Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science at Grove City College, executive director of The Center for Vision & Values, and author of the book, "The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mentor." His other books include "The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism" and "Dupes: How America's Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century." http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Wed, 01 May 2013 19:03:00 GMT Wed, 01 May 2013 19:03:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan's daughter, recently speculated on where her father might stand on same-sex marriage. Politico published her thoughts under the headline, "Patti Davis says Reagan wouldn't have opposed gay... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/05/01/ronald-reagan-samesex-marriage-advocate-n1584368 1cade1c3-3ccc-4c61-9c7f-32d112f5fd3b Wed, 01 May 2013 19:03:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this article first appeared at Investor's Business Daily. Maybe it's a measure of progressives' refusal to look back, to always move "forward." Otherwise, they should be celebrating right... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/04/15/the-progressive-income-tax-turns-100-n1568189 cff37558-de60-4b1c-b684-4e79960151fb Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:08:00 GMT Margaret Thatcher, one of the greatest leaders of the Cold War, of the 20th century, and of British history, has died at the age of 87. I've referred to her as one of my Cold War seven: Ronald Reagan, John Paul II,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/04/08/well-done-lady-thatcher--the-passing-of-the-iron-lady-n1561415 176e9a78-2428-4c0b-8407-069961806dbb Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:10:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Spectator. Bill and Hillary Clinton have endorsed gay marriage, completely reversing their support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/03/28/clintons-progress-bill-and-hillary-clinton-embrace-gay-marriage-n1550722 9889b157-4bd7-44ae-a51f-7453b9fc9ccb Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this article first appeared in USA Today. Hillary Clinton supports gay marriage. This is a major shift. Yet, as someone who wrote a book on Clinton's faith, I can't say I'm... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/03/21/hillary-clintons-evolution-on-gay-marriage-n1545615 f21b6bc5-ef40-4f82-be3f-c80e1a9a1c1c Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this article first appeared at American Spectator. The gushing, almost angelic praise for Hugo Chavez by the left in America and around the world has been shocking to behold, but hardly... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/03/19/preserving-hugo-chavez-n1543152 b441f481-960c-4f29-a751-b70ee51a59eb Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this article first appeared as an Exclusive Special Report for American Spectator. Today, Ronald Reagan's Evil Empire speech turns 30 years old. It stands as one of the most memorable... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/03/08/the-power-of-truth-reagans-evil-empire-turns-30-n1529130 ea3d2a9e-bc71-4a81-988b-c6a550abb98f Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:50:00 GMT There's an old joke from the Cold War. It went like this: Hardline East German communist Walter Ulbricht (who erected the Berlin Wall) died and went to hell. There, the devil gave him a choice between the socialist... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/03/07/hugo-chavez-faithful-to-death-n1527128 69cbacc0-40b0-4205-a990-f9642b63a042 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Spectator. February is the month of presidents. It includes Washington's birthday, Lincoln's birthday, Ronald Reagan's birthday, and, of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/02/19/the-presidential-blamegame-n1515466 524186e5-00c5-4b31-a237-a04847262831 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:50:00 GMT Editor’s note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Spectator. Liberals are apoplectic over remarks by Dr. Ben Carson at the National Prayer Breakfast. Carson, a prominent pediatric... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/02/14/god-for-obamacare-dr-ben-carsons-heresy-n1512151 b51884f0-dc65-4294-8478-06d9fc62c923 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared at National Catholic Register. Vladimir Putin has sparked international outcry by banning adoptions of Russian children by American families. His action... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/01/31/on-russias-adoption-ban-n1502144 6888ee9c-c34f-4b11-b9ad-41d3cd794f46 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:38:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Spectator. With Barack Obama's second inauguration, liberals are touting an altogether new epoch: the end of the Reagan... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/01/22/the-end-of-the-reagan-era-n1494928 ec299006-66fb-44cf-a4a9-8c57b2a61db0 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:00:00 GMT It has been a couple of weeks since the death of Robert Bork, which occurred shortly before Christmas and didn't really get the news coverage that Bork merited. Bork died at age 85. In 1987, he became a national... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2013/01/03/slouching-from-gomorrah-remembering-robert-bork-n1478630 281dde50-d3b5-4627-8a42-53f20b67a0d5 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:53:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this article first appeared at FoxNews.com. It was also co-authored by Michael Reagan. As President Obama and Democrats urge Republicans to increase taxes, some liberals are curiously... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/12/19/the-fiscal-cliff-what-would-reagan-do-n1470480 bd91cb2c-097d-42a0-b56f-15a111c0ed73 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:30:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Spectator. The latest unemployment figures are again depressing, but not for the usual reasons. They provide further confirmation of Barack... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/12/16/americas-growing-government-class-n1467418 3faf65ce-62a1-40b0-a282-025fbadd1564 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 05:01:00 GMT Editor's note: This article first appeared at American Spectator. Shortly after the November election, I wrote an article titled, "McCain Beats Romney!" The article focused on initial reports showing that Mitt... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/12/07/romney_vs_mccain_and_obama_vs_bush_who_wins da736664-49cb-4f21-ba3e-d7e8dfb70c32 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Spectator. In a recent interview, Senator Marco Rubio, effectively the Republican front-runner for 2016, was asked, "How old do you think the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/11/29/reverend_rubio_the_media_begins_its_attack_on_marco_rubio c66ac5c6-0fa4-4be7-b9aa-26966a499f97 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT It was shortly before Thanksgiving. I was in the kitchen washing dishes when I heard my first music of the holiday season. Sick of talk radio and sick of election post-mortems, I gave myself a breather, turning the FM... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/11/21/its_the_holiday_seasonwithout_andy_williams 8777919a-872a-4bc8-8341-275411d478db Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT Mitt Romney lost the presidential race by only two percentage points. If the election had been held just a week earlier, when he was up in the polls, things might have been different. Nonetheless, Mitt Romney lost, and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/11/13/executive_privilege_the_2012_election_and_the_power_of_incumbency 9fe3b6bb-c773-4356-877a-0bed71cf5c80 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:42:00 GMT Timing is everything in politics. For four years, I angered conservatives by insisting Barack Obama would get reelected. I figured that an electorate willing to elect a man with ideas and a record that far to the left... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/11/08/americas_fundamental_transformation dd2cc9e0-0629-476e-8cd9-0d5bfed96d5e Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT As a biographer of Ronald Reagan, I'm constantly asked to compare today's fiscal/economic situation to what Reagan faced in the 1980s. Today's record debt/deficits remind of the 1980s, though today's are far worse, with... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/10/23/what_about_the_homeless__the_homeless_then_and_nowobama_and_reagan 2f8a6ff9-a9c9-41ef-afc3-edcf12f43c7b Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this article first appeared at The American Spectator. Joe Biden's antics against Paul Ryan have taken a few days to sink in, and should take longer still. For starters, try to imagine... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/10/16/joe_biden_makes_history 4142a025-ed60-4b28-a303-4be09187844b Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT The last few weeks have produced many intriguing political moments, but none as shocking as the revelation that President Obama has been absent from the vast majority of his daily intelligence briefings. According to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/10/11/president_obama_and_the_intelligence_brief_scandal e2428167-2689-4a20-9793-f80e4235bd1a Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this piece first appeared at FoxNews.com. "What do you think of this?" So began a phone call from Todd Starnes of FoxNews radio. Starnes asked me for a comment on a shocking story: A band a http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/09/28/communism_on_parade_high_school_marches_to_marx_and_lenin 9dee5719-819a-4097-9072-a351719727a8 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT In the last 24 hours, beginning with the 11th anniversary of 9/11, all hell has broken loose in the Middle East. Our diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya have been attacked, with the U.S. ambassador to Libya among t http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/09/14/egypt_and_libya_shades_of_197980 7de0107e-187b-416b-b7fa-6fdb075a78ff Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT The battle at the Democratic convention to exclude God from the party's platform is no minor moment. Do not underestimate what transpired there. And while it speaks to so many things, at many levels, it reminds me of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/09/10/god_democrats_and_the_europeanization_of_america ec49ddee-c790-48a3-a38b-d914b2997ce2 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A different version of this article first appeared at National Catholic Register. Bill Clinton was basking in glory at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. Few presidents so love the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/09/07/the_silence_of_bill_and_hillary_clinton 7e69a072-3027-4f85-b258-b30bb6f31fc4 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Try to define progressivism . In fact, ask progressives to try to define progressivism . All we really know is that they're, well, progressing. They and their ideas and their politics are always changing, evolving.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/08/08/obamas_progress a7a4f4a7-36b6-48a2-91e7-981ff05864cc Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT The left-leaning magazine The Nation has published a list of what it deems America's all-time, most influential progressives. The list, which you can review for yourself , is very revealing. For starters, it's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/06/08/the_nations_top__progressives__and_socialists_and_communists 360d023e-6387-4091-8b08-5ffa6f951c91 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:44:00 GMT I was recently contacted by Ben Johnson of LifeSiteNews, who told me of a fascinating development. He informed me of a curious fan of President Obama's advocacy of gay marriage: Mariela Castro, niece of ailing and agi http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/05/31/cuba_backing_gay_marriage 6b8abf6c-e156-4370-b300-6f889221a54c Thu, 31 May 2012 19:45:00 GMT Like many Americans, Memorial Day never ceases to move me. Rivaled only by Christmas and Easter, it's the most poignant time of the year for me, maybe because, like Christmas and Easter, it's about life, death, and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/05/28/the_flags_at_the_cemetery 70556b7f-9588-4f06-b2a2-6c5f64507540 Mon, 28 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Spectator. Congressman Allen West (R-Fla.) is being heavily criticized for comments alleging that certain Democratic members of Congress are... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/05/13/allen_west_and_his_critics 62425829-1f41-47ec-a44a-9c1a922d05db Sun, 13 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Something wonderful unfolded in American politics the last few days. Almost immediately after Rick Santorum dropped out of the Republican presidential hunt, David Axelrod and the Obama reelection team unleashed... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/04/18/on_hope_and_hate_week_one_of_obama_v_romney 5472378d-ee45-4626-b133-f31327bfbd8b Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:32:00 GMT “I love Fidel Castro,” said Florida Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen to Time magazine. “A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that [expletive] is still... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/04/15/on_ozzie_guillen_fidel_castro_and_baseball_in_cuba 7cafb8d4-6215-4efe-85ab-cc99d7176596 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT America anxiously awaits the Supreme Court's decision on Obamacare. At the core of the decision is a simple question: Is the "individual mandate" in Obamacare constitutional? And thus, is Obamacare constitutional? ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/04/05/yes_congresswoman_pelosi_were_serious_on_the_constitutionality_of_obamacare 6f6e2dab-d1cf-424c-87d9-36be645b4ba0 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:52:00 GMT President Obama has caused quite a stir with a private comment made to Russian President Dimitri Medvedev. In discussing missile defense, Obama suggested he would be prepared to yield to Russian demands after the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/04/01/obama_the_russians_and_missile_defense_historical_parallels 4797f687-7600-4b9e-af2d-2344b916f77e Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Spectator. The question for Republicans right now seems obvious: Would you prefer Rick Santorum or Mitt Romney to run against Barack... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/03/23/santorum_or_romney_culture_war_or_class_war a3de9e6b-1d9d-4b06-9c66-70a3395c5515 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT In case you didn't notice . . . With George W. Bush out of office and a Democrat in the White House, the secular media stopped its handwringing over the president mentioning God. With Rick Santorum's surge, the hysteria... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/02/29/on_santorum_democrats_and_gods_will f745b2d7-7bcd-46aa-b961-1ab08e7767c6 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared at The American Spectator. The secular world today trembles and shudders at the sight of Rick Santorum speaking on good and evil at Ave Maria University... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/02/23/satan_and_santorum_perspective_from_reagans_evil_empire_speech 5567e553-bd7e-4a1a-a814-9553842665fd Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:27:00 GMT Last Friday, President Obama responded to Catholic bishops' concerns over his controversial mandate compelling Catholic institutions to provide contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing pharmaceuticals. Many... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/02/19/what_if_we_removed_wartime_conscience_exemptions bef35069-a2e7-4be0-9f97-63d98e2eb81f Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT I've gotten some very interesting emails regarding President Obama's mandate commanding Roman Catholics (and many evangelical Protestants) to violate their consciences by providing mandatory contraception,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/02/12/president_obama_and_justice_ginsburg_on_americas_rather_old_constitution a61f4e73-5654-41c7-96bf-0c1f89a78c25 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT Editor's note: Dr. Kengor will be a participant in an April 19-20 conference hosted by The Center for Vision & Values on "The Challenge 2012: The Divided Conservative Mind." February 6 was the anniversary of Ronald... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/02/08/obamas_healthcare_mandate_what_would_reagan_say 686f4eba-edc5-45a5-87bf-fa8fed17df48 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:00 GMT America's Catholic bishops are princes of diplomacy, highly educated, erudite, men of tact, propriety. They're asked to shepherd the flock with a long historical timeframe-like, say, eternity. They tend not to have... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/02/02/the_obama_mandate_to_catholics_to_hell_with_you 9598ec4c-fbe9-4332-a5fb-18cd0ac0a287 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:38:00 GMT Editor's note: A longer version of this article appears at today's American Spectator. If Mitt Romney gets the GOP nomination, prepare for a season of class warfare in America unlike any before. Not only has... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/01/15/readying_romney_for_the_classwarfare_machine 654e2b31-9440-4b79-8706-5da72c925154 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT Editor's note: A version of this article first appeared at American Thinker. This past Christmas, the people of North Korea were without their messiah. That is, their self-anointed messiah. For a sense of just... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2012/01/05/a_kimless_christmas 3e258814-052f-4e2a-a0bc-8a3872929a28 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:16:00 GMT Editor's note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator today. Vaclav Havel is dead. Among other forces and powers, he is among the seven individuals most responsible for peacefully ending the Cold... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2011/12/19/on_vaclav_havel_and_chris_hitchens c1a3de8e-6234-491d-9e69-fb3c724d4c77 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:34:00 GMT I wrote an article on Deer Season a half century ago, focusing on my grandmother’s town in the mountains of Emporium, Pennsylvania. Each year, my grandmother and other households opened their doors and kitchens... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2011/12/07/goodbye_america_more_recollections_of_deer_seasons_past e1194696-4b0b-4c8e-8ab3-b581a7267161 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:12:00 GMT This week hunters across America storm the woods loaded for deer. For yet another indication of how times have changed, consider this account of deer season a half century ago: My mother's family lived in Emporium,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2011/11/29/deer_season_a_half_century_ago be104d58-b679-4fda-9009-bd501794493f Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:46:00 GMT Last week, a deranged malefactor was arrested at Occupy Wall Street for threatening to launch Molotov cocktails at Macy's. It might have been a Macy's Thanksgiving to forget. A much friendlier Occupy Wall Street... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2011/11/25/an_occupy_wall_street_thanksgiving 628bc2b6-7d2d-4b45-bdae-6ffaca938c04 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:01:00 GMT Editor’s note: A shorter version of this article first appeared in today’s issue of USA Today. As the indignation of the Wall Street Occupiers spreads across the nation, it is time to step back and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulKengor/2011/11/10/two_septembers_when_wall_street_erupted baa27520-9ac9-4686-8dc8-ce1ea0c9c507 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:01:00 GMT