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Day Two: Palestinian Issue Continues to Vex Arms Trade Treaty Conference
The second day of the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Conference, July 3, opened much as the first day had closed: with a very delayed… Read More
Progressive Privilege: Divide and Conquer by Race
The United States today may be the most color-blind society in history. We’re a country that is led by a black President and has legal… Read More
Morning Bell: Does the Declaration of Independence Still Matter?
The Declaration of Independence was partly intended as a list of grievances against a distant monarch. And both George III and the colonists who disagreed… Read More
A Billion Here, a Billion There: The State Department’s Wacky Budget Process
Even by U.S. government standards (not a high one these days), the State Department’s budget process is a mess. In almost every budget cycle, billions… Read More
Maliki Silences the Voice of America
This past week, the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission ordered the closure of 44 foreign and domestic media outlets in the country. Among them was… Read More
Morning Bell: The Energy Revolution and Its Discontents
With all the gloomy economic news coming out of late, one bright spot flew under the radar last week: the United States is poised to… Read More
White House Protesters Decry ‘Fast and Furious’ Opacity
Several protesters rallied outside the White House Monday morning demanding answers from the White House regarding Operation Fast and Furious. The crowd grew as curious… Read More
Remembering July 2
“I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival,” John Adams wrote about the signing of the… Read More
Mexico: Elections That Truly Matter
The Mexican elections that occurred on Sunday will be closely scrutinized and intensely analyzed after 49 million of Mexico’s 80 million registered voters went to… Read More
Syria: Effective American Leadership Needed
Syria’s long-suffering people need U.S. leadership, and they need it now. The situation is dire as activists say more than 14,000 people have been killed… Read More
Magnitsky Act: Congress Should Uphold America’s Commitment to Human Rights
On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relation Committee unanimously passed the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, which would ban Russian officials involved in Magnitsky’s… Read More
What’s the Limit on Congress’s Power to Tax?
The Supreme Court on Thursday introduced lawmakers to a new Obamacare. The justices held that Congress does not have the power under the Commerce Clause… Read More
Rep. McKeon Warns of Sequestration’s Dire Consequences for Military
Regardless of who wins the November presidential election, current law dictates that massive cuts in defense spending will take affect on Jan. 2, 2013. It’s… Read More
Another Stimulus Backed ‘Green Energy’ Company Goes Bankrupt
Another stimulus-backed green energy company has filed for bankruptcy, further fueling criticism of Energy Department programs that backed highly-risky investments on the taxpayer dime. Like… Read More
Report: HUD Insured Stimulus Loans to Tax Delinquents
President Obama’s stimulus package subsidized home loans for individuals who already owed the federal government millions in back taxes, according to a new report by… Read More
The BBG’s Culture of Secrecy
What in the world is going on at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and the Voice of America (VOA)? The BBG has started to… Read More
Nuclear Proliferation Still Leads to Instability
In his recent article in Foreign Affairs, “Why Iran Should Get the Bomb: Nuclear Balancing Would Mean Stability,” Kenneth N. Waltz is swimming upstream against… Read More
What Japan’s Tax Debate Is Really About
A major political struggle in Japan is coming to a head this week, one that could empower the current government or ultimately bring it down…. Read More
Inspector General to Investigate EPA Enforcement
The Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency will begin an investigation into the consistency and fairness of the agency’s enforcement actions, according to a… Read More
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Geneva College Stands for Religious Freedom
Dr. Ken Smith, president of Geneva College in western Pennsylvania, intends to pay a fine to the federal government rather than comply with the federal government’s mandate that… Read More
USS Essex Captain Loses Job After Aging Ship Collides With Tanker
The USS Essex keeps making news for all the wrong reasons. The amphibious assault ship was unable to complete two missions because of mechanical or… Read More
Congressional Hearing Highlights the Need to Pass Magnitsky, PNTR to Russia
Yesterday and today, the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee held hearings on Russia’s abysmal human rights record and its looming accession… Read More
Morning Bell: Imperial Presidency
The United States was born when rebellious colonists declared their independence from an imperial ruler who had vastly overstepped his bounds. “The history of the… Read More
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The U.N. Speaks: The Arms Trade Treaty Will Affect “Legally Owned Weapons”
Yesterday, the U.N. released its press kit for the July conference that will finalize the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The most interesting item in… Read More
Global Disappointment in Obama Tracked by Pew
President Obama came into office globally hailed as the savior of America’s standing in the world. Now, three-and-a-half years into the Obama presidency, international disappointment… Read More
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Senator Moran Speaks at Heritage on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
Yesterday, Senator Jerry Moran (R–KS) gave an important speech at The Heritage Foundation on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), negotiations on which will open… Read More
Mirroring Political Greatness
It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day attacks of a political campaign: Which candidate is mean to dogs versus which candidate has eaten… Read More
North Dakota’s Oil Boom in Pictures
The combination of energy production and job creation is potent force. It’s one reason a bipartisan majority in the U.S. House today approved the Domestic… Read More
While Obama Stonewalled Congress, His Campaign Called for Transparency
President Obama invoked executive privilege to prevent further congressional oversight of the Justice Department’s Fast and Furious operation on the same day it bemoaned the… Read More
Finding the Answer in the Founding
There are certain existential questions that humans have wrestled with since the dawn of time: “What is the meaning of life?” “Which came first: the… Read More
