Sharpen the Scalpel of Special Operations Forces
The U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) are the best young men and women the U.S. has fighting to preserve our freedom and interests. Yet as… Read More
Obama Finally Enters the Taxmageddon Debate—With a Tax Increase
With more than half the year gone, President Obama today finally broke his silence on Taxmageddon and thus brought a smoldering debate front and center…. Read More
Supreme Court Asked to Review Federal Defense of Marriage Act
The Supreme Court is likely to review lower courts’ actions striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as soon as its next term. On… Read More
A First-Week Roundup from the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty Conference
Here are a few notable events and themes that caught my eye during my first week at the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference: The… Read More
Forecast: Taxmageddon Would Cause Another Recession
Speaking this week at the Western Economic Association International, economic forecaster Allen Sinai talked about the damage the “fiscal cliff” of 2013 will cause the… Read More
Syria: Violence Escalates While International Community Dithers
Various Syrian opposition groups met in Cairo this week to sketch out a draft of a potential constitution and lay out the steps of a… Read More
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Storm Warning: The Gloomy Forecast for EMPs
Almost a week after the D.C. area was pummeled with raging storms, many individuals are still suffering in the July heat without lights, phone lines,… Read More
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Day Three: At the ATT, the International League of Supervillains Speaks
After the Palestinian fireworks of the first two days, the third day of the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty conference started slowly, with a series of… Read More
After Posting $70 Million Loss, French Company Lands $25 Million from DOE
The Department of Energy recently awarded $25 million to a French company that posted net losses of about $70 million last year, and whose solar… Read More
Pennsylvania Approves Private School Tax Credit Program
Public school students in poor performing Pennsylvania schools will now be eligible to receive scholarships to attend a private school of their choice. Late Saturday… Read More
Side Effects: Obama Administration Admits You Can’t Keep Your Health Plan
On several occasions during the health care reform debate, President Obama promised the American people, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able… Read More
Pakistan Apology Deal Incidental to the Real Problem of Pakistan’s Support for Terrorists
As Washington closed down for Independence Day, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly apologized to Pakistan for the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers inadvertently killed… Read More
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Celebrating Self-Government
Every Fourth of July, Americans celebrate with fireworks and barbeques and John Philip Sousa. Then we return to our regularly scheduled lives. But this Independence… Read More
July 4 Fireworks: A Forecast of Doom?
This year, we might get a less traditional view during the Independence Day celebration: The sun recently produced solar flares that could cause a northern-lights… Read More
Silent Cal: The Declaration’s Great Defender
America’s birthday is also that of Calvin Coolidge, the only President to be born on the Fourth of July. This is altogether fitting, as the… Read More
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Let Religious Freedom Ring – Beyond the Fourth
At noon today, the Fortnight for Freedom will formally end with churches across the country ringing bells in celebration of religious freedom. Americans across the… Read More
Guest Post: Empowering Communities To Fight Poverty and Violence
It’s been nearly 50 years since Lyndon B. Johnson launched his War on Poverty, and much has been debated about the appropriate role of government… Read More
Congress Doesn’t Get Homeland Security
Last week, Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (D–NY), Edward Markey (D–MA), and Bennie Thompson (D–MS) publicly chastised the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a New York… Read More
Day One: At Arms Trade Treaty Conference, U.S. Opposes Palestinian Inclusion
The much-heralded United Nations conference to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) launched with a media and propaganda blitz, but the reality on the ground… Read More
Send Profits on Ahead
Everyone knows you can’t take it with you. But you can use it to make the world a better place—both while you’re in it and… Read More
Religious Liberty Victory for NYC Churches
On Friday, a district court issued a permanent injunction against New York City’s ban on the use of the schools for worship services, permitting city… Read More
Duma to Crack Down Against Foreign-Funded NGOs
Last Friday, Russia’s Kommersant, a leading newspaper, reported that United Russia, the ruling political party, is about to submit a bill in the Duma that… Read More
New Hampshire’s Groundbreaking School Choice Expansion
Just when school choice proponents thought they’d hit a wall in the Granite State, the New Hampshire legislature united across party lines for a solid… Read More
UC-Berkeley Ready for Soviet Invasion
In another example of wasting finite taxpayers funds, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gave the University of California-Berkeley $200,000 to buy an “armored… Read More
Local Churches and Charities Help Victims of Colorado Fires
Amid the destruction of the Waldo Canyon fire in central Colorado, local churches and charity organizations have quickly mobilized to meet the needs of neighbors… Read More
A Two-Gallon Compact Car
How would you like to buy a nice compact car with a two-gallon gas tank? It costs only $36,000, and it takes seven hours to… Read More
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Obamacare Mandate Forces EWTN to Pay ‘Fine on Faith’
The leading Catholic media organization in the world, Eternal Word Television Network, is prepared to pay a “financial fine on faith” likely to exceed at… Read More
Ahmadinejad Embarrassed by Snubs as Iran Faces Diplomatic Isolation
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was embarrassed at a recent U.N. conference in Rio de Janeiro by perceived snubs by leaders of host country Brazil and… Read More
VIDEO: Sen. Jim DeMint’s Rallying Cry to Repeal Obamacare
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) was determined to repeal Obamacare before the Supreme Court handed down its ruling yesterday. Now he’s confident he will have a… Read More
The Victims of Obamacare’s Disregard for Freedom
Amber McGrath was 9 years old and living with her drug-addicted mother at the Queen of Peace Center in St. Louis when police showed up… Read More
