By Andrew Mabry / Posted January 13, 2011
When asked at his inaugural press conference to comment on the Congressional Budget Office's prediction that repealing the health care overhaul would expand the deficit by $230 billion, Speaker of the House John Boehner curtly replied, "[The] CBO is entitled to their opinion."
By Andrew Mabry / Posted November 30, 2010
Aside from confusion, there was also a sigh of relief from many Roman Catholic reformers and groups working to combat HIV when Pope Benedict XVI stated last week: "There may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralization."
By Andrew Mabry / Posted September 22, 2010
Noble though it may be, an oppressive dictator in and of itself does not necessitate invading another country. Such a feeble argument would never capture, and has never captured, substantial public support without demonstrating that there is also a grave threat at stake.
By Andrew Mabry / Posted September 20, 2010
A July investigative report from The Washington Post entitled "Top Secret America" detailed a problem with American intelligence.
By Andrew Mabry / Posted September 9, 2010
It certainly does not take a person of extraordinary intellectual capability to notice that having an International Burn the Koran Day on the ninth anniversary of Sept. 11 would be more than just a bad idea. To my knowledge, there is no institution, public figure or church other than the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla. that supported this event. Thus, I'll trust the reader does not need an explanation of why burning Qurans is a bad way to spend his or her Saturday evening.
By Andrew Mabry / Posted September 7, 2010
Although it receives less media attention than the two wars in the Middle East, the "War of Ideas' 8212; the struggle over the ideology that gives rise to Islamic terrorism 8212; is essential to winning the War on Terrorism.
The United States is arguably losing this war.
By Andrew Mabry / Posted August 30, 2010
Only a religious maniac would simultaneously call for the destruction of Israel while building a nuclear program, but this is the case with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The consequences of a nuclear Iran however would not only threaten the existence of our Jewish allies, but subjugate the rest of the Middle East to the volition of an atomic bully. Any effort to establish a stable, pro-American government in Iraq or Afghanistan would be confronted by a nuclear enemy, as would any Israeli retaliation against the terrorist organizations Hezbollah and Hamas.
By Andrew Mabry / Posted September 29, 2009
The pharmaceutical industry poses quite a conundrum to the free-market system. Americans generally agree that government intervention is, to say the least, inefficient. The pharmaceutical industry is no exception. In fact, America remains as the only advanced nation that does not allow the government to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, as it is done in Canada and Europe. Although the government cannot directly lower the prices of prescription drugs through negotiation, the pharmaceutical industry is not entirely free from government intervention.
By Andrew Mabry / Posted September 10, 2009
Texas Legislature House Bill 1287, which makes all Texas high schools offer an elective on "religious literature, including the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on history and literature," will become effective for the 2009-2010 school year. Never mind whether the bill violates separation of church and state, but consider that if Texas is going to teach dogma in high school, it should choose the Koran instead of the Bible.
By Andrew Mabry / Posted February 12, 2009
Andrew Weatherford's Feb. 11 column, "Pop culture a reflection of immoral society," makes the argument that Britney Spears' music is a reflection of society's moral status. I could not disagree more.
Using Spears as a barometer for our nation's moral status is just as asinine as lumping the entire music industry together as one moral sampling. Spears' new single "If U Seek Amy" is a reflection of something else - limited musical ability and lack of depth as a human being.
