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Defending traditional marriage

Friday, 25 May 2012 15:04 by Brad Hughes
('76 Contributor) The battle over what constitutes a legally sanctioned and socially accepted marriage is deeply dividing several groups across America. It is primarily a contest between those holding a Judeo-Christian worldview and those adhering to... [More]
Categories:   Marriage
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Washington Week Recap

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 11:45 by Bela Franklin
At the conclusion of the Washington Week trip I am left physically exhausted though intellectually and civically energized! Led by Professor Schaller, Dr. Krannawitter, and Dean Saxby, students visited think tanks, memorials, monuments, historical battlefields, renowned authors, museums, both chambers of Congress, the Becket Fund, and other influential D.C. individuals. We learned about foreign policy, education, our founding, the civil war and the ideas that led to the conflict, political persuasion, and many more issues facing our generation. [More]

Students Grapple With the Costs of War - Operation Anaconda Simulation

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 07:38 by Bela Franklin
Washington D.C. – Monday, May 14th CCU students gathered on the top floor of the American Enterprise Institute.  The room could almost be mistaken for a combat command room thanks to AEI scholars leading students into a military simulation... [More]

Arthur Brooks on "The Road to Freedom" - Washington Week Trip

Monday, 21 May 2012 09:58 by Bela Franklin
Wednesday night, Washington, D.C. – American Enterprise Institute & Heritage Foundation scholars, media members, writers, donors, Congressmen gather along with 20 CCU Washington Week students & faculty.  The occasion; Arthur Brooks... [More]

Cincinnatus-like Service or a Principled Retreat?

Monday, 21 May 2012 05:43 by Bela Franklin
  My time in D.C. with the CCU and Centennial Institute Washington Week clan began with not the greatest of surprises – after driving 1,670 miles from Denver my car’s fuel pump failed just twenty miles short of our destination. ... [More]

Why Romney, much as we differ, gets my vote

Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:13 by Doug Groothuis
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Categories:   2012 | Romney | Mormons
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Europeanizing America into crisis

Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:03 by Jay Ambrose
  (Centennial Fellow) President Barack Obama's $840 billion stimulus contained more than a million dollars to study erectile dysfunction, and yes, I know, any complaint will be identified as a war on men.That would be in addition to a Republican... [More]
Categories:   America | Europe | Obama
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How secularism erodes our material well-being

Thursday, 17 May 2012 07:02 by Brad Hughes
Economic distress is of pandemic proportions throughout western civilization. Greece, France, Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Ireland, and Italy are but a few international examples of countries under great economic distress. The United States, now facing ... [More]

Obamacare may go down, Heritage legal expert predicts

Thursday, 17 May 2012 06:44 by Sunana Batra
Robert Alt, Director, a fellow at the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation spoke about “Obamacare, Congress and What Comes Next" at the 35th Annual Heritage Foundation Resource Bank held in Colorado Springs on April ... [More]
Categories:   Health care
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Economic and political realities spell end of EU dream

Thursday, 17 May 2012 06:37 by Bill Moloney
(St. Petersburg, Russia) The French and Greek elections of May 6, 2012 signify the beginning of the end for the “Europe Project”. The competing visions of two remarkable Frenchmen- Jean Monnet and Charles De Gaulle- have been decisively... [More]
Categories:   Europe
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