John P. Wiles

Some rural and northern New Democrat MPs may stay away from the upcoming vote on the long-gun registry, a move that could save the controversial program, the Star has learned.

If it were a crime to venture onto Capitol Hill to reveal yourself as a self-absorbed liar with an inability to admit mistakes, there would be tumbleweeds blowing through the vacant halls of Congress. Fortunately for…

LEESBURG, Va. — The experts tell us that newborn infants like Sarah Jane cannot really distinguish what’s before them when they open their eyes. These same experts also say the little smile I see on her tiny lips is…

Six months before the invasion of Iraq, Taki Theodoracopulos, Scott McConnell and this writer launched a new magazine, The American Conservative. Goal: Convince our countrymen that invading Iraq would be imperial folly….

Two little girls I know, age 6, showed up the other day at a public pool in Washington for a swim. They were excited by the prospect of escaping, if only for a little while, the heat pushing the thermometer close to…

This is the topic of many arguments; whether bull or bear, conservative or liberal. many Americans are wondering just what is keeping the economy down?

I wanted to give you my own take on what’s going on and what’s…

Admitting you’re a fan of economics is another way of saying that you live a deeply tragic life.That said, I can’t seem to get enough of economists who blog about human behavior or write wickedly counterintuitive books…

The labor movement doesn’t have much to celebrate this Labor Day. Congress first established the national holiday in 1894 at unions’ behest. Since then, the American labor movement’s fortunes rose to their zenith in…

Children today are often so voracious and versed in the latest communications technology that they make their parents feel like Myles Standish and Betsy Ross. Three-fourths of young people between 12 and 17 now own cell

Mainstream media were taken aback when television and radio talk show host Glenn Beck recently hosted a rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The throng of people assembled to celebrate and hear more about…