Archive for August 9th, 2013

Understanding the Debt Ceiling

Understanding the Debt Ceiling

The debt ceiling debate is re-emerging in Washington, D.C. as the nation heads toward another showdown over deficit spending.  So just what is the debate all about, and what are some of the common misconceptions about what happens if the nation hits the debt ceiling?

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ObamaCare: The Public Option

ObamaCare: The Public Option

8 million people. That is the number of people 25 years or older with either a college degree or some college who are unemployed or have simply given up looking for work all together in this economy. Because they do not have full-time jobs, these millions of young Americans will be unable to obtain insurance through an employer. Because, by this time next year, they will be 26, they will no longer be able to stay on their parents’ health plans.

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Protest against Russia's banning of Moscow Gay Pride, 1 July 2011, outside the Russian Embassy in London. (Photo credit: Peter Gray)

The Russian Demographic Crisis: Resisting the Influence of a Sexualized Culture

Recent bans in Russia on homosexual adoption, single-parent adoption, homosexual propaganda and such represent a growing realization within Russian society, namely: sexual anarchy has proven devastating to the future of their civilization. Following the collapse of communism, Russia’s fertility rate had fallen to a catastrophic low of 1.17 births to every woman of child-bearing age by 1999, far below the minimum replacement rate of 2.1 required to maintain population stability.

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