A new study in the China Economic Review exploring the impact of religious beliefs on economic development has found that “Christianity has the most significant effect on economic growth” and that the steady increase of Christianity has played an important role in China’s economic rise. The study by Qunyong Wang of the Institute of Statistics […]
ECONOMIC TIMES 3 January 2015 NEW DELHI:India-Israel ties, which have been improving steadily in last few years, is now out in the open under the Modi government, according to Israel’s new Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon. Both countries have now more visibility in relations and ties are more talked about in open under the current […]
by Daniel Pipes The Washington Times December 31, 2014 I unreservedly condemn Edward Snowden’s massive release of important U.S. government secrets. Once they’re out, though, it makes no sense to ignore the information now available. A 14-page document from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) carrying the arduous bureaucratic title of Surviving Secondary: An Identity Threat […]
GRANITE BAY, Calif. (AP) — Northern California authorities are telling a Placer County couple to prune back their deluxe treehouse. Mike and Pat Splinter’s 500-square-foot treehouse features a full kitchen, a bathroom and all the plumbing. The Animal Planet cable network highlighted the structure last month in the show “Treehouse Masters.” The episode featured […]
Republicans’ trust in GOP leadership is dwindling, according to a poll conducted by EMC Research in the days leading up to 2015. The national survey of more than 600 Republican voters found a majority wary of embracing incumbent House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Only 25 […]
A list of people who have associated with Jeffrey Epstein over the years would take in the world of celebrity, science, politics – and royalty. Over the years, the casually-dressed, globe-trotting financier, who was said to log more than 600 flying hours a year, has been linked with Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, Chris Tucker and […]
Americans have seen the future, and they don’t much like it. The Sony hack reminds us that everything online is vulnerable. Worse, malicious digital acts can be a bridge to the real world with threats of blackmail, extortion and physical violence. We are not safe in our own cyber homes. That’s not the holiday message […]
By John W. Lillpop As 2015 begins, America’s political future faces an uncertain period of political turbulence and danger. We have a “lame duck” president who views the results of the mid-term elections, devastating for the Democrat Party, as “liberating” for his presidency. Because Obama will not face another national election as President, he feels […]
By John W. Lillpop Once again, Barack Obama’s doting support for Islamic terrorism, sparked by his vile hatred toward Israel, has been exposed and made perfectly clear. The big question, Will Obama’s pro-Islam bias result in the destruction of Israel and the establishment of Iran as a nuclear power? This question is posed in light […]
Mario Cuomo, a three-term Democratic governor of New York, passed away yesterday at 82 of natural causes due to heart failure. In tributes and obituaries, he was remembered as a passionate, transformative politician with a gift for public speaking. A powerful address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention thrust him into the national spotlight. Cuomo publicly challenged […]
