When Chicago teachers began their strike on Monday, critics rightly pointed out that the city already pays one of the highest average teacher salaries in the nation. Even more important, however, is the generous retirement package received by Chicago public school teachers. A Chicago teacher who retired in 2011 after 30 or more years of […]
With reports of a draft executive order on cybersecurity being circulated, it now seems likely that President Obama will go forward with this flawed approach. The peculiar thing is that the order does not seem to add anything new. If that is true, why is the President expending political capital to pursue it? The Cybersecurity […]
This Friday, the House of Representatives will vote on the No More Solyndras Act, which would prohibit any new loan guarantees from Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. For applications that are already under consideration or have received conditional commitment, the bill would require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a […]
Is Gaza Preparing to Declare Independence From Palestine? September 11, 2012 17:50 by Pesach Benson Today’s Top Stories 1. For the first time, Palestinian protests get widespread coverage. See below for details. 2. BDS Fail of the Day: Wits University leaders stood up against a student council’s call to boycott Israel. 3. Is Gaza preparing to […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online September 11, 2012 Last week saw a dispute over Jerusalem at the Democratic National Convention that, in the context of similar incidents, provides an important insight into the party’s covert distancing of itself from Israel. The story broke on Sept. 4, when the Washington Free Beacon reported that “Jerusalem […]
The head of the British Secret Service, the MI6, made a secret visit to Israel to urge Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu not to attack Iran, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. According to the report, Sir John Sawers delivered a clear message to Netanyahu that the British Government is opposed to action in Iran. The […]
Inside story of Obama’s struggle to keep Congress from controlling outcome of debt ceiling crisis By Bob Woodward President Obama summoned the top four congressional leaders to the White House on Saturday morning, July 23, 2011. The night before, House Speaker John A. Boehner had withdrawn from negotiations to raise the $14 trillion federal debt limit […]
On 9/11, Obama’s first tweet sent was requesting volunteers for the Election. Romney’s first tweet was about the tragic anniversary of 9/11. Obama is truly unbelievable. We wouldn’t have believed this was true if we didn’t see it for ourselves. Here is each tweet along with links: The election is in 8 weeks. Sign up […]
The U.S. Coast Guard is facing a growing threat in the Caribbean: undersea drug trafficking. The New York Times recently recounted an incident where the sea service interdicted an illegal semisubmersible vessel smuggling cocaine from Colombia. U.S. security forces have long combated smugglers bringing drugs and other contraband into the country via the Gulf; however, […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online September 4, 2012 NRO title: “What the 2012 Election Means for Israel” “President Obama has thrown allies like Israel under the bus.” That’s what Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president, said in the high-profile speech accepting his party’s nomination last week, repeating a slang phrase for sacrificing a friend […]
