Activists create nonprofits for the sole purpose of suing their enemies, collecting a settlement check, and paying lawyers to find the next frivolous lawsuit.

Politically motivated lawsuits and prosecutions cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

Consistent conservatives believe people should keep more of the money they work so hard to earn - not because the vulnerable don't deserve assistance, but because individuals can and will make better and more effective financial and charitable choices with their money than government bureaucrats.

Parents, not governments, should decide what is best for their family.

Fellow conservatives, particularly within the Republican Party, typically do a good job arguing against totalitarian, one-size-fits-all approaches to policy. What works for a family in New York City might not work in Jenison, Michigan, or Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Consistent conservatives should frame their views in accordance with the fundamental belief that individuals, not governments, have the right to determine the course of their own lives.

The U.N. and other international bodies, along with wealthier nations, could manage the unavoidable migration from poorer countries if there were greater focus on stopping the larger chaos created by leaders who finance and support terrorism in the name of Islam.

While migration is inevitable, the fact remains that most people leave their homes to escape violence and the certain persecution that comes from it.

Millions of people walk into the voting booth and vote for someone they like.

The Washington media crowd, including conservative media, preaches to the choir of news junkies.

Overstating America's issues doesn't make us relatable; it makes others' issues easily dismissable.

The money from wealthy nations to confront some very real global poverty and economic issues is largely given out of guilt.

Diplomacy and coalition-building are hard work and not easy for any president.

In order to get re-elected, Obama told us Al Qaeda was on the run and all but defeated.

Most Republicans in California are tired of fighting the one-party rule from the Left and have given up on state politics.

California is a great place to live.

The Obama Doctrine is to ignore an international crisis or go to war. There is no in between.

The Left sees no place for differing opinions.

When foreigners struggle for their freedoms, they've long expected the U.S. government to be the first to stand with them.

When it comes to Iran, we must not accept Obama's inconsistencies and weakness.

Obama has created a new world where countries ignore the U.S. without consequence. It's so bad that Saudi Arabia doesn't even want to serve on the Security Council with the U.S. because it might ruin their reputation.

While some entertainment executives understand the power of having someone else speak for you, most Hollywood publicists don't.

Many people vote a straight party line from the president down to city council. Hollywood publicists need to think long and hard about who they are putting forward to lead their awards season campaigns.

U.S. academics and Upper East Side New Yorkers like to think of the United Nations as a place where foreign ambassadors have intellectual discussions about power and world peace.