Political Commentary & Opinion

Following the horrific attacks in Paris last week, Americans are right to have real concerns about who might be next in the terrorists’ cross hairs. One issue that has moved front and center is whether terrorists are able to enter the United States while posing as Syrian refugees. This has come after at least one…

Many people think the tradition of assimilating immigrants into society is solely an American thing, something not practiced in “blood and soil” Europe. But one European nation used to take immigrants from around the world and turn them into fervent patriots. Then, just as it happened here, that country’s elites decided to indulge in self-defeating…

LAS VEGAS—In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, the nation’s local emergency managers are gathered in a “Paris” ballroom (at the hotel in Las Vegas). While the location was a coincidence, a focus on responding to acts of terrorism is by design. Al-Qaeda’s quest for “spectacular” attacks on the homeland has morphed into ISIS’…

The Washington Post reports a social networking site related to Daesh, the Islamist terrorist group in Syria-Iraq also known as ISIS, has released a video threatening a terrorist strike on Washington, D.C. It is no surprise ISIS would make such an announcement through social networking – online activities are a key part of their global strategy. After…

Friday’s brutal and barbaric Islamist terror attacks on several locations in central Paris have been described by French President François Hollande as “an act of war that was waged by a terrorist army, a jihadist army, by Daesh (Islamic State), against France.” So far, at least 129 people have died from the attacks, with the death…

The horrific series of terrorist attacks throughout Paris have sent shock waves across Europe and the world. According to media reports, more than 120 people were killed in multiple attacks on several locations in the French capital, including a restaurant near the Place de la Republique, the Bataclan concert venue, and the Stade de France, home of…

Recently, the Justice Department announced it would not be indicting anyone for his or her role in the most serious domestic political scandal since the Nixon years. Starting in 2010, the IRS, under pressure from congressional Democrats and the White House, engaged in blatant ideologically motivated discrimination against conservative organizations applying for non-profit status. That the…

The reported killing of British militant Mohammed Emwazi, commonly known as Jihadi John, is a significant blow to the Islamic State. It is a clear signal that the United States and Great Britain are prepared to stand up to the evils of Islamist terrorism. Emwazi was successfully targeted by a US drone strike on the…

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., recently gave an important speech on the Senate floor in which he said, “We as a Congress are not shepherding the country through the serious debates we must have about the future of this great nation. We all know deep down that the political class is unpopular not because of our…

After a long week of slitting throats, smashing antiquities, and raping infidel slave girls, how do the Islamic State’s barbarians unwind? Some, apparently, discuss the finer points of history. An Islamic State billboard I recently came across (on the Internet—not driving down the road to Raqqah, the Islamic State capital in what used to be…

Last week, the Obama administration released the text of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership—a trade pact between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim countries. Advocates of such deals traditionally focus on the benefits of opening new markets to U.S. exports. But good trade agreements also reduce self-destructive U.S. trade barriers. Politicians often mischaracterize imports as…