Ed Feulner

U.S. must upgrade its nuclear shield

Thirty-three minutes. That's all the time we'd have to respond to an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile from anywhere in the world.

December 11, 2017

Donald Trump’s Christmas gift to America is tax bill

Everyone looks at a tax bill through his own individual prism. But to judge it more accurately, we need to consider how it will affect others, too.

December 4, 2017

Lee Edwards’ ‘Just Right’ presents conservative case against communism

If you consider yourself a conservative, have you ever thought about why? How would you answer someone who asked you to explain the reason?

November 27, 2017

Government programs sapping America’s spirit of volunteerism

Anyone who has ever seen footage of a "Black Friday" stampede knows the holiday season can bring out the worst in people. So it's important to remember that it can also bring out the best — and to realize that government can inadvertently dampen our more compassionate impulses.

November 20, 2017

Extra money for defense could end years of underfunding

It's not exactly "Man Bites Dog," but "Congress Gets Defense Spending Right" is almost as surprising a headline.

November 13, 2017

Communism at 100 marks a century of devastation

President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941 "a day that will live in infamy," and with good reason. The date that Tojo's Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor heralded America's entrance into the bloody fighting of World War II. But there are other dates that live in infamy, and many of them aren't nearly as well known. But they deserve to be. Take Nov. 7, 1917.

November 6, 2017

EPA no longer works for environmentalists

Whether you consider yourself pro-regulation, anti-regulation or something in between, chances are you're in favor of clear, open rules. Whatever the policy a particular government agency is following, it should be transparent to all, right?

October 30, 2017

Atheists decry public memorial in Maryland

War memorials can be easy to miss. They're often tucked away in small parks, virtually invisible to all but those who approach them on foot.

October 23, 2017

Iran nuclear deal needs improvement

To hear President Trump's political opponents describe it, the decision to decertify the Iran Deal is a major miscalculation -- a needlessly provocative action that could even bring all-out war.

October 16, 2017

U.S. military dangerously underfunded

If you were asked to rate the readiness levels of the U.S. military, what would you say?

October 9, 2017

Puerto Rico can’t be helped with the Jones Act in place

To say that our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are suffering is a vast understatement. The combined punches of Hurricanes Irma and Maria have devastated the island territories.

October 2, 2017

Tax cut for all Americans will help workers

When you hear the phrase "corporate tax cut," what do you picture? Middle-class workers, or Uncle Moneybags, the character from the Monopoly board game?

September 25, 2017

Antietam, other Civil War sites need upkeep

Let's face it. When it comes to historical markers and monuments, especially ones related to the Civil War, we hear more about destruction than dedication these days.

September 18, 2017

9/11 anniversary shows need for continued vigilance

How appropriate that this year's Sept. 11 anniversary should occur as Hurricane Irma continued to wreak havoc in Florida.

September 11, 2017

Fighting for free speech

As a new academic year gets underway on many campuses, it's a good time to ask: What's the purpose of school? Is it education, or indoctrination?

September 4, 2017

Toward a more muscular missile defense

There is no excuse for an inadequate anti-missile shield

August 30, 2017

Giving tax cuts a fighting chance

Will a returning Congress be able to deliver some much-needed tax relief to the American people? It seems simple enough, but so is Obamacare repeal, and lawmakers have (so far) managed to bungle that.

August 28, 2017

IRS has rehired disgraced employees

Would you hire someone who had falsified documents or been convicted of theft? Probably not. But then again, you're not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

August 21, 2017

Toward a more muscular missile defense

There is no excuse for an inadequate anti-missile shield

August 15, 2017

Missile defense of U.S. needs more strength

An air of fatalism surrounds much of the coverage of the escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States. If Pyongyang launched a missile at us or at one of our allies, the feeling goes, we could do nothing but brace ourselves for catastrophic damage and loss of life.

August 14, 2017