Big-government proponents embrace both the power of the federal government and the idea that millions of Americans ought to be dependent on its largesse. It's time to return to our Founders' love for small government. More is not always better.

I believe if more American children read the Ten Commandments and are taught what they mean, they will predictably engage in less crime.

For the record, I believe elected officials should talk about faith. Our founders believed the moral principles of faith were indispensable to our nation's survival. The Declaration of Independence mentions God four times.

When it comes to social issues, Republicans dont just need to be more empathetic. They also need to be more emphatic in explaining to voters what they believe, and why.

Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.

Catholics and evangelicals need to remain allied, and in solidarity, against the increasingly aggressive secularism of our age.

There's a lot of people out now around America who depend on checks from their fellow taxpayers being in the mailbox every day.