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A terrorist detainee currently in U.S. custody in Afghanistan may be brought stateside for trial by military commission. Citing unnamed administration sources, the Washington Post reports that the detainee is Taliban fighter named Hamidullan.A Russian national, he reportedly was involved in attacks that wounded or killed American service personnel in …

I had just concluded my prayer at the Dallas City Council meeting with these words “in the name of the one who came, and died, and rose again that we might have eternal life—Jesus Christ our Lord—amen” when a member of the council expressed his offense at the content of …

At 5:00 p.m. on most Thanksgivings, my family is just finishing dinner — aunts and uncles poking at the last strands of turkey on the platter and all of the kids jiggling pumpkin pie with their fingers or forks. It’s during those precious waning moments of the meal when we …

I signed up. I saved. And so will millions of Americans. Honestly, I couldn’t wait to sign up for ObamaCare — not because I talk about it on television, but because I’m tired of being ripped off by my insurance company. I live in New York State — which for …

As kids across the country are getting back into their routines with the start of the new school year, not everyone’s focus will be on class schedules and new teachers. One of the most common – and potentially fatal – threats to our youth today is the pervasive peer pressure …

We already know ObamaCare is a poorly conceived law that is unworkable in the real world. We know the law is already driving health care premiums through the roof contrary to what President Obama promised. For instance, in my home state, our largest health insurance provider reported recently that health …

He made us believe in “Glee” with “Don’t Stop Believin” and for four glorious seasons, sang his way into our hearts. Cory Monteith, starring as Finn Hudson, was that guy. The one every girl falls in love with in high school. The one who lights up a room, fits in …

Editor’s note: The following op-ed first appeared in the Baltimore Sun. It is used with permission. Who is the face of American liberalism? Who is the face of American conservatism? In Washington politics and on social media these days, the king and queen of “base” politics are two freshman U.S …

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing changes to its standards to allow more racy content to appear on broadcast TV during prime-time hours — when kids could tune in. (To read more on this topic, click here.) This is a non-scientific viewer question.

One of the consequences of abandoning a standard by which right and wrong can be judged is our increasing inability to mete out punishment that fits the crime. In fact, too often we weigh extenuating circumstances rather than guilty actions. In the case of the Boston bombers, observers search for …