeownership has long been part of the American Dream, but current government plans to keep more people in their homes reflect the influence of failed economic policies from the past and may encourage more risky decision making in the future.