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Must Read of the Day: But the same disease can also kill a republic slowly. Cicero, the great Roman statesman and philosopher who was also a great reader of Plato, warns that redistributing wealth by taking it from lenders and giving it to borrowers is among the worst things a leader can do because it [...]

Here (I still want the full text of the Nelson-Collins compromise). More here.

In “free” America: Not until you reach well down on the jump page do you learn this interesting little detail: “The U.S. attorney’s office inadvertently sent the confidential document, a defense sentencing memorandum filed under seal, to The Washington Post after the newspaper requested the prosecution’s sentencing memorandum.” Inadvertently sent what was supposed to be [...]

If you do not complain, you might as well hand over your wallet to Obama. For those who want socialism, fine. For those who do not, you had better wake up now. Show Us The Bill: Here’s where things stand. The Senate will be in session today from about noon to 3:00pm Eastern. Members will [...]

Since W was right: [T]he elections have given lie to the argument that “Iraqis could not comprehend democracy and therefore could not abide by its rules.”

Common sense from the good Senator from Oklahoma: Sen. Coburn gave a terrific, moving, conservatively-grounded, and inspired floor speech late last night on the Obama Generational Theft Act of 2009. He defended market capitalism, assailed wealth distributionist programs and government corruption, and decimated the pork in the Democrats’ behemoth package. Most importantly, he outlined repeatedly [...]

Why Should Obama’s Poor Cabinet Choices Surprise Anyone? Indeed: Candidate Obama chose to be friends with William Ayers, the unrepentant terrorist. Yet, the leftist media thought it was more important to “vet” Bristol Palin’s boyfriend’s family. Candidate Obama chose to allow Tony Rezko, now an indicted felon, to loan Obama $300,000 to help him buy [...]

Today: If you were only going to say one thing about theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), you would tell the story that led up to his death in a Nazi prison on April 9, 1945, at age 39. But today is the anniversary of his birth, so here is a reflection Bonhoeffer’s way of living a [...]

We should weep: Porritt, a former chairman of the Green party, says the government must improve family planning, even if it means shifting money from curing illness to increasing contraception and abortion.

Micheal Yon: If you want to see World War III unfold, just sit quietly about Iran. Iran could be the opening chapter of an apocalyptic era. Read it all.