Over the past 10 years, in spite of massive and growing funding of America’s anti-poverty agenda, the percentage of individuals able to support themselves free of government welfare has declined. The fundamental reason the nation has failed to effectively reduce dependency and promote self-sufficiency is that we’ve been misdiagnosing poverty. People experience poverty for varied […]
By CAROLINE B. GLICK 09/17/2015 21:38 On Tuesday, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius hailed Obama’s “enormous victory” on the Iran nuclear deal. To be sure, Obama’s victory was not against Iran. It was against Netanyahu. This week US President Barack Obama informed Jewish leaders that he plans to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on […]
A conservative Jewish magazine may be dropping right-wing commentator Ann Coulter, after she ranted about ‘f—king Jews’ over Twitter last week. Coulter had tweeted “How many f—ing Jews do these [candidates] think there are in the United States?” in response to the Republican candidates’ debate over Israel. Controversy ensued, after Twitter trend #IStandwithAnn attracted comments from anti-Semites […]
Frustrated voters sometimes denounce their representatives as “good for nothing,” but are they being fair? Consider the budget gimmicks some politicians come up with. When it comes to fiscal gymnastics, who can deny their creativity? Case in point: a plan to fund the mismanaged Highway Trust Fund by tapping the dividends that the Federal Reserve pays member […]
More than 70 conservative leaders signed a memo by the Conservative Action Project to oppose any government spending bill that provides taxpayer funding to abortion provider Planned Parenthood. “The American culture respects human life,” states the memo, whose signatories include conservative leaders such as Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly and Focus on the Family founder James […]
Iran’s covert Parchin army base has long been reported as the key site in Iran’s nuclear detonator testing needed in constructing a nuclear weapon, but according to US State Department spokesperson John Kirby on Thursday, it’s just a “conventional military site.” [youtube t7lHSPG2sIE nolink] Speaking at a press briefing, Kirby was asked about the International Atomic Energy […]
Despite a Senate vote Thursday night giving the green light for the nuclear deal struck between Iran and Western powers, the US may yet block sanctions relief to the Islamic Republic – using America’s own legal system. On Wednesday night, senators voted 58-42 on ending debate on a resolution of disapproval opposing the deal – Republican leaders needed […]
Arab residents of Jerusalem have tampered their license plates to show a Nazi symbol instead of the flag of the State of Israel, Israeli news outlets revealed Friday. Israeli yellow license plates display a Jewish star to the left of the license number. Israel-hatred has taken a whole new level, however, with that star now being […]
Columnist Ann Coulter used an epithet to describe Jews in expressing frustration with pledges by candidates to support Israel during a Republican debate. Coulter posted the tweet during the final minutes of the three-hour debate Wednesday evening in Simi Valley, California, when four of the 11 candidates mentioned their support for Israel in their closing […]
An investigation into the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s role in Operation Choke Point, a program that critics say targeted gun sellers, found the agency’s involvement to be “limited,” but issued significant recommendations to address issues “engrained” in the organization’s supervisory culture. ‘[W]e believe it is prudent for FDIC senior leadership to reiterate its revised policies […]
