“Offensive Art” and Double Standards at the NY Times
By Arnold Ahlert When it comes to rank hypocrisy and leftist-inspired double-standards, there’s nothing quite like the New York Times. Despite the reality two Islamist gunmen would have undoubtedly killed as many participants attending Pamela Geller’s “Draw Mohammed” contest in Garland, TX, as possible, the so-called paper of record chose to excoriate those exercising their […]
How America waits for the next terrorist attack
By Judi McLeod ISIS, ISIL, al Qaeda, Boko Haram, the Taliban—in short Islamic terrorists under all acronyms could be confusing the largely unprotected American population with its seemingly Islamist terrorist-simpatico president. It is not a stretch to say that when it comes to the topic of international Islamic terrorism, the president and the people differ […]
2015 Salvatori Prize Awarded to American Council of Trustees and Alumni
The Heritage Foundation has awarded its 2015 Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship to the American Council of Trustees and Alumni for their “What Will They Learn” initiative, which aims to promote rigorous academic standards in higher education. “What ACTA did—and what earned them the Salvatori Prize—is to find a way to circumvent the tenured professors […]
US Citizenship Exam Updated to Reflect Changing Demographics
By John W. Lillpop As the Hispanic population in America continues to soar, politicians from both political parties are working feverishly to curry favor with this constituency, both the illegal invader type and the seven or eight thousand here legally. An example of bending over backwards pandering to invaders is found in the latest edition […]
Why This Family Struggled to Secure Health Insurance Under Obamacare for Their 4-Year-Old Son
When Lindsay Franks received a letter from the Department of Health and Human Services’ health insurance marketplace in January, she was certain it was a scam. “Important,” the letter read. “Respond within 60 days to keep your Marketplace health coverage.” The message, dated Jan. 13, 2015, looked official, with the federal marketplace’s logo pasted in […]
What If Jihad Terrorists Had Attacked Baltimore Instead of Texas?
By John W. Lillpop While no American community should have to put up with Jihad attacks from Islamic terrorists, it is obvious that some communities are more prepared than others to deal with violence. How effective any community is defended depends largely on the common sense and attitudes of local politicians, those charged with protecting […]
Conservatives should stop in-fighting and fight to survive
By Judi McLeod It’s time for small-c conservatives to drop the in-fighting and to energize the fight that matters: fighting for survival in a world going socialist. Who says so? Commonsense. The commonsense nurtured in today’s generation by their forbears, stored in the indomitable spirit of small-c conservatives, the only stores of it left in […]
Will Freddie Gray’s Death Inspire ‘New Life’ to Baltimore?
BALTIMORE—At the end of the most hopeless of weeks, after Freddie Gray’s tragic death in the custody of police led to violent—and peaceful—protests, and the arrests of six police officers, Pastor Harold Carter Jr. called for unity, peace and revival. Carter preached for the congregation to use Gray’s memory to keep sight of the opportunity […]
GOP Embraces Diversity, Dems Stuck on Old, White Lefties!
By John W. Lillpop The travesty known as the Obama presidency has impacted the racial, age, and gender mix of candidates vying for the presidency in both major political parties. While Republicans have made significant strides toward a more diverse field of candidates, Democrats have eschewed inclusion and are now the party of old, mostly […]
Extreme secrecy eroding support for Obama’s trade pact
If you want to hear the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the Obama administration is hoping to pass, you’ve got to be a member of Congress, and you’ve got to go to classified briefings and leave your staff and cellphone at the door. If you’re a member who wants to read the text, […]
Six inconvenient truths about the U.S. and slavery
Michael Medved Those who want to discredit the United States and to deny our role as history’s most powerful and pre-eminent force for freedom, goodness and human dignity invariably focus on America’s bloody past as a slave-holding nation. Along with the displacement and mistreatment of Native Americans, the enslavement of literally millions of Africans counts […]