Historians will look at 2008 and say it was the year that America ceased to be a great superpower. A war-weary public threw in the towel against Islamic fascism, and embraced President-elect Barack Obama´s policy of appeasement. Groveling in fear of a recession, Americans also overthrew their free-market ideals. This was the year of false hope by an Obama prophet who will only accelerate our demise. Published January 4, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI is being denounced as a homophobic reactionary, whose views on traditional marriage and heterosexual relations will lead to a new wave of violence against gays and lesbians. According to his critics, he is an intolerant bigot who is out of step with the times - and represents the last great bastion of institutionalized anti-homosexual hatred -- the Roman Catholic Church. Published December 28, 2008
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has become the poster child for the rampant corruption endemic in Chicago politics -- commonly known as "the Chicago way." Yet Blagogate is about more than a brazen attempt by the Democratic governor to leverage a U.S. Senate seat in exchange for campaign contributions or a lucrative job for him and his wife. It is about a political culture in which bribery, influence-peddling, cronyism, abuse of power and misuse of public funds are widely practiced. Published December 21, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama and his team are modeling their domestic agenda on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Keynesian liberalism. They are seeking to forge a modern, 21st century version of the New Deal. There is, however, one major problem. The original New Deal was a dismal failure. Published December 14, 2008
By appointing Sen. Hillary Clinton to be secretary of state, President-elect Barack Obama has crippled his administration before it even begins. He has brazenly violated his campaign pledges. Published December 7, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama plans to pass the Freedom of Choice Act setting up a showdown with the Vatican. Published November 30, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama is discovering rhetoric does not impress terrorists. Published November 23, 2008
George W. Bush will go down as one of the most consequential presidents in American history. Published November 16, 2008
Croatia's efforts to join the European Union are on the verge of being derailed. Published November 9, 2008
Conservatives are facing a watershed moment. An Obama victory on Nov. 4 will sound the death knell of the modern conservative movement. Published November 2, 2008
The mainstream media have downplayed the profound significance that an Obama presidency will have in combination with a Democratic congressional supermajority - the transformation of our country into a socialist state. Published October 26, 2008
MONTREAL Published October 19, 2008
Europe faces the risk of another major war. In 1939, Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland triggered the Second World War. Today the possible trip wire is not Poland, but Ukraine. And the aggressor will not be Adolf Hitler, but Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Published October 12, 2008
America faces a leadership crisis and institutional decay. As manifest in the public backlash against the bailout package, many citizens mistrust our political, economic and cultural elites. Published October 5, 2008
Sen. Joe Biden is proving to be a disastrous pick - threatening to bring down the Democratic ticket. The vice presidential candidate said this week that national leaders should follow the example of President Franklin Roosevelt's response to a financial crisis. Published September 28, 2008
The Catholic bloc is the key swing vote in this year's election that will decide the next president of the United States - and shape our destiny in this watershed moment in history. Catholics must support Sen. John McCain. Published September 21, 2008
The world loves Sen. Barack Obama. A recent BBC poll of 22 countries - including Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany, France, Russia, India, China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates - found foreigners overwhelmingly prefer Mr. Obama to Sen. John McCain. They believe the liberal Democrat will restore America's supposedly tarnished image. Published September 14, 2008
