Articles by James Carafano

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Mr. Colbert Goes to Washington – So What’s New?

James Carafano | September 28, 2010

It was only fitting that Stephen Colbert, host of a comedy faux news show, testified before Congress in character and make-up regarding the treatment of… Read More

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Pledge to Fully Fund Missile Defense

James Carafano | September 23, 2010

The legislative agenda of the House Republicans for the next Congress has been unveiled this week. “Pledge to America” is a policy statement encompassing a… Read More

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Senate Must Do More Homework on New START

James Carafano | September 21, 2010

In her recent op-ed, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D–NH) expresses her favorable opinion about the New START Treaty that was voted out of the Senate Foreign… Read More

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New START Headed for Lame Duck?

James Carafano | September 17, 2010

On Thursday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to report New START, which is a strategic nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, out of committee… Read More

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Playing Politics with the “Troops”

James Carafano | September 16, 2010

The White House has discovered a new tactic for pushing legislation that most Americans don’t want through Congress: implying the legislation in question is either… Read More

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What Are America’s Interests?

James Carafano | August 31, 2010

It is not clear what the President meant when he said, “Ending the war was in our interest.” First, wars just don’t end. They are… Read More

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It’s Not About Guns vs. Butter, Mr. President

James Carafano | August 31, 2010

It is understandable that the President wanted to mention the sorry state of the domestic economy in his address to the nation. More Americans are… Read More

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Tea Party Dead Right on New START

James Carafano | August 31, 2010

Josh Rogin took note when a major Tea Party group rallied against New START, the arms control treaty Obama signed with the Russians. He was… Read More

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Not-So-Friendly Skies

James Carafano | August 31, 2010

On Monday evening, Dutch authorities detained Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi (of Detroit) and Hezem al Murisi when their United Airlines flight from Chicago landed… Read More

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Polls Show Americans Aware of Dismal Disaster Prep

James Carafano | August 27, 2010

According to the Associated Press, a “survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center says that nearly 6 in 10, or 57 percent, say the country… Read More

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Bait and Switch Defense for New START

James Carafano | August 18, 2010

With concern over the arms control agreement President Obama signed with Russia growing, those pushing for ratification are devising increasingly far-fetched reasons why the Senate… Read More

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End of the World…for Real

James Carafano | August 16, 2010

Last week we were attacked by the sun. For real. Huge solar eruptions sent a blast of radiation toward Earth. Thankfully, the planet’s natural magnetic… Read More

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Parsing the ‘Partisan’ Politics of New START

James Carafano | August 12, 2010

In recent weeks, WikiLeaks published tens of thousands of classified documents, giving Taliban fighters a virtual death list of Afghan “collaborators.” At the same time,… Read More

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Rethinking Birthright Citizenship

James Carafano | August 05, 2010

Washington has apparently rediscovered a legitimate part of the immigration debate, one often treated as the untouchable third rail of the issue—birthright citizenship for children… Read More

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Live From the Gulf: The Coast Guard’s Perspective

James Carafano | August 02, 2010

The last time I traveled to Louisiana to observe the oil spill response, I spent a good deal of time with state and local disaster… Read More

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Amnesty … It’s Baaack!

James Carafano | July 30, 2010

Amnesty is like Jason Voorhees. No matter how many times it seems to be dead, it keeps coming back, each one worse than the last…. Read More

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Scare Tactics on New START

James Carafano | July 29, 2010

If the Senate doesn’t ratify New START, proponents of the arms-control agreement fear, then … well, the world will come to end. The latest warning… Read More

 

Only in D.C. Does Cheating Not Matter

James Carafano | July 21, 2010

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on Tuesday on the implementation of the New START Treaty. Two weeks ago, Sen. John Kerry (D–MA)… Read More

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New START Will Not Make Us Safer Tomorrow: A Response to Senator Carl Levin

James Carafano | July 20, 2010

Senator Carl Levin (D–MI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released an op-ed last week arguing that the new START Treaty is good for… Read More

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New START’s Many Problems: What the Experts Say

James Carafano | July 15, 2010

Compiled below are comments made by various experts regarding the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Be sure to follow our continuing coverage of the… Read More

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From Disaster to a Catastrophe In the Gulf – What’s Obama’s Endgame?

James Carafano | July 14, 2010

To many along the Gulf Coast, the oil spill response is Katrina… with a difference. With Katrina, says Mark Riley, an official in Louisiana’s Homeland… Read More

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A Welcome Debate: A Week of START Op-Eds

James Carafano | July 13, 2010

In a week dominated by new START op-eds, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) penned another piece supporting treaty ratification while rejecting the arguments of former Governor… Read More

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Romney: New Treaty is a Non-STARTer

James Carafano | July 11, 2010

Mitt Romney, the once and future presidential candidate, is the biggest gun so far to come out against the New START arms control agreement. In… Read More

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Live from the Gulf: Who are the Oil Spill Heroes?

James Carafano | July 09, 2010

This is not Governor Blanco’s Louisiana. Since Katrina, the state has reformed and refitted its ability to respond to disasters to the point that it… Read More

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Live from the Gulf: Oil Spill Follies… Bayou-Myth or Bureaucratic Red Tape?

James Carafano | July 09, 2010

Angry. That is the first word that comes to mind listening firsthand to how folks on the Gulf Coast feel about the federal government’s response… Read More

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Fact Checking the Fact Checker: A Response to Senator Kerry

James Carafano | July 07, 2010

Senator Kerry (D–MA) penned an op-ed in the Washington Post making the case that ratification of the New START Treaty is in the best interest… Read More

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Five Reasons to Hate New START

James Carafano | June 29, 2010

Tim Starks recently penned a piece for Congressional Quarterly titled “Republicans Take Pause at START Accord’s Missile Defense Implications.” His bottom line: “No matter how… Read More

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Timelines Gone Wild!

James Carafano | June 24, 2010

When is a timeline not really a timeline? When the President says so. See GITMO, Healthcare, etc…now add Afghanistan. At a press conference today, President… Read More

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Flooded With Help, But Still Flailing

James Carafano | June 24, 2010

“We were not prepared to make the best use of foreign support. Some foreign governments sought to contribute aid that the United States could not… Read More

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Focus on the Mission, Not the Man

James Carafano | June 23, 2010

The president is commander-in-chief. He gets to decide who leads the fight in our nation’s war. He is our leader, and he is responsible for… Read More