Tony Beam

With so many candidates to choose from why do so many conservatives feel like a brown shoe at a tuxedo convention? All of the potential...

The United States is not in a state of subjection to a foreign power but we, like 13th century Scotland find ourselves in need of leadership. We...

The outrage in the black community over a New York billboard that proclaims a message that is undeniably true baffles me. A group called Life...

We’ve all heard the chant from Wisconsin. Someone with a bullhorn bellows, “Tell me what democracy looks like,” and the answer comes back from the...

On Sunday, many Americans paused to remember the man who restored their faith in what he called “a shinning city on a hill.” The man was Ronald...

The unrest in Egypt has moved quickly from merely threatening Mubarak’s iron-fisted regime to inevitable change. As sure as events in the Middle...

O.K…. before everyone who reads this jumps up and screams “birther” let me put all my cards on the table. I believe President Obama was born in...

There are some things we know for sure. On Saturday morning at a Safeway in Tucson, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giiffords, a self-described...

The newly elected Republican Congress is about to step up to the plate and it will take the heart of their lineup to bring order to the chaos that...

There is a reason the legislative session immediately following an election is referred to as a “lame duck” session. People who are no longer...

Even before all the races have been decided, the Tea Party flexed its political muscle and sent long time establishment Republicans running to the...

Whatever the outcome the mid-term election, once the celebrations or commiserations cease everyone will need to take a deep breath and realize...

At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787 a lady reputed to be a Mrs. Powell was anxiously waiting...

Did you hear the one about Jimmy Carter thinking he was the original tea party candidate? That is how any discussion about the former President...

The only thing missing from President Obama’s return to the campaign trail after his latest Martha’s Vineyard romp is a time machine made out of a...

Let me begin by being clear…. building a mosque anywhere near ground zero demonstrates cruel insensitivity toward the families of both the victims...

What do Eastern Michigan University and Augusta State University have in common? They both recently demonstrated how important it is for the...

At the risk of being pedantic, words mean things. Our ability to communicate is based on our ability to use and understand the meaning of words. ...