WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has granted Texas some of the extra time the state sought to respond to the Obama administration’s immigration appeal. The court could rule by late June on the administration’s plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation. The schedule the court outlined on Tuesday gives Texas only eight of […]
On Nov. 13th, Cambodia’s dictatorial prime minister Hun Sen ousted opposition leader Sam Rainsy, stripping him of his seat in parliament and calling for his arrest. These latest actions against Rainsy are representative of Cambodia’s long muddle through a sort of unfree democracy. Cambodia’s latest actions should remind the international community of the commitments it […]
By John W. Lillpop Barack Obama, unable to intelligently rebut Republican concerns about the ISIS threat to place terrorists among Syrian refugees brought into America, resorted to simple-minded, nasty rhetoric against the GOP. As reported: President Barack Obama lashed out Wednesday at Republicans who insist on barring Syrian refugees from entering the U.S., deeming their […]
By John W. Lillpop Fremont Ca There is growing consensus among liberals which holds that “free speech” is being willfully abused to mask racial slurs, homophobia, and other objectionable thoughts deemed unsuitable for public consumption and, which, therefore, should be outlawed. For example, left-wing zealots have decided that calling the war on terror exactly what […]
Economic freedom is a matter of principle, but it’s also a boon to family budgets. Just 12 economic policy reforms would save the average household $4,440 a year. Opening up markets to more competition, treating outsiders and insiders equally, and squeezing out bureaucratic delays could push prices down enough to give American families some budgetary […]
Donald Trump damn near sent the American mainstream media into an all-out feeding frenzy when some reporters claimed that he was mocking New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski who has a chronic condition called arthrogryposis, which limits the movement of his arms. Trump’s behavior was instantly seized upon as a golden opportunity to tar and […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Gods of Egypt” director Alex Proyas apologized for casting mostly white actors in his upcoming film based on Egyptian mythology. The filmmaker and studio Lionsgate issued separate statements on Friday acknowledging the controversy sparked by the release of the film’s first trailer two weeks ago, featuring a cast led by Scottish […]
MIAMI (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says rival Donald Trump is not prepared to be the nation’s commander in chief. Bush says Trump is “uninformed” on major issues facing the U.S, especially defense and foreign affairs. During an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Bush says the 2016 front-runner is “not […]
While Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning and John Kiriakou are vilified for revealing vital information about spying and bombing and torture, a man who conspired with Goldman Sachs to make billions of dollars on the planned failure of subprime mortgages was honored by New York University for his “Outstanding Contributions to Society.” This is one example […]
The small North African country of Tunisia suffered another major terror attack, the third this year. The attack should remind the world that Tunisia faces an array of deadly threats, including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Information is still coming in, but a suicide bomber reportedly detonated himself in central Tunis, the […]
