Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer For more than 125 years, Americans have observed Labor Day on the first Monday of September. The observance began with a ceremony in New York in 1882 and soon spread across the nation, becoming a federal holiday in 1894. Today it is[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010.  For decades, prohibitionists have claimed that marijuana is a “gateway drug” that inevitably leads to use of harder substances like heroin and cocaine — despite the fact that every objective study ever done on the gateway theory has determined that it’s absolute crap. Last week, researchers[Read More…]

Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer Recently I had the opportunity to hear a lecture by Kathy Kelly, coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Her announced topic was "U.S. Drone Warfare in Pakistan and Afghanistan," but actually her talk covered a much wider scope of things. Really, her[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2010 – – Statement of Mike Daulton, Audubon Public Policy Director,  following the September 2 fire at an offshore oil platform 90 miles off Vermillion Bay. “For the second time in less than six months, we’re reminded that off-shore energy extraction can have tragic consequences for people,[Read More…]

Commentary By Gary Kopycinski He did it. I was actually in the parking lot at the Matteson, IL, Walmart during the President’s address tonight. The 7 ½ year war in Iraq, fought for no reason whatsoever, is over. Yes, I’m pleased. This liberal feels good. And I feel good about[Read More…]

Commentary By Gary Kopycinski, ND ’85 I have no sympathy for young, self-entitled adults extending their adolescence with alleged illegal behavior, particularly when it comes to alcohol. I would never argue for prohibition, but regulation is important. Some Notre Dame undergraduates, like those at many other colleges and universities, don’t[Read More…]