Shoe on the Other Foot

The UAW is now responsible for profitability

By Matthew P. Cavedon

Labor Day marked the climax of the unprecedented rise to power in Detroit of the United Auto Workers. Read more

Universal Change

Newt Gingrich inspires reform on a broad scale

By Yiren Lu

When former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addressed the IOP on October 8, his audience was suspended in uncertainty. Read more

A Preventable Crisis

Ron Paul blames the Federal Reserve for financial meltdown

By Christopher L. Oppermann

What do unending wars, inflation, relentless expansion of government, depreciation of the dollar, astronomical deficits, the current financial meltdown, bank runs, massive corporate bailouts, and booms and busts of the business cycle have in common? Read more

Carrots and Sticks

Obama is right on Iran

By Dhruv K. Singhal

It would seem obvious that, if you are unpopular, endorsing a cause or person you support would be counterproductive. Read more

Jurisdiction Stripping

Pro-lifers can succeed by redefining judicial authority

By Christopher L. Oppermann

The debate over the legality of abortion is, without a doubt, one of the most contentious and divisive controversies of contemporary America. Read more

Tobacco Wars

The social costs of smoking reflect the cost of liberty itself

By Kevin M. Neylan

Government efforts to stamp out smoking and combat the tobacco industry increased on two fronts over the past few weeks. Read more

Timeless Conservative Intellectuals

Four thinkers provide a voice for today’s movement

By Matthew P. Cavedon

In this age in which conservatism, and social conservatism in particular, is ridiculed as backwards and irrelevant, there are a handful of voices crying out in the intellectual wilderness for a more vigorous sense of traditionalism. Read more

Salient vs. Perspective

Cancellation of missile shield echoes past security mistakes

By Michael E. Cowett

Since the presidential election, Washington has consistently taken the side of those hostile to American interests. Read more

Et in Arcadia Ego

Harvard football remains worthy of appreciation

By Patrick T. Brennan

Amid all the tributes paid to Senator Ted Kennedy ’56 after his passing, perhaps the most moving was the no. 88 jersey hung in the Harvard football locker room in the days after his death. Read more

The Rhetoric of Social Conservatism

Bob McDonnell’s graduate thesis is worth the read

By Michael W. McLean

Manufactured controversy erupted last month when Democratic candidate for Virginia governor R. Creigh Deeds released sensational quotes from Republican opponent Bob McDonnell’s 99-page graduate thesis. Read more

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