Roll Call carries op-eds today from the Ripon Society and Heritage debating the merits of Super Committee transparency. Ripon’s Lou Zickar thinks the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction would benefit from privacy. I argue that’s exactly the wrong approach for the most powerful committee in congressional history. As the Joint Committee prepares for its […]
It was sadly ironic that Texas energy company Luminant announced it would lay off 500 employees on the same morning that President Obama unveiled legislation designed to promote job growth. The company said that a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency will force it to cease operations at two electricity generating plants, and close […]
“The Palestinians do not want to adhere to their commitments and refuse to recognize that any final agreement will be an end to the conflict,” said Minister for Strategic Affairs Moshe Yaalon Monday at the Interdisciplinary Center’s 11th Conference on Terrorism. “We must recognize,” he stressed, “that surrendering to terror will bring more terror and […]
The International Criminal Court at The Hague has asked Interpol to arrest former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi on charges of carrying out crimes against humanity. Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocamo asked the international police organization to issue a worldwide “red notice” for the former Libyan strongman, as well as for his son and heir apparent, Seif […]
Following the deterioration in the relations between Turkey and Israel, it seems the IHH terror organization is also trying to cash in on the trouble. A lawyer representing the group announced Friday that he given the prosecutor in Istanbul a list of names of IDF soldiers who were involved in taking over the Mavi Marmara […]
by Phyllis Chesler I will never forget what happened on 9/11. It is happening still, it has never stopped happening. This war against the West is far from over. The Arab Islamist terrorist attack pierced the historical veil, tearing a hole through all our denials about Jihad. What happened that day would inevitably determine the […]
The ceremony at of Ground Zero today mixed commemoration and mourning. In the effort to produce an observance that could provide unity and bring the disparate figures of George W. Bush and Barack Obama together. it steered clear of the different appraisals surrounding the event. The elephant in the room, radical Islam and its broader […]
Last week’s presidential debate at the Reagan Library elevated Social Security as a national issue that could reshape the 2012 campaign. Candidates spent the week trading blows about the role of the 76-year-old social insurance program. Leaving aside the political rhetoric, one thing is certain: Social Security needs to be reformed or America will face […]
On the 10th anniversary of the tragic 9/11 attacks, we must remain vigilant and avoid losing the advances we have made in the long war to keep America safe and secure. Today, as we remember the nearly 3,000 fellow citizens who lost their lives in the attack, Heritage offers tributes about 9/11. Sen. Marco Rubio […]
Will securing our US-Mexico border solve our country’s entire illegal immigration problem? Of course not, but neither will turning a blind eye by a providing a pathway to citizenship for everyone who broke the law by immigrating to our country illegally. Unfortunately at a time when politicians are expected to give a 30 second sound […]
