December 27, 2012 Joyce Lee Malcolm: Two Cautionary Tales of Gun Control After a school massacre, the U.K. banned handguns in 1998. A decade later, handgun crime had doubled. By JOYCE LEE MALCOLM Americans are determined that massacres such as happened in Newtown, Conn., never happen again. But how? Many advocate more effective treatment […]
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December 19, 2012 Matt Ridley: Cooling Down the Fears of Climate Change Evidence points to a further rise of just 1°C by 2100. The net effect on the planet may actually be beneficial. By MATT RIDLEY EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Given what we know now, there is almost no way that the feared large
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December 22, 2012 Cooper, Huffman and Adlerstein: The Most Persecuted Religion Christians are targeted—by independent groups or governments—in some 131 countries world-wide. By ABRAHAM COOPER, JOHN HUFFMAN AND YITZCHOK ADLERSTEIN At the height of the Nazi Holocaust, the wretched human cargo spilling out of cattle cars onto the platforms of Auschwitz was immediately subject
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December 22, 2012 Tim Scott: Meet the New Senator From South Carolina Tim Scott, the newly appointed Republican, will give liberals fits. His first priority is working for tax reform. By STEPHEN MOORE Washington Republicans in need of encouraging signs for the new year need look no further than Tim Scott. He was appointed
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December 18, 2012 Guns, Mental Illness and Newtown There were 18 random mass shootings in the 1980s, 54 in the 1990s, and 87 in the 2000s. By DAVID KOPEL Has the rate of random mass shootings in the United States increased? Over the past 30 years, the answer is definitely yes. It is also
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December 7, 2012 John Kerry, Secretary of What? A vilifier of Vietnam vets taking over the Pentagon or the State Department would be astonishing. By SETH LIPSKY Mr. Lipsky, formerly a member of the Journal’s editorial board, covered combat in Vietnam for the GI daily Pacific Stars and Stripes. One of the curious—and admirable—things
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December 8, 2012 North Carolina as the Blueprint for a Red-State Resurgence With party unity, good candidates and an inclusive message, conservative campaigns can prosper. By FRED BARNES Democrats across the country are celebrating the re-election of President Obama and the pickup of two seats in the Senate and eight in the House. But
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December 4, 2012 My Experience With Lax Embassy Security The fears—and frustrations— of Ambassador Chris Stevens in Benghazi were familiar to American diplomats. By MATTHEW BRYZA Mr. Bryza served as U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan from 2011-12 and as a deputy assistant secretary of state from 2005-09. He is now director of the International Centre
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December 1, 2012 The Crisis of American Self-Government Harvey Mansfield, Harvard’s ‘pet dissenter,’ on the 2012 election, the real cost of entitlements, and why he sees reason for hope. By SOHRAB AHMARI Cambridge, Mass. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: during the 2012 campaign progressives were “confined to defending what they’ve already achieved or making small
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November 28, 2012 Egyptians Rally Against President By MATT BRADLEY and SAM DAGHER EPAA general view shows protesters demonstrating against the President Mohamed Morsi’s decree in Tahrir Square in Cairo. CAIRO—Tens of thousands of Egyptians descended on central Cairo to challenge new claims to power by President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist allies, forcing
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