Occupy L.A. Cost Taxpayers Millions, City Documents Show
The Los Angeles offshoot of the “Occupy” protest movement cost the city of more than $4 million, according to records produced by the City Administrative… Read More
Argentina: Massive Protests Against Statism and Corruption
Dubbed by organizers as “the Protest of 8N” (for November 8), thousands—perhaps hundreds of thousands—of Argentines jammed the streets of Buenos Aires last night to… Read More
The Right to View Even Ridiculous and Offensive YouTube Videos
Censorship of the Internet is one of the distinguishing features of autocratic governments from China to Cuba. Is this the direction the U.S. government might… Read More
Clinton’s Egypt Visit Sparks Anti-American Demonstrations as Sinai Continues Slide into Lawlessness
The power struggle between Egypt’s army and the Muslim Brotherhood has been eclipsed by the intensifying civil war in Syria, but this week saw disturbing… 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
Occupy Wall Street: Why Conservatives Shouldn’t Ignore the Persuadables
This is the third of our four-part series on Occupy Wall Street, transcribed from a recent Heritage Foundation event on the movement. In part three,… Read More
Exclusive: Occupy DC Plans Mayhem for Major Conservative Conference
The “Occupy DC” protest group is planning to disrupt the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference using a range of potentially illegal tactics that could even… Read More
First Amendment Does Not Protect Camping, as Park Service Claims
Testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the National Park Service made clear its legal position for declining to enforce laws against camping on federal land… Read More
Indiana Pins Hopes on Right-to-Work Bill to Spur Job Growth
Indiana lawmakers are bracing for another high-profile fight over a right-to-work bill when the legislative session opens Wednesday. Last year Democrats fled the state in… Read More
Alternate Titles for “Day Without Goldman Sachs”
On December 12, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) attempted to shut down West Coast ports from Anchorage to San Diego. Protesters said that by shutting down… Read More
‘Occupy’ Protesters Shut Down West Coast Ports as Violence Looms
Occupy protesters across the West Coast began blocking major ports on Monday in protest of “exploitation by capitalism,” as one protestor put it. Beginning at… Read More
Left-Wing Political Groups Protest Congress Under ‘Occupy’ Banner
“Occupy Wall Street” is being absorbed into the existing network of liberal grievance groups, turning what began as an unconventional, generally spontaneous amalgam of demonstrations… Read More
Egypt’s Army Overplays Its Hand Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
Egypt experienced its third day of bloody clashes on Monday, the worst explosion of political violence since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak last February…. Read More
New York Business Owners to Counter-Protest ‘Occupy Wall Street’
Scribe reported last week on the extensive damage to small businesses wrought by the “Occupy” protests being staged around the country. In lower Manhattan, business… Read More
Morning Bell: Occupy Wall Street Gets More Violent
The true colors of the Occupy Wall Street movement are starting to shine through, both in actions and affiliations. The picture that is developing is… Read More
The Conservative’s Guide to the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests
Protesters set up camp in New York City more than a month ago and have spread to other cities around the country, prompting many Americans… Read More
Over 2,400 Tea Partiers Arrested
The liberal perspective on the “Occupy” movement is really something spectacular. Before the movement had really even announced a position or set of “demands,” progressives… Read More
Morning Bell: Wall Street is the Wrong Place to Occupy
A new USA Today/Gallup poll shows that when it comes to assigning blame for the country’s economic woes, more Americans point the finger at Washington,… Read More
Elected Officials Back ‘Occupy’ Protests Despite Violence, Lawlessness
The ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” protests have been characterized by shows of violence, lawlessness, and occasional anti-Semitism. But elected officials are reportedly backing the movement… Read More
Egypt: The Military’s Chaotic Approach to Democratic Transition
Nine months ago, Egyptians were protesting in Tahrir Square, calling for former president Hosni Mubarak to step down from office. Today, Egyptians are demanding that… Read More
Egypt Must Take Stronger Action After Sinai Terrorist Attacks
A string of coordinated cross-border terrorist attacks against Israelis launched from Egypt’s Sinai peninsula and Gaza yesterday underscored one of the ominous side effects of… Read More
Obama Administration Takes Long-Overdue Action on Syria
The Obama Administration, which has been tragically slow to condemn President Bashar al-Assad’s violent repression of peaceful demonstrators and call for his resignation, finally took… Read More
U.S. Embassy Attack Exposes Obama Administration’s Failed Syria Policy
Monday’s attack on the U.S. Embassy in Damascus—by a mob orchestrated by the Syrian government—underscores the abject failure of the Obama Administration’s strategy of engaging… Read More
‘Arab Spring’ Turns to Long, Hot Summer in Syria and Lebanon
Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Syrian cities on Friday to call for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in one… Read More
Tennessee Considers Limits to Collective Bargaining
Tennessee could soon become the latest state to deal public-sector collective bargaining a major blow. The Tennessee state House has just passed a measure that… Read More
Obama Misses Opportunity in “Moment of Opportunity” Middle East Speech
President Obama today delivered a lengthy speech on U.S. policy in the Middle East that promised continued American support for democratic transitions in the countries… Read More
Assad’s Syria: A Sad State of Affairs
Syria’s embattled Bashar al-Assad regime has pulled no punches in its ruthless repression of Syria’s long-suffering people. With the exception of Muammar Qadhafi’s Libyan regime,… Read More
Wave of Protests Continues Across North Africa and the Middle East
In January, Heritage Senior Research Fellow Jim Phillips predicted that Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution would spark uprisings throughout the Arab world. Four months later, North Africa… Read More
When the Going Gets Tough, Unions Protest
What happens when the going gets tough for unions? They protest, even if they don’t have a legitimate reason to do it (other than an… Read More
Metro Delivers Hundreds of Thousands to 9/12 Rally
Much has been made over the attendance at the march and rally in DC on September 12. Reports varied, with many on the left clinging… Read More
