Daniel Allott
“Conscience is the most sacred of all property.” –James Madison Nurse Catherina Cenzon-DeCarlo winced as the doctor inserted forceps into his patient’s dilated cervix and pushed them deep into her uterus. Then she stood shocked as he carefully plucked, piece…
Have you ever noticed that the world’s most un-democratic countries often have the most democratic-sounding names? There’s the People’s Republic of China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Best of all, there’s the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (that’s…
It’s a long and ignominious list. First there was Newt Gingrich. Then came Mark Foley, David Vitter, Larry Craig, Chip Pickering and Vito Fossella. Most recently there was John Ensign and Mark Sanford. Politically, sex scandals are equal opportunity destroyers….
President Obama will make his historic first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa this weekend. In Ghana, the president is expected to deliver some tough love to a continent he believes has too often blamed the United States and the West for…
Technological advancements have afforded many benefits to the pro-life cause. Ultrasound imaging has revealed the child in the womb as a living, feeling human being, and at earlier stages than previously thought possible. The widespread use of such technology helps…
Last June in Eugene, Oregon, 64-year-old Barbara Wagner received a letter from the state-run Oregon Health Plan. Wagner, who was suffering from a recurrence of lung cancer at the time, was informed that her health policy would not cover the…
In America, 2009 has thus far been dominated by discussions about how best to alleviate a recession that began just over a year ago. But in communist Cuba, 2009 has been dominated by the commemoration of a revolution that helped…
“If good intentions, well-meaning programs and humanitarian gestures could end homelessness, it would have been history decades ago.” — Philip Mangano, Executive Director, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Of all the shortcomings of the Bush presidency, perhaps none was…
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” — Frederick Douglass December marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Crafted…
