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Archive of Townhall.com Columns, 1/8/07 through present

"See No Evil . . . Unless!"
American Spectator, 2/22/07

Victories in the Battle to Save Christmas"

Townhall.com, 12/25/06

"Standards for Citizenship"
Townhall.com, 12/11/06

"Bad Girls Go Out"
American Spectator, 11/30/06

"Kramer's Rant"
Townhall.com, 11/27/06

"Recapturing the Spirit of '94"

Townhall.com, 11/13/06

"Election '06 Matters to Everybody"
Townhall.com, 10/30/06

"Democrats Miscalculate on Foley Mess"
Townhall.com, 10/16/06

"Defeat Can't Be an Option"
Townhall.com, 10/2/06

"Aiding and Abetting"
Townhall.com, 9/19/06

"Harris' Misstep"
Townhall.com, 8/29/06

Swallowing the Kryptonite
American Spectator, 7/5/06

Postmodern Bride
American Spectator, 6/14/06

Textbook Sex
American Spectator, 5/16/06

Primo de Mayo
American Spectator, 5/1/06

How to Stop the Republican Meltdown
Human Events, 4/12/06

Immigration Ground Zero
American Spectator, 3/30/06

Where the Joys Aren't
American Spectator, 3/13/06

Why Do They Hate Us?
American Spectator, 2/21/06

Hey Maureen Dowd, Men Aren't So Bad
Human Events, 2/14/06

The Problem With "The Book of Daniel"
American Spectator, 1/10/06

Raw Deal
National Review, 1/6/06

2005's Big Loser: The Liberal Media
Human Events, 1/3/06

Democrats Take a Pass on Iraq
Human Events, 12/19/05

How the "Christmas Wars" Began
Human Events, 12/13/05

Separation of Sex and State
Los Angeles Times, 12/11/05

Independent Arnold
American Spectator, 12/9/05

Sexual Morality Is Lost in New York
Human Events, 11/30/05

Don't Write Off the Terminator
National Review, 11/11/05

The "New" Halloween
Human Events, 10/31/05

What Political Trouble Could Arise from Withdrawing the Miers Nomination?
Human Events, 10/20/05

A House Divided Against Itself
Human Events, 10/19/05

A Point of Light
American Spectator, 9/27/05

A Woman's Place . . .
Human Events, 9/26/05

Katrina's Winds of Conflict -- When Everyone Needs to Do Better
Human Events, 9/6/05

Where Have All the Democrats Gone?
Human Events, 8/11/05

Judicial Immunity
American Spectator, 7/28/05

A Terrible (But Important) Reminder
Human Events, 7/13/05

Holding the Line: The American People Must Set the Standard
Human Events, 6/22/05

Like the Air We Breathe
Human Events, 5/16/05

Equal Treatment for L.A.'s Criminals
Los Angeles Times, 5/15/05

Conservatives' Populist Tool
Los Angeles Times, 3/27/05

Once Again, the "Elites" Look Abroad for Answers to American Questions
Human Events, 3/8/05

Dragging "Oscar" Down

Human Events, 2/28/05

Stop Ignoring Illegals
Washington Times, 2/11/05

Subacademic Discourse

Human Events, 2/9/05

Feminism Reveals More of Itself
Human Events, 1/20/05

Women Not "Tricked" Into Supporting Bush
Human Events, 9/30/04

Driving Californians Crazy
Human Events, 8/31/04

The Law of the Playground
Human Events, 7/20/04

John Edwards is No Dan Quayle
Human Events, 7/14/04

The Party of Standards
Human Events, 7/1/04

Ronald Reagan, Freedom Man
Human Events, 6/7/04

Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Alchemist
Human Events, 5/27/04

A Real Feminist Hero
Frontpage Magazine, 5/12/04

California Republic.org on “The California Republic”...
CaliforniaRepublic.org, April 5, 2004

Destroying the Pledge in Order to Save It
The Irony of the “Ceremonial Deism” Rationale
CaliforniaRepublic.org, March 29, 2004

Brought to You by the Spending Lobby...
Proposition 56 Deserves to Go Down in Flames
CaliforniaRepublic.org, March 1, 2004

The Clinton Defense and the Kerry Offense
The Importance of “Doing Everything We Can” to Keep America Safe
CaliforniaRepublic.org, February 16, 2004

Interesting Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
Garry South’s “Words of Wisdom” to the California GOP
CaliforniaRepublic.org, February 9, 2004

Needed: More Praying, Less Politics
The Episcopal Church Is Slowly Driving Out Traditionalists
CaliforniaRepublic.org, February 2, 2004

Hey, Big Spender!
For Boxer, Ideology and Special Interests Trump Constituents’ Needs
CaliforniaRepublic.org, January 26, 2004

A Tale of Two Spouses
The Irreplaceable Role of the Political Wife
CaliforniaRepublic.org, January 19, 2004

Budget Cut Crybabies
The “Entitlement” Mentality of California’s Liberals
CaliforniaRepublic.org, January 12, 2004

Our New Year’s Aspirations
Some Thoughts for Republicans at 2004’s Beginning
CaliforniaRepublic.org, January 5, 2004

A Thrill of Hope
2003 Ends on an Optimistic Note
CaliforniaRepublic.org, December 22, 2003

What Lies Beneath
The Unworthy Motives Behind Boxer’s Election Bill
CaliforniaRepublic.org, December 15, 2003

Playing With A Full Deck
Rosario Marin & The Need to Transcend the Race Card
CaliforniaRepublic.org, December 8, 2003

Going Sexy at “60”
What the “60 Minutes” Report on Pornography Forgot
CaliforniaRepublic.org, December 1, 2003

Talking Turkey about California Politics
Why State Republicans Have Reason to Be Thankful
CaliforniaRepublic.org, November 24, 2003

Going “Mainstream” By the Numbers
The Irony of Barbara Boxer’s Attack on Justice Brown
CaliforniaRepublic.org, November 17, 2003

Grappling With Groping
Taking Sexual Impropriety Seriously
CaliforniaRepublic.org, November 10, 2003

Finding Meaning in a Cloud of Smoke
The Unusual Opportunities Presented by California’s Fires
CaliforniaRepublic.org, November 3, 2003

Hitting the “Wal”
Why Do Liberals Love to Hate Wal-Mart?
CaliforniaRepublic.org, October 27, 2003

Drowning Belief in a Pool of Ink
The Los Angeles Times' Assault on Christianity
CaliforniaRepublic.org, October 20, 2003

The First Lesson of the Recall
Californians Will Vote for the "Right" Republican
CaliforniaRepublic.org, October 13, 2003

Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball
The Recall is About California
CaliforniaRepublic.org, October 6, 2003

The Recall's Forgotten Stepchild
Proposition 54 and Progressivism on the Cheap
CaliforniaRepublic.org, September 29, 2003

Debate: Arnold Survives
He had to be able to walk away...
CaliforniaRepublic.org, September 25, 2003

More Davis than Reagan
Tom McClintock's Blind (Personal) Ambition
CaliforniaRepublic.org, September 22, 2003

Saved By The Bell?
Ninth Circuit Postpones Recall Election
CaliforniaRepublic.org, September 16, 2003

The Compliment of Being Taken Seriously
Cruz, Tom and Media Coverage of the Recall
CaliforniaRepublic.org, September 15, 2003

We're All "Working People" Now
When Public Sector Unions Take Over, Who Looks Out for Taxpayers?
CaliforniaRepublic.org, September 1, 2003

Running to Win
The Recall and Republican Redemption
CaliforniaRepublic.org, August 25, 2003

A Marriage of Convenience
Conservatives should accept Schwarzenegger to help rejuvenate state GOP
Orange County Register, August 24, 2003
CaliforniaRepublic.org, August 25, 2003

Trumping the Race Card
Republicans Can’t Let Democrats Win the "Race" to the Bottom
CaliforniaRepublic.org, August 18, 2003

Our Glorious Recall
Or, "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love California"
CaliforniaRepublic.org, August 11, 2003

Cringe-Worthy
Barbara Boxer's Embarrassing Forays Into Foreign Policy
CaliforniaRepublic.org, August 4, 2003

Driven to Judicial Fiat
Desperate Davis Turns to the Courts for "Leadership"
CaliforniaRepublic.org, July 24, 2003

Recall Strategy
The California GOP Needs to Stay Flexible - and Above All, Unified
CaliforniaRepublic.org, July 21, 2003

In the Ring With Barbara Boxer
A "Lightweight" Approach to Justifying Abortion Rights?
CaliforniaRepublic.org, July 14, 2003

A "Taxing" Responsibility
The Power to Change Sacramento Rests With Us
CaliforniaRepublic.org, July 7, 2003

A Different Kind of "Blonde Ambition"
The Unique Appeal of "Legally Blonde"'s California Heroine
CaliforniaRepublic.org, June 30, 2003

California Screamin'
Why Residents of the Golden State Are (and Should Be) Angry
CaliforniaRepublic.org, June 23, 2003

Slap the Greedy Hand
Authorizing Local Taxes Is Just Plain Wrong
CaliforniaRepublic.org, June 9, 2003

Pomp, Sanctimony - And Hope
The Ironies of a "Liberal" Education
CaliforniaRepublic.org, June 2, 2003

Proudly They Serve
A
Memorial Day Thank You to the California National Guard
CaliforniaRepublic.org, May 26, 2003

The Litigation Lottery
California's Unfair Competition Act and the Depradations of Unscrupulous Trial Lawyers
CaliforniaRepublic.org, May 16, 2003

Recalling Our Principles
Why the Davis Recall is Worth Reconsidering
CaliforniaRepublic.org, May 9, 2003

A Holy Mess
Why Do Catholic Politicians Get Away With Ignoring Church Teachings?
CaliforniaRepublic.org, May 2, 2003

A Bad Attitude
Hostility to Private Enterprise Impedes California's Economic Recovery
CaliforniaRepublic.org, April 25, 2003

Just Another Face in the Crowd
Barbara Boxer and the Perils of Internationalist Group-Think
CaliforniaRepublic.org, April 18, 2003

"Government-Run Child Care"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1/14/98

"Helms Had Good Reason to Oppose Weld"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9/17/97

"Carville Errs in Attacking Starr"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 12/23/96

Republicans' Balanced View of Women's Issues
St. Louis Post Dispatch, September 25, 1996