The White House has confirmed reports that President Barack Obama called Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi from Tanzania and spoken to him about the crisis in his country. The US president “told President Morsi that the United States is committed to the democratic process in Egypt and does not support any single party or group,” a […]
Police in Canada have arrested two residents of the province of British Columbia in an alleged Al-Qaeda-inspired terror plot that involved placing pressure cooker bombs at the B.C. legislature in Victoria during Canada Day celebrations. The two made a brief court appearance in Surrey on Tuesday, reported the CBC. Amanda Marie Korody, 30, and John […]
Egyptian anti-President Mohammed Morsi protesters (Xinhua/Sipa USA/Newscom) Although millions have marched again in the streets of Cairo in recent days, it is still uncertain whether the revived demonstrations will deliver much-needed economic and political reforms that the people have demanded. Yet the struggles in Egypt clearly highlight an important truth: Economic freedom matters. A stagnant […]
Bloomberg News reported this evening that the Obama Administration is set to announce a one-year delay in enforcement of Obamacare’s employer mandate, a move the Treasury Department recently confirmed in a blog post. However, the problem is not just Obamacare’s employer mandate—the real problem is Obamacare itself. The same individuals who said Obamacare would create […]
A senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) rejected on Monday the army’s 48-hour ultimatum for politicians to settle the country’s political standoff. “Everyone rejects the statement of the armed forces,” Yasser Hamza, a member of the FJP’s legal committee, told the Al Jazeera network. He added, “Solutions will be in […]
by Daniel Pipes Commentary July/August 2013 For an Internet add-on, an excerpt about the Medieval Synthesis from my 1983 book, In the Path of God; Islam and Political Power, click here. Islam currently represents a backward, aggressive, and violent force. Must it remain this way, or can it be reformed and become moderate, modern, and […]
The United States Supreme Court was not making a moral decision with its ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act, but DOMA is a moral issue nonetheless, says Rabbi David Elgazi, one of the leaders of the Jewish community of Queens in New York City. The court’s ruling was “more of an economic, civil rights […]
(CNSNews.com) – A top official with Customs and Border Protection admitted at a hearing on Thursday that the government does not track when or whether people who are issued a visa exit the country, which Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) called “the biggest gaping hole we have on our border.” “It’s probably the biggest gaping hole […]
Atoyia Deans/ZUMA Press/Newscom Ordering the police to arrest every lawbreaker, no matter how trivial the offense or harmless the offender, appeals to legislators who want to appear “tough on crime.” But is that a reasonable policy when the crime is reselling baseball tickets at less than face value? As one unlucky tourist told the police […]
(CNSNews.com) – A petition asking the Obama administration to change the Columbus Day holiday to “Explorers’ Day” has collected more than 1,400 signatures in 24 hours. “The goal of this petition is to expand the coverage of the Columbus Day holiday to include all of the American explorers who have risked their lives to chart […]
