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PG Exclusive Interview: Wayne Allyn Root steps up as “rebel with the pitchfork,” seeks Libertarian nod
This article is part two of a three part series on the Libertarian nominating contest.
Pulling out his veto pen on March 8, 2008, President George W. Bush was able to successfully thwart congressional efforts to ban the use of certain harsh interrogation tactics by Central Intelligence Agency officers. This veto marked only the ninth […]
PA Primary: Diamond on track to score major grassroots upset
Unlike their Democratic brethren who are facing a difficult choice among two equally liberal, indistinguishable presidential candidates, Republican voters in the Keystone State’s 101st legislative district have a much easier choice on their hands.
Incumbent Republican Mauree Gingrich, first elected in 2002, is seeking a fourth term in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Gingrich faces a tough […]
Walking the Road that Buckley Built
Conservative writer and PGN contributor Michael Johns argues that modern conservatism owes much of its success to William F. Buckley, Jr., who built conservatism as an alternative to the Great Society’s vast expansion of federal governmental control and built conservatism as the most consequential political and intellectual movement of modern times.
Obama must face the real experience gap as Clinton makes case for nomination
Despite her not-so-surprising victories in Rhode Island, Ohio, and Texas, Senator Hillary Clinton is still facing a tremendous uphill climb to win the Democrat nomination. Upcoming primaries in Mississippi and Wyoming will further add to Senator Obama’s delegate lead, making Clinton’s quest for the nomination even more difficult.
ABC News reported on Wednesday, March 5 that […]
Why McCain Must Never Become President
Despite predictions to the contrary (including one by this author), John McCain is now almost certain to be the Republican nominee for president. Through a combination of a compressed, winner-take-all, primary system and sympathetic news media, the senator from Arizona has defied the odds. It wasn’t pretty to watch. McCain never got […]
Stop McCain; Rally to Romney
Last month, when asked if he had a preference in the primary season, a liberal Democrat friend of mine said that he did not. To him, all of the Democratic hopefuls were about the same and he could support any of them. Then asked if there was any Republican he could support, he […]
Please Sir Can I Have Some More?
Imagine the President of the United States of America, with hat in hand, begging the leader of a third world country for anything. Today George HW Bush did just that.
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Mighty Clinton Juggernaut Toppled, Republicans Now Boarding Obama Express
Last Thursday night the world witnessed a spectacular feat that many imagined could never possibly happen. A first term, junior United States Senator from Illinois successfully toppled Hillary Clinton, the queen bee of the Clinton machine, sending shockwaves through the political world.
I have experienced firsthand many wonderful, victorious election nights over my political career that […]
Election Repeat
Somehow I told you so, just doesn’t seem to fit. For months, I have been arguing that the only way the Democrats can secure the White House in 2008 is to nominate a centrist Democrat – ala Hillary Clinton. And now, the proof is in the pudding and its decision time for Democrats. […]
Persian Puzzle
In the essential “Persian Puzzle” (Random House - 1st Edition de Luxe in gorgeous gunmetal Union Blue with Gold gilt designed by Victoria Wong. ) Military Spy Guy (Foreign Armies Persian Gulf Dept) Ken Pollack shares that his Iranian epiphany was truly double.
First off, back in the days of Realpolitk, the horrible Iran - […]
Combating the “Unitary Executive” and Restoring Our Political System
“In politics, today is not yesterday, and forever does not exist.” These are the words of historian Geoffrey Perret, whose spring 2007 book lays out the blueprint for how our nation drifted from the path of being a diplomatic nation that avoided entanglements abroad and set an example of liberty for mankind to its present […]
The Huckster
Deception and Misrepresentation on the Campaign Trail
Compare the positions from these two 2008 Presidential candidates:
One candidate, a former governor advocated issuing drivers licenses to illegal aliens in his state. He denounced a bill that would deny state benefits to illegal immigrants as un-Christian, un-American, irresponsible and anti-life. He supported a “path to citizenship” for illegal […]
Screenwriters Strike: Opportunity for an Intellectual Revival
Washington—The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor was founded in 1869, four years after the conclusion of the War Between the States. The founding fathers of what could be the most significant labor movement in the history of the world was started by a group of Philadelphia tailors who sought better working […]
The 4th IISS Regional Security Summit: Manama Dialogue
23 Nations Prepare for the 4th IISS Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue
Defence Ministers and Senior Officials Plan to Discuss Key Gulf Security Issues at Region’s Premier Defence Forum
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) will bring together 23 official government delegations led by defence ministers, national security advisors, foreign ministers and other senior […]
