Ahwaz : The Case for an Independent State in Iran
By Peter Paton The assassination in The Hague, Netherlands of Ahvazi Arab Mola Nissi, highlighted and brought to the fore again, the growing case for a Separate Ahwaz State in the country’s oil-rich southwestern Khuzestan province. He emigrated to the Kingdom of the Netherlands in November 2006 after the executions of many members and leaders of […]
What China’s New Leadership Cohort Means for the US
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 19th Party Congress came to a close last month, new members of Chinese leadership emerged on the national stage. This leadership exists in the form of the CCP Central Committee’s Politburo, and in particular, a new Politburo Standing Committee. The seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, which includes President Xi Jinping […]
Canada Denies Christian Couple Adoption Because They Believe In Biblical Definition Of Marriage
by Andrew Bieszad A Christian couple was barred from adopting a child in Canada after they were told that their support of the Biblical definition of marriage made them unfit to be parents according to a recent report: An evangelical Christian couple from Alberta, Canada, said that their application to adopt a child was rejected by […]
Must-See Moments: California NAACP Wants Congress to Replace the ‘Racist’ ‘Star-Spangled Banner’
The California chapter of the NAACP passed resolutions at its state conference last month that push for the removal of The Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem and aim to help former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sign with another NFL team, as first reported by The Sacramento Bee. NAACP California chapter president Alice Huffman told the newspaper. “I […]
Surprise! Study Shows Islamic Terrorism is Islamic
by Judith Bergman Although the internet evidently did play a role in the radicalization process, the study showed that face-to-face encounters were more important, and that dawa, the proselytizing of Islam, played a central role in this process, as the men themselves became missionaries for Islam. The third factor was the establishment of a “them and us” […]
A Tale of Two Tax Bills: Comparing the House, Senate Reform Plans
Last week, the House GOP released the first concrete details on how Republicans plan to update the federal tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides tax relief to many Americans and has the potential to facilitate real economic growth through important business-tax reforms. While the House proposal as a whole is certainly a […]
Using Grand Jury Testimony, ‘Ferguson’ Stage Play Challenges Media Narratives
NEW YORK—When it came time for Darren Wilson to testify about what happened after firing his gun from inside his vehicle, the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer told the grand jury that his assailant “had the most intense, aggressive face.” Wilson, then 28, is the white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black […]
Ukraine Turns to American Coal to Defend Itself Against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine—Sometimes, wars aren’t won by tank battles and infantry assaults. Sometimes, it comes down to keeping the heat on. As Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine nears its fifth calendar year—and as Ukraine’s infamously cold winter draws near—American companies are incrementally cutting into Russia’s de facto monopoly as a supplier of nuclear fuel and coal […]
America’s Terrorist Lottery
Is it time to stop using games of chance to pick future Americans? Matthew Vadum After a boastful, giddy Muslim jihadist from Central Asia gleefully mowed down eight innocents with a rented truck in a Manhattan park on Tuesday, President Trump called for an end to the “diversity visa lottery” program that brought him to […]
Atheism Is A Religion
Atheists belong to a religion. We, as rational individuals, all know its true except the atheists themselves. When, and only when, they understand that they indeed belong to a religion, then we can get down as to who holds the most accurate and truthful religion out there. For Atheists to attempt to claim “neutrality”, in […]
What do Islamophobia and Voter Suppression Have in Common?
I unapologetically choose America first, national sovereignty, protected borders, the meritocracy, and unrestricted freedom of speech without which there is no other freedom. By Linda Goudsmit Predictable cries of Islamophobia are heard after every terrorist attack even when jihadis screaming “Allahu Akhbar” (Allah is greater) make it irrefutable that they are killing in the name of […]
