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Conservatism and Conservative Principles

Conservatism is rooted in the concepts of personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense. The role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals. Conservative policies generally emphasize empowerment of the individual to solve problems. This website offers a comprehensive collection of insightful articles chronicling the conservative movement.
  
Unions Prepared to Spend Over $400M to Re-Elect President
Unions say they are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama and lift Democrats this election year in a fight for labors survival. Having recently come under close scrutiny around the country — and fearing the consequences of a Republican in the White House — union leaders say they have little choice as
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 7:53 PM
 
  
Unions Prepared to Spend Over $400M to Re-Elect President
Unions say they are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama and lift Democrats this election year in a fight for labors survival. Having recently come under close scrutiny around the country — and fearing the consequences of a Republican in the White House — union leaders say they have little choice as
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 7:53 PM
 
  
Man Who Recorded His Own Shooting on His iPhone Speaks Out: ‘She was Talking Too Nice to Me’
Last year, Salvatore Miglino went to his mother-in-laws house to pick up his son. He was in the middle of a bitter divorce and had only limited visitation rights. But when he got to the house, he was met with flying lead, not the little one. Firstcoastnews.com explains what happened: Miglino was expecting a confrontation, so he hit the reco
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 7:02 PM
 
  
Man Who Recorded His Own Shooting on His iPhone Speaks Out: ‘She was Talking Too Nice to Me’
Last year, Salvatore Miglino went to his mother-in-laws house to pick up his son. He was in the middle of a bitter divorce and had only limited visitation rights. But when he got to the house, he was met with flying lead, not the little one. Firstcoastnews.com explains what happened: Miglino was expecting a confrontation, so he hit the reco
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 7:02 PM
 
  
‘Smear Campaign’: TX Talk Show Host Blasts Local Media Over Hit-and-Run Allegations Outside Gay Bar
A conservative radio talk radio show host in Houston hit back at local media Tuesday over allegations that he was involved in a hit-and-run accident outside a gay night club. Michael Berry, a former Houston city councilman, said during his KTRH show he has been the victim of a smear campaign in a "hit piece" based on "rumors" and "unnamed so
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 5:43 PM
 
  
‘Smear Campaign’: TX Talk Show Host Blasts Local Media Over Hit-and-Run Allegations Outside Gay Bar
A conservative radio talk radio show host in Houston hit back at local media Tuesday over allegations that he was involved in a hit-and-run accident outside a gay night club. Michael Berry, a former Houston city councilman, said during his KTRH show he has been the victim of a smear campaign in a "hit piece" based on "rumors" and "unnamed so
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 5:43 PM
 
  
Atheist Leader Cites Founding Fathers While Defending Demand for Removal of 10 Commandments in N.C.
Earlier this month, The Blaze told you about a drama unfolding between the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an atheist and freethinking group based in Wisconsin, and a local government in North Carolina. The non-believing group is demanding that officials remove a Ten Commandments plaque that is hanging in the Newland Town Hall. (Related
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 5:16 PM
 
  
Atheist Leader Cites Founding Fathers While Defending Demand for Removal of 10 Commandments in N.C.
Earlier this month, The Blaze told you about a drama unfolding between the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an atheist and freethinking group based in Wisconsin, and a local government in North Carolina. The non-believing group is demanding that officials remove a Ten Commandments plaque that is hanging in the Newland Town Hall. (Related
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 5:16 PM
 
  
Virginia GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell Flip-Flops on Abortion Bill Libs Liken to ‘State-Sponsored Rape’
RICHMOND, Va. (The Blaze/AP) -- Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell - facing outrage from women, national ridicule from television comedians and appeals from GOP moderates -- is opposing a Republican bill requiring vaginal probes of women seeking abortions. On The Blaze blog, Liz Klimas recently tackled some of the details in the bill: Not all wo
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 4:31 PM
 
  
Virginia GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell Flip-Flops on Abortion Bill Libs Liken to ‘State-Sponsored Rape’
RICHMOND, Va. (The Blaze/AP) -- Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell - facing outrage from women, national ridicule from television comedians and appeals from GOP moderates -- is opposing a Republican bill requiring vaginal probes of women seeking abortions. On The Blaze blog, Liz Klimas recently tackled some of the details in the bill: Not all wo
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 4:31 PM
 
  
Stunned Doctor: Teen Basketball Player Continued Shooting Even While in a Coma!
Maggie Meier was a sharpshooter on an AAU basketball team that had won the national title. Her father Steve was the coach of this team. The Kansas City teen lived and breathed basketball, so it was only natural when she entered high school in 2008 that she would want to play. But she didnt end up on the court. Not because she wasnt good enough t
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 4:28 PM
 
  
Stunned Doctor: Teen Basketball Player Continued Shooting Even While in a Coma!
Maggie Meier was a sharpshooter on an AAU basketball team that had won the national title. Her father Steve was the coach of this team. The Kansas City teen lived and breathed basketball, so it was only natural when she entered high school in 2008 that she would want to play. But she didnt end up on the court. Not because she wasnt good enough t
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 4:28 PM
 
  
This Is the ‘World’s Largest Rope Swing’ Video That Got 5 Million Hits in a Week
Brock Howell and his friends must have had quite the rope swing attached to a tree when they were little, because they sure graduated to swinging off bigger and better things. In a YouTube video titled "Worlds Largest Rope Swing" posted a week ago that already has more than 5.5 million hits on YouTube, Howell is filmed flinging himself off Coron
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 3:59 PM
 
  
This Is the ‘World’s Largest Rope Swing’ Video That Got 5 Million Hits in a Week
Brock Howell and his friends must have had quite the rope swing attached to a tree when they were little, because they sure graduated to swinging off bigger and better things. In a YouTube video titled "Worlds Largest Rope Swing" posted a week ago that already has more than 5.5 million hits on YouTube, Howell is filmed flinging himself off Coron
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 3:59 PM
 
  
Ariz. Bill Would Fire Teachers for Bringing ‘Partisan’ Opinions Into the Classroom
Teachers in Arizona would automatically be fired for bringing "partisan doctrine" into their classrooms under a bill pending before the state legislature. Arizona Senate bill 1202 is meant to ensure students get a balanced view of what theyre taught in school, Capitol Media Services reported. In addition to firing teachers who bring partisan
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 3:14 PM
 
  
Ariz. Bill Would Fire Teachers for Bringing ‘Partisan’ Opinions Into the Classroom
Teachers in Arizona would automatically be fired for bringing "partisan doctrine" into their classrooms under a bill pending before the state legislature. Arizona Senate bill 1202 is meant to ensure students get a balanced view of what theyre taught in school, Capitol Media Services reported. In addition to firing teachers who bring partisan
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 3:14 PM
 
  
Saul Alinsky-Affiliated Nonprofit Lands $56M Fed Loan
Group named Common Ground awarded multimillion dollar loan from federal government That group is an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation, founded in 1940 by Saul Alinsky Common Ground is also run by a "professional organizer" attached to the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) Alinsky is the radical author of "Rules for Radicals"
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 2:44 PM
 
  
Saul Alinsky-Affiliated Nonprofit Lands $56M Fed Loan
Group named Common Ground awarded multimillion dollar loan from federal government That group is an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation, founded in 1940 by Saul Alinsky Common Ground is also run by a "professional organizer" attached to the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) Alinsky is the radical author of "Rules for Radicals"
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 2:44 PM
 
  
Ex-Evangelical Lib: Catholic Church Speaking on Sexual Morality ‘Is Like Being Lectured by the KKK on Race Relations’
Frank Schaeffer (son of theologian and author Francis Schaeffer) is, perhaps, the nations most critical ex-evangelical commentators, as he seeks to insult, debunk and take aim at conservative Christianity on a near-daily basis. Over the past year, The Blaze has documented some of his intense rhetoric. In a blog post published Tuesday, Schaeffer lam
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 2:16 PM
 
  
Ex-Evangelical Lib: Catholic Church Speaking on Sexual Morality ‘Is Like Being Lectured by the KKK on Race Relations’
Frank Schaeffer (son of theologian and author Francis Schaeffer) is, perhaps, the nations most critical ex-evangelical commentators, as he seeks to insult, debunk and take aim at conservative Christianity on a near-daily basis. Over the past year, The Blaze has documented some of his intense rhetoric. In a blog post published Tuesday, Schaeffer lam
The Blaze  -   2/22/2012 2:16 PM