Archived Articles by Larry Kelley
A compilation of all Larry Kelley’s published articles, blog posts and opinions.
America’s Insolvency May Lead to Catastrophe
(An excerpt) ...During the winter of AD 408-409, (the barbarian chieftain) Alaric, and his invading barbarian army once again moved north into the Italian peninsula. The army swarmed and pillaged its way south until it arrived at the gates of the West Coast city of Portus, the harbor city that [...]
Are We to Lose Our Most Precious Freedoms Soon?
The Implementation of Obamacare In my forthcoming book, Lessons from Fallen Civilizations, I note that no people untouched by the ancient Greeks ever came up with the notion that the many should rule the few. Based on our founding, we are the inheritors of that principle, because we as citizens [...]
Book Review: The Next Wave by Catherine Herridge
With America’s withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan and mounting tensions between Iran, Israel, and the US as a backdrop, James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, testified before Congress that, given the recently thwarted Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, it appeared that the Regime is now more [...]
The Gathering Threat to the American Homeland
President Bush, the Younger, made the observation that conducting American foreign policy in the brand new war-torn 21st century was as difficult as playing chess in three dimensions. Now with the escalation of tensions between Iran’s Mullahs and the rational world and the probability of [...]
Occupy Oakland—Bring It All Down, Man!
I covered Oakland’s occupation march and shut-down for Townhall.com. My deadline was noon the following day. I’ve never had such a tight deadline. But I got it done. This is my take on the state of our endangered Republic. "It was a good day for the 99% movement." Oakland Mayor, [...]
Islam is Incompatible with a Peaceful Democracy
In the wake of the first ever Tunisian elections, it is worth reflecting upon the Athenians of the fifth century BC who first conceived of a system of governance where the many would rule the few, and worth considering that it was the Romans who refined the concept of democracy [...]