Opinion

By Randy AlcornNovember 2007 Since the emergence of the environmental movement 40 years ago we have been barraged with dreadful forebodings of environmental threats imperiling all life on Earth—forests declining, rivers drying up, animals on the verge of extinction, acid rain, toxic... Read More

Citizens shouldn’t get burned for contractors’ profitsBy Mark CromerNovember 2007 The wildfires that ravaged California last month were still blazing when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other state officials began to speak about the massive reconstruction effort that’s expected to follow the Biblical-sized... Read More

By Randy AlcornOctober 2007 Historically, churches in America have been prominent participants in various social movements including those abolishing slavery and extending civil rights to all citizens. Their active participation in these movements not infrequently involved civil disobedience whereby laws were intentionally... Read More

Rumors of amnesty’s death have been greatly exaggeratedBy Mark CromerSeptember 2007 Was it really just three months ago that the powerful bi-partisan architects of the Senate’s so-called ‘Grand Compromise’ on immigration reform watched as their sweeping legislation imploded in that august chamber?... Read More

Why does American exceptionalism stop at the border?By Mark CromerOctober 2007 In a year brimming with pre-election clichés, it has emerged as a popular-truism that is ripe and ready to be used in virtually any discussion about illegal immigration that turns to... Read More