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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…
Recent student protests, which began at the University of Missouri and at Yale, are likely to spread across the country, given the reactions of both universities’ administrations. Is Yale a ‘Safe Space’? Could Yale be a safer place? Not only is there basically no crime on the Yale campus, but there are 86 full-time police…
Russia’s intelligence services have finally admitted what most have already suspected: that a bomb brought down the Russian commercial airliner over the Sinai Peninsula last month, killing 224 innocent holiday goers. It is unclear who the culprits are. Two employees from Sharm el-Sheikh airport have been arrested, and Russia has announced a $50-million reward for…
On Nov. 12, President Barack Obama said of ISIS: “What is true is that from the start, our goal has been first to contain, and we have contained them.” On Nov. 13, ISIS-connected terrorists left 129 people dead and 352 wounded in Paris. ISIS naturally dominated Obama’s Monday press conference at the G20 summit in…
For most businesses, losing over $5 billion would be a shock. Share prices would plummet, and management would fear for their jobs. But over at the U.S. Postal Service, which on Friday morning announced a $5.1-billion loss for its just completed fiscal year, it’s nothing new. Losing money has become a bit of a tradition…
Proponents of monetary policy reform and financial deregulation have had very little to cheer about during the last few years. Even many of the positive reform efforts in the U.S. House have been largely isolated to the Financial Services Committee, with little hope of even receiving a vote in the House, much less becoming law….
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…
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has 10 days to complete a homework assignment. But this assignment, given to him via a strongly worded letter by the chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, doesn’t involve math, science, or literature: it involves telling the truth about the violent criminal past of a known MS-13…
In light of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, which resulted in at least 139 dead and another 350 wounded, there has been significant discussion about what role the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should have, if any, in a response to the attacks. We asked Luke Coffey, the Margaret Thatcher Fellow at The Heritage…
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…
Kim Davis. Aaron and Melissa Klein. Barronelle Stutzman. Robert Oscar Lopez? For many conservatives, the first four names—Americans who have faced state-sanctioned discrimination for trying to live in accordance with their religious beliefs about marriage—bring strong opinions about America’s deteriorating state of religious liberty. However, it is Lopez who may be America’s most persecuted pro-family…
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…
House and Senate proposals to rewrite No Child Left Behind are set to head into conference early next week, and details about an agreement struck between House and Senate offices have begun to emerge. As expected, the proposal adopts many of the priorities of Senate policymakers, further weakening any efforts to limit federal intervention in…
The Supreme Court will decide one of the most important cases on abortion policy in recent years by the end of June. Today, the justices announced that they will decide whether to uphold parts of a Texas law requiring abortion clinics to meet basic health and safety standards and abortion doctors to have admitting privileges…
Some Republican senators are no longer committed to full repeal of Obamacare. That’s the takeaway from recent statements made by GOP senators about the Medicaid expansion, and whether or not repealing it will be included in the partial Obamacare repeal the Senate votes on via reconciliation (which means they need only 51 senators to vote…
There are jobs are out there, according to data released Nov. 12 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The question is, who wants them? The rate of available job openings in the private sector—as a percent of all private-sector jobs—rose in September to its second highest level since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began reporting…
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…