Do You Need A Permission Slip to Work in Your State?
For some professions, it makes a lot of sense to have some high standards before you’re allowed to work — doctors, pharmacists, pilots, you get… Read More
Al-Qaeda Plot Disrupted: The War Goes On
Yesterday, U.S. national security officials announced that the CIA and other U.S. agencies, working with foreign intelligence services, had uncovered and disrupted an al-Qaeda plot… Read More
Cybersecurity: We Are Losing, and It Is a Failure of Leadership
The recently retired top cyber cop of the FBI, Shawn Henry, stated that “the status quo, it’s an unsustainable model. Unsustainable in that you never… Read More
Space, Nuclear Weapons, and Ballistic Missile Defense–The New Triad
In April, the Independent Working Group (IWG) on Missile Defense and the Space Relationship held an event on the new triad—space, nuclear weapons, and ballistic… Read More
Putin Celebrates Inauguration Amidst Protests
On the eve of his third inauguration, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon for two hours to “compare notes”… Read More
America’s Political Leaders Cannot Repeat History Again
“The impact of this decline is no longer invisible. Far too many of the military’s top priority development programs are experiencing schedule delays and development… Read More
Infographic: Americans Fleeing the Job Market
On Friday, Americans woke up to the news that the labor market in April 2012 continued its plodding path of mediocrity. A mere 115,000 jobs… Read More
Reforming the Fastest Growing Government Welfare Program
The House of Representatives is poised to pass a budget reconciliation measure that would tackle increased spending in the food stamps program (or, as it’s… Read More
Obama Administration Finally Recognizes Annan’s Failure in Syria
After several weeks of continuous carnage, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney acknowledged that “If the regime’s intransigence continues, the international community is going to… Read More
Embarrassment in Beijing
On her first visit to China in 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Chinese leaders that she considered human rights secondary to other, greater… Read More
Washington Post: EPA “Earning A Reputation for Abuse”
It hasn’t been a good week for the Environmental Protection Agency, and today’s Washington Post editorial page didn’t make it any better. On Monday, EPA… Read More
U.N. Population Control Agenda in the Shadow of Chen Controversy
In recent days, the international spotlight on Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese lawyer and human rights activist who has spent his life trying to expose and… Read More
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Julia: Obama’s American Woman
Meet Obama’s ideal woman. Her name is Julia. As told by Obama’s latest ad campaign, Julia’s parents didn’t teach her the alphabet or how to… Read More
Human Rights Activists: Obama Must Stand With Chen Gaungcheng
A top activist for human rights in China warned on Thursday that if the United States wants to maintain its image as a global human… Read More
Tales of the Red Tape #31: Charlie Manson for Hire
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has brought forth yet another excuse to punish employers: Conducting a criminal background check of job applicants could trigger… Read More
Chen Guangcheng’s Fight Against Forced Abortion
Commentary continues to swirl around human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng’s treatment by the U.S. embassy in Beijing and by Chinese officials. While the future of… Read More
Obama’s Afghanistan Misstep
Mark McKinnon, a former Bush advisor, doesn’t get it. “GOP Attacks on Obama’s bin Laden Ad Misguided,” declares his piece in the Daily Beast. Of… Read More
Public Comments Overwhelmingly Oppose HHS Anti-Conscience Mandate
The federal website Regulations.gov released the first round of public comments on the administration’s proposed anti-conscience mandate on Wednesday. The comments were overwhelmingly opposed to… Read More
Chen’s Choices and American Values
Human rights activists Bob Fu and Reggie Littlejohn will discuss recent developments in the Chen Guangcheng case at a press conference today at The Heritage… Read More
Hercules Takes on the Obamacare Hydra
The contraception mandate has met yet another foe. On Monday, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) filed a complaint against Secretary of Health and Human Services… Read More
Don’t Let North Korean Missile Debate Obscure Real Issues
North Korea unveiled a new missile during its April parade celebrating the 100th anniversary of the country’s founder, Kim Il-sung. The missile is assessed to… Read More
Protect America Guest Blog: Pushing Back on Sequestration
America’s all-volunteer military is the most well-trained, well-equipped fighting force the world has ever seen. But the strength of our armed forces should not be… Read More
In Pictures: Defense Spending Plummets under Obama’s Budget
Last night, President Obama visited Afghanistan and stood on the shoulders of the U.S. military to trumpet his foreign policy. But that military is being… Read More
America at Risk: Military Went to War in Iraq With Unarmored SUVs
Rebuilding Iraq during the raging insurgency was no easy task. It required ingenuity, courage and innovative ways to get the job done—sometimes with equipment that… Read More
Obama’s Afghanistan Visit Timed Conveniently for Campaign Impact
This week, the President marked the death of Osama bin Laden with a self-congratulatory campaign ad. If Lincoln had spent the entire Gettysburg Address talking… Read More
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What Obamacare’s Tax Hikes Mean for All Americans
In a recent article for MarketWatch, Andrea Coombes writes, “Whatever their opinion of the health-care reform law, wealthy Americans have a lot of money at… Read More
New York Times: Every Day, in Every Way, Obama Is Getting Even Better
The mainstream media propaganda machine for the Obama Administration has shifted into high gear. The New York Times, which used to be a newspaper, has… Read More
Most Americans Agree: War on Terrorism Not Yet Won
Last week, experts fired back at the assertion by an unnamed senior State Department official that “The war on terror is over.” Yet, according to… Read More
Iran Nuclear Issue Roils Israeli Politics
The former head of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency made news yesterday by blasting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu’s government for exaggerating the effectiveness of… Read More
Missiles on London Rooftops: Overreaction or Good Practice?
In what the Associated Press and the Washington Post Online are calling a “shocking” revelation, the British Ministry of Defense was considering emplacing a surface-to-air… Read More
