Politics & National Sovereignty

Are We Getting to the Truth About Benghazi?
(BLI) Even a blind squirrel sometimes finds an acorn. So why couldn't President Obama's White House and State Department find the truth about what happened in Benghazi? 5/16/2013 >>more

President Obama: Working Hard or Hardly Working?
(BLI) Leisure and luxury over hard work -- it's been a problem for this president ever since he first took office. 4/30/2013 >>more

Dr. Janice Crouse Catches Up with Diana Banister
(BLI) Vice President and partner of the Shirley & Banister Public Policy firm talks with Dr. Crouse about the Obama administration's negative political ads slurring reality and major turning points of today's election. 11/6/2012 >>more

Morton Blackwell Talks with Dr. Janice Crouse
(BLI) Founder and President of the Leadership Institute, Morton Blackwell, tells CWA's Dr. Janice Shaw Crouse how his life mantra, "personnel is policy" applies to tonight's presidential election. 11/6/2012 >>more

Virginia Pastor Discuss America's Road Ahead
(BLI) Northern Virginia pastor, historian and author, David Stokes, calls into the CWA studio to discuss the country's future following the most important election of our lifetime. 11/6/2012 >>more

Crouse: Sandy’s Passed, Benghazi Storm Intensifies
(BLI) Hurricane diligence was sorely needed during Libya debacle. 11/1/2012 >>more

CROUSE: Biden Distracts While Obama Steals our Freedoms
(BLI) Elections ultimately come down to a basic question for the voting public: Which candidate do you trust? 10/16/2012 >>more

World Public Forum Seeks Renewal of Values to Strengthen Civilizations
(BLI) Over 500 leaders from around the world gathered in Rhodes, Greece to protect religious and cultural traditions and the values that have strengthened civilizations. 10/15/2012 >>more

Demonizing Romney
(BLI) If Hollywood put out a casting call for a leading man to play the president of the United States, Mitt Romney would fit the bill to perfection. 8/8/2012 >>more

CWA leader helps plan 2012 World Congress of Families
(BLI) Concerned Women for America (CWA) played a leading role at the October 14-15 International Planning Committee Meeting (IPC) for the upcoming World Congress of Families VI (WCF VI), which will take place in Madrid on May 25-27, 2012. 10/19/2011 >>more

Social Issues Are Not Going Away in 2012
(BLI) Frankly, how the government spends taxpayer money comes down to moral issues. 9/15/2011 >>more

Fiscal Crisis at a Tipping Point
(BLI) The only way out of this fiscal crisis is to go back to those historically-proven, time-honored principles that are the foundation of this great nation. 7/11/2011 >>more

A Declaration about America's Fiscal Crisis
(BLI) The outcry over deficit spending and the rapidly escalating national debt is reaching ear-piercing levels, and dire warnings about the economy from every corner of the nation. Read More. 7/8/2011 >>more

Projected Federal Deficit
(BLI) Obama ignored the fiscal predicament in which we find ourselves, and it was not just Republicans who called him on it (the Washington Post, for one, called him the "Punter-in-Chief"). 5/6/2011 >>more

Why is President Obama 'Leading From Behind'?
(BLI) An Obama adviser who describes the president's style as "leading from behind." 4/26/2011 >>more

The 4.4 Trillion Dollar Man
(BLI) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) has introduced the GOP budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. 4/7/2011 >>more

Keys to President Reagan’s Effectiveness
(BLI) President Reagan was a highly effective president, even though he came to the presidency in times that were just as uncertain as today. 2/3/2011 >>more

Obama: Big government is back, baby
SOTU speech focused on more power for feds
(BLI) The president called for the nation to do “big things,” yet he cited only government programs and initiatives as examples of “innovation.” 1/27/2011 >>more

Pillars and Bipartisan Pairs
(BLI) Is this subliminal bow to Mecca worth opening that “can of worms” at the same time he is making a head fake towards center? 1/25/2011 >>more

The Inflation-Unemployment Texas Two-Step
(BLI) Republican leaders in Congress say they have ‘deep concerns' about the inflationary potential of Ben S. Bernanke's second round of quantitative easing. 12/22/2010 >>more

Not Just the Rates, but the Tax Regs Monstrosity is 2 Big 2 B Fixed ~ It Needs 2 B Nixed!
(BLI) The number of pages in the tax code and regulations doubled from 1984 to 2003, according to tax publisher CCH. 12/14/2010 >>more

Obama’s Blind Spot
(BLI) Despite the Democratic Party's 2010 election "shellacking," President Obama still doesn't understand that the public is outraged. 12/9/2010 >>more

Tax Cuts: Rip Off for the Rich or Stimulus for the Economy?
(BLI) In the past, under both Democrat and Republican administrations, tax rate cuts spurred economic growth and resulted in the wealthy paying MORE in taxes, not less. 12/7/2010 >>more

Summer of Recovery & Other Fantasies
(BLI) President Obama's Recovery Act broke a lot of ground last summer. Did economic recovery follow the work zones or did the government just dig us a deeper hole? 12/3/2010 >>more

He Won't Be Moving to the Center
(BLI) Few people see a humbled Obama; instead, they see a man who "learned the wrong lessons." 11/12/2010 >>more

Voters Repudiated Big Government, But What Will it Mean?
(BLI) Everybody knows that the sweeping victories — including the largest House turnover in 70 years and an expected six-seat pickup in the Senate — portend massive, perhaps seismic, changes. 11/3/2010 >>more

Will Election 2010 Put the Nation Back on Track?
(BLI) Two-thirds of Americans believe country is on the wrong track. 11/2/2010 >>more

President Obama and the Radical Socialist Agenda
(BLI) Stanley Kurtz has written a highly detailed and definitive account of the president's conversion as a radical activist; he provides minute and abundant evidence confirming the long-disputed label of "socialist." 11/1/2010 >>more

Spending Revolt Bus Tour
(BLI) CWA is co-sponsoring a national campaign to counter the tax and spend, and spend, and spend policies in Washington, D.C. 10/1/2010 >>more

Political Castles Crashing
(BLI) The grassroots conservative political movement constitutes a rip tide capable of dragging down established politicos and sweeping them out of office with unnerving force. 9/17/2010 >>more

Hope Disappears; Will Americans Find Transformation?
(BLI) The numbers that are daunting: 62 percent of the public believes that the nation is headed in the wrong direction and the President’s disapproval rating is currently higher than his approval rating. 7/21/2010 >>more

The CBO Warns the Nation; Is Anybody Listening?
(BLI) The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its “Long-Term Budget Outlook,” to confirm what people already feared: the national debt is devastating for the future of America. 7/20/2010 >>more

Peer-Reviewed Science is Politically-Revised
(BLI) It is still shocking, however, to discover that the White House has tampered with scientific findings. 6/30/2010 >>more

ObamaCare: An Unmitigated Disaster
(BLI) The more we learn about the specific provisions, the more we discover that the bill does not reflect our values. 4/29/2010 >>more

Now Everybody Works for the Government
(BLI) According to Ronald Reagan, the American taxpayer is someone who works for the federal government without having to pass the civil service examination. That is truer today than in Reagan’s day. 4/15/2010 >>more

What You Get With Free Health Care
(BLI) Under ObamaCare, Uncle Sam becomes Santa Claus. But sooner or later, the bills come in and all those “gifts” turn out to be pretty expensive after all. 3/26/2010 >>more

ObamaCare is tyranny, not legislation
(BLI) What Obama, Reid and Pelosi are doing is not legislating, it is an act of tyranny &mdash overturning all the rules and principles of government in a representative democracy. 3/18/2010 >>more

Did Obama's SOTU Pass the Women's Intuition Test?
(BLI) The President promised the moon, but said nothing for which he could be held accountable. 1/28/2010 >>more

Does Brown’s Victory Mean Trouble for Obama’s Agenda ... and his Future?
(BLI) To help the President grasp the ramifications of Brown’s victory, here are three important messages that he needs to understand. 1/21/2010 >>more

The Inherent Perils of the Charismatic Personality
(BLI) Though it can be difficult to sort out the realites that lie beneath the conflicting accounts of his supporters and critics, his actions over time will reveal the true inner core of the man and whose counsel he has been willing to accept. 1/4/2010 >>more

Christmas Hubris and Partisan Willfulness
(BLI) On Christmas Eve, Congress is scheduled for a final vote on a massive, destructive and unpopular health care bill that was cobbled together in secrecy. 12/22/2009 >>more

Marriage versus the Obama/Pelosi Nanny State
(BLI) Beneficial outcomes are inevitable since the ingredients of a great marriage are attitudes and habits of behavior that are, in essence, virtuous. 11/30/2009 >>more

Thanksgiving Links between the Internet and Freedom
(BLI) Time will tell whether the Internet’s positive contributions will outweigh its negative ones, but I’m betting that it will. 11/25/2009 >>more

The Underlying Meaning of Elections 2009
(BLI) There are 83 Democrats in Congress who won in traditionally-GOP districts on Obama’s coattails in 2008. All those Members have to be worried after Election 2009. 11/6/2009 >>more

Now's the Time to Stop the Abomination of ObamaCare
(BLI) In the face of an overwhelming lack of public support and dire budget-deficit ramifications, the left, like the snake oil peddlers of old, is selling ObamaCare with quackery. 10/28/2009 >>more

If Obama Wins the Battle, Will He Lose the War?
(BLI) As more details about specific costs, the long-range timetable and inevitable rationing are revealed, the public is growing more skeptical and the president more determined. 10/9/2009 >>more

Does America Need Health Care Reform?
(BLI) American doctors and American hospitals provide care that is superior to that found anywhere else, and thousands of people are alive today as testament to that fact. 9/25/2009 >>more

Federal Funds Go to "ObamArt"
(BLI) The National Endowment for the Arts has provided grants to artists to produce works of art that promote the Obama regime and agenda. 9/25/2009 >>more

Looking for Right-Wing Terrorists
(BLI) In preparation for the National TEA Party, the Capitol Police turned the area surrounding Capitol Hill into a virtual fortress. 9/15/2009 >>more

President Obama Addresses the Nation on Health Care Reform
(BLI) Speech could be called one of the most partisan in history. 9/10/2009 >>more

The Danger of Exploiting
(BLI) Actually, itwould be entirely appropriate to have a bloated package of entitlements and misguided benevolence named for a man who has spent his Senate career promoting radical causes. 9/2/2009 >>more

Obama’s Daunting Challenge: Regaining Trust
(BLI) The President campaigned on a promise of “hope and change.” We got plenty of change, but hope is dwindling fast. 8/19/2009 >>more

President Obama’s Fishing Expedition
(BLI) This week as the White House announced a chilling, very scary project to have ordinary citizens report to them the names of their friends, colleagues, and neighbors who hold “fishy” views about the proposed health care legislation. 8/6/2009 >>more

Who Cares About a Politician's Affair?
(BLI) Does it matter that he was obviously moved in his references to his time with the mistress and at disappointing his friends and co-workers, yet showed no emotion as he talked about betraying and hurting his wife and sons, "those boys?" 7/2/2009 >>more

Obama’s Most Outrageous Appointments Yet
(BLI) By dozens of political appointments and a Supreme Court nomination, it is obvious that President Obama understands the importance of having personnel who will implement his agenda throughout the government. 6/30/2009 >>more

Sotomayor and the Albatross of Christianity
(BLI) Has anyone stopped to ask what it would be like if Sotomayor were an evangelical? 6/5/2009 >>more

Jack Kemp: The Power of Integrity and Authentic Christianity
(BLI) With his death this week, America has lost a man whose faith, life, and career are inextricably linked to the best aspects of our national history and tradition. 5/4/2009 >>more

One Hundred Days of Spring Time in America
(BLI) The left is bending over backwards to describe Obama's policies as "moderate" and to promote his "change" as positive. 4/30/2009 >>more

The Rhetorical President
(BLI) Legitimate rhetoric balances the skills of public speaking with sound logic and appeals to commonality with the audience on the issue at hand. 2/20/2009 >>more

The Nightmarish Possibility of David Ogden at DOJ
(BLI) David W. Ogden is President Obama’s nominee for Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). It would be difficult to find a person less desirable to be second in command at the nation’s top law enforcement agency. 2/12/2009 >>more

Obama’s First Two Weeks
(BLI) After promising the highest possible ethical standards, the President’s nomination process has become a political circus, with one after another of his nominees having tax problems. 2/4/2009 >>more

Obama's Crucial Challenge: The Inaugural Address
(BLI) The ultimate question is whether Mr. Obama will be able to rise to the level that circumstances demand and transcend the pervasive cynicism of a populace longing for an end to partisan bickering. 1/21/2009 >>more

Will Obama Become the Statesman That America Needs?
(BLI) In the absence of statesmanship, society crumbles as crucial values cease to be reflected in leaders' behavior or in governmental and institutional processes. 12/10/2008 >>more

Obama’s Appointments Give the Left Buyer’s Remorse
(BLI) Beyond questions of policy, critics are concerned that Obama is shaping a third Clinton term. 11/25/2008 >>more

Emperor Obama’s Clothes are Visible and Scary
(BLI) Not surprisingly, many voters who cast their ballots for Barack Obama for president had no idea what he believed, what his voting record was or what his priorities would be as president. 11/21/2008 >>more

A Crisis in Leadership
(BLI) A new public opinion survey out of Harvard University shows that Americans are increasingly distrustful of today's leadership; not just in the political world, but in charitable work, education and the faith community as well. 10/31/2008 >>more

Worldview Differences and Political Views
(BLI) A new study of our nation's confidence in its leadership reveals the philosophical underpinnings of conservative and liberal voters. 10/23/2008 >>more

Bless Her Heart: Poor Sarah Palin
(BLI) The attacks on Sarah Palin have entered the "Bless her heart" territory. Everybody, to hear the mainstream media tell it, feels sorry for Sarah. 10/1/2008 >>more

Remembering 9-11
(BLI) Ceremonies today looked back on the terrorist attacks on our nation seven years ago. For many it was a time to remember and refocus our attention on the very real dangers that exist. 9/11/2008 >>more

Everyone's Talking About Sarah
(BLI) Everyone has something to say about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP's Vice Presidential nominee. But what is being said, particularly by leaders in the feminist movement, is quite astounding. 9/10/2008 >>more

The Summer of Love and the 2008 Election
(BLI) Some of the things that happened more than 40 years ago still reverberate through our national culture. 7/30/2008 >>more

Lessons on Life and Living from Tony Snow
(BLI) I learned some very important career and life lessons from my interactions with Tony Snow 7/16/2008 >>more

Urgent Action Needed on Child Rapists Supreme Court Ruling
(BLI) House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) has drafted a letter to the Supreme Court Justices asking them to withdraw the current opinion and reconsider the case. 7/10/2008 >>more

US Supreme Court Ruling on Child Rapists Troubling
(BLI) This week the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion stating that child rapists can't be executed for the crime. 6/26/2008 >>more

Yes, Voter, There Are Two Americas
(BLI) With public figures, little things can reveal basic values and attitudes. 4/24/2008 >>more

March Liberal Madness
(BLI) Across college campuses conservative students are playing a game that pits the looniest quotes from leading liberals against each other. 4/7/2008 >>more

An Inside View from CPAC
(BLI) This year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was the site of much political drama as the Republican party is in the midst of choosing it's presidential nominee. 2/8/2008 >>more

The Pushy Pundits Forced Romney Out!
(BLI) The American public doesn't take orders very well. They felt like they were being steamrolled. 2/8/2008 >>more

Analysis: State of the Union
(BLI) President Bush delivered the last State of the Union address Monday night and speculation ran high in news circles about how this speech would sum up his presidency and still look to the year ahead. 1/29/2008 >>more

The State of the Union Speech: Pomp and Tradition vs. Cultural Cacophony
(BLI) The President's greatest challenge during the State of the Union address was to be heard above the cultural cacophony in America. 1/29/2008 >>more

1968 Policies and Election 2008
(BLI) Accounts of the 1960's generally don't include the federal policies that were instituted during that era that continue to contribute to our national woes. 11/26/2007 >>more

We are our Nation's Keeper
(BLI) We will never forget those attacks or the thousands of innocent people who lost their lives because of that horrendous act. 9/11/2007 >>more

Congressional Disapproval
(BLI) 8/26/2007 >>more

Why Aren’t Women Running for Office?
(BLI) The female share of Congressional seats seems to have reached a plateau at about one in six at the federal level and about one in four at state capitals. 8/23/2007 >>more

Scrambling for the Presidential Pulpit
(BLI) Candidates during the 2008 presidential campaign are speaking out to communicate spiritual content in unprecedented ways. 7/17/2007 >>more

Should Conservatives Look at Thompson's Record or His Rhetoric?
(BLI) Voters go for the person who makes them feel comfortable, and Fred Thompson has the gift of making people feel like he is one of them. 6/29/2007 >>more

Ten Candidates All in a Row
(BLI) Reagan’s name was mentioned nearly two dozen times during the evening, making his presence almost palpable during the debate. 5/8/2007 >>more

NOW Embraces Hillary. Will She Hug Back?
(BLI) A CBS poll revealed that three out of four women described the word "feminist" as an insult. 3/29/2007 >>more

The Politicizing of Poverty
(BLI) Why, if poverty rates for the various groups have gone down since 1973, has the overall poverty rate gone up? 3/27/2007 >>more

Bush Shows Steady Conviction in Chilly Chamber
(BLI) The theme of the President’s remarks was “hope and opportunity.” 1/24/2007 >>more

Why Worry about a Radical Group in the Netherlands?
(BLI) Because such fringe groups would encourage similar groups in the U.S. 11/22/2006 >>more

"M&Ms" in Red and Blue
(BLI) How Married Moms affected the 2006 election. 11/21/2006 >>more

CWA'S Crouse: Slight, but Significant Voter Changes
(BLI) In terms of how groups voted, there were slight, but very significant changes from 2002 to 2006 that spelled disaster for the GOP. 11/8/2006 >>more

Five Things the Values Voters Should Watch
(BLI) Election returns on these issues will tell the tale. 11/7/2006 >>more

What Is at Stake at the Polls?
(BLI) Values voters cannot afford to let the radical left’s campaigns succeed. 11/2/2006 >>more

Why Attack the Values Voters?
(BLI) Are evangelicals willing to be used as pawns? 10/25/2006 >>more

October Assaults
(BLI) Is anybody surprised that political assaults are affecting public opinion polls? Cold-hearted strategies can be highly effective. Full frontal assaults can do a lot of damage. 10/23/2006 >>more

Two Big Ones for the Values Voters 2006
(BLI) Two states face a similar choice in less than 2 dozen days. Will the people vote for what is right? 10/18/2006 >>more

Winning the Culture War
(BLI) Author claims that eradicating religion is comparable to abolishing slavery. 10/12/2006 >>more

Build Yourself a Slurry Wall
(BLI) How, then, do we live –– with constant reminders that evil still lurks? 9/11/2006 >>more

Married Moms and Election 2006
(BLI) Wise Politicians will seek those M & M Votes 9/7/2006 >>more

Oliver Stone's film: an hour later you're hungry
(BLI) All that's missing is most of the internal value and the entire larger social and political context. 8/9/2006 >>more

Stone Cold Politics
(BLI) 7/28/2006 >>more

Obama Defines Christianity to Include Leftist Ideals
(BLI) He’s putting a religious patina on tired, liberal policies. 7/14/2006 >>more

Kerry Concedes; Bush Celebrates
(BLI) It was not a good night for the Democrats who must face how seriously they are out-of-step with the heartland of America. 11/3/2004 >>more

The Whole World is Watching
(BLI) 11/2/2004 >>more

Party Gloves Come Off in Vice Presidential Debate
(BLI) 10/6/2004 >>more

Pretty Boy Overshadowed by Mr. Gravitas
(BLI) Vice President Cheney evidenced the courteous behavior and instinctive leadership that John Edwards would do well to observe and learn. 10/6/2004 >>more

Candidates Duel in the First Presidential Debate
(BLI) 10/1/2004 >>more

Bush National Guard Record under Attack Again
(BLI) 9/15/2004 >>more

RNC Day 4: President Bush Presented as a Leader
(BLI) 9/3/2004 >>more

RNC Day 3 – A Focus on Records and Leadership
(BLI) 9/2/2004 >>more

RNC Day 2: A Night to Remember
(BLI) 9/1/2004 >>more

Dr. Janice Crouse Interviewed by ABC’s Nightline
(BLI) 9/1/2004 >>more

Republican Convention Opens in NYC
(BLI) 8/31/2004 >>more

Republicans Head to New York City
(BLI) 8/27/2004 >>more

Liberal Republicans Demand a ‘Party Unity Plank’
(BLI) 8/16/2004 >>more

DNC- A Wrap-Up on News from Boston
(BLI) 8/2/2004 >>more

DNC -- Day Four: Kerry’s Night
(BLI) 7/30/2004 >>more

DNC Day 3 --- Vice President John Edwards Introduced
(BLI) 7/29/2004 >>more

Democrats Gather in Boston –Day One
(BLI) 7/27/2004 >>more

Democrat Platform Reveals Party as Radically Anti-Life/Anti-Family
(BLI) 7/27/2004 >>more