Should Pope Francis Run for US President?
By John W. Lillpop Papal pontifications are historically spiritual in nature and, as such, are generally not particularly fertile grounds in which political news hogs choose to frolic and/or wallow. Generally. However, in 2015 things may be substantially different. This is so because Pope Francis has lent the power and prestige of his popeship (?) […]
More Surprises Hidden in Obamatrade
In 2010, President Obama sold Obamacare with the line “If you like your insurance, you can keep it.” Millions of canceled policies later we discovered the line was a lie. Now, Obama and his salesman are saying the Trans-Pacific Partnership, aka Obamatrade, will keep China from taking over the world. Yet just this week, Obama […]
The Coming Democratic Panic
BY FRED BARNES When a CNN poll last week showed Hillary Clinton leading Rand Paul by a single percentage point (48-47) and only three points ahead of Marco Rubio (49-46) and Scott Walker (49-46), it was mildly shocking. In April, her lead over the three Republican presidential candidates had been in double digits: Paul (58-39), […]
Rick Perry Pledges to Work for Veterans ‘Until I Take My Last Breath’
NASHUA, N.H.—Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry promised during a campaign stop today that he would reform the Department of Veterans Affairs if elected president of the United States. Perry, speaking at Nashua Community College in New Hampshire, pledged to work for veterans “until I take my last breath.” “If you elect me your president, there […]
Armageddon Obama Considers Nuclear Strikes Against Russia; NOT ISIS
( conservativepapers.com) In an interview in Febuary with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Barack Obama acknowledged that the United States had “brokered a deal to transition power in Ukraine,” thus admitting to a high level of democratic impropriety of a coup in Ukraine. On December 13, 2013, Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, following her third trip […]
Renewed Violence in Ukraine Spurs Fears of All-Out War With Russia
KYIV, Ukraine—For those who might have thought the Ukraine conflict was finally fading from the headlines, this week should serve as sufficient evidence to the contrary. Renewed fighting has left the Feb. 12 cease-fire, as well as towns in eastern Ukraine, shattered, and edged the conflict closer to a full-on war between Ukraine and Russia. […]
The Fall of Constantinople and Islam’s Treatment of Christians
May 29 was the anniversary of the conquering and desolation of the great Christian city of Constantinople by the forces of Islam in 1453. The below historical descriptions of the pillaging and destruction by the Muslim invaders is remarkable for its similarity to the actions of the Islamic State and other jihadi groups today, and vividly illustrates […]
Ukrainians Dispossessed, Americans are next
Paul Craig Roberts Over the last 15 months Ukrainians have paid for Washington’s overthrow of their elected government in deaths, dismemberment of their country, and broken economic and political relationships with Russia that cost Ukraine its subsidized energy. Now Ukrainians are losing their pensions and traditional support payments. The Ukrainian population is headed for the […]
China, US Keep Their Defenses Up at Asian Security Conference
Dean Cheng, senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center, has been in Singapore, where he was a guest at the region’s premier security conference, the Shangri-La Dialogue. With the close of the events here in Singapore, Southeast Asia and regional security analysts are busily mulling over this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue. The Dialogue […]
Liberals and Islam; Just A Misunderstanding?
By Leigh Bravo – Who is Eric Allen Bell? He is a Liberal described as slightly left of center. I recently came across a video via social media where he was filmed discussing the meaning of Liberalism and his “counter jihad” cause. After listening, I felt it was important to share it. Could it be […]
Hungary Says “No Thanks” To Multiculturalism
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The era of multiculturalism is over and Hungary should be spared its effects at all costs, the country’s Prime Minister said on Wednesday. Viktor Orban was quoted as telling a Hungarian newspaper there should be no “mass-scale” mixing of different creeds. “Multiculturalism means the coexistence of Islam, Asian religions and Christianity. We […]