David Fernandez/Newscom Voters go to the polls on Sunday, April 14, to elect Venezuela’s next president. Snap elections followed the March 5 death of the authoritarian populist Hugo Chavez. It appears likely that voters will choose Nicolas Maduro, interim president, and Chavez’s handpicked successor, over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. A dying Chavez defeated Capriles on […]
ALEJANDRO ERNESTO/EPA/Newscom What are we to make of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s trip to Cuba? And can we really expect a better U.S.–Venezuela relationship now that Hugo Chavez is out of the picture? Wonder no more because we’ve got some answers in this month’s installment of the Heritage Libertad podcast. Joining us is The Heritage Foundation’s […]
Jay-Z responded to critics of his Cuba trip with a song called “Open Letter” and now “21 Jump Street” director Phil Lord has responded to the song with an open letter of his own, blasting the rapper for “being a bad artist.” Although Jay-Z’s Cuban excurision with his wife, Beyoncé, and both their mothers was […]
According to documents recently obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) believes they have the authority to read the private e-mail messages, Facebook chats and other online communications of Americans without obtaining a warrant. This probably isn’t surprising given the blatant nature of the government’s illegal spying at this […]
By now you’ve heard from the liberal media about the abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell “who is now facing multiple counts of murder for allegedly killing children after they were delivered alive at his clinic.” You haven’t? I’m not surprised since it’s about the bloody side effects of abortion, liberalism’s holy sacrament. The trial testimony is […]
World History Archive/Newscom In the latest paper in the Makers of American Political Thought series, Colleen Sheehan looks at the long career of James Madison. In it, we see that “diversity” was a key component of the American Founding. Of course, Madisonian diversity had nothing to do with tallying up racial, ethnic, or sexual identity. […]
Questions over North Korea’s nuclear capabilities have again skyrocketed into the headlines—not because of another threat by Pyongyang but instead by a U.S. intelligence assessment. The existence of a new classified Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report was disclosed during a congressional hearing by Representative Doug Lamborn (R–CO). According to Lamborn, “DIA assesses with moderate confidence […]
BETRAYAL! 16 REPUBLICANS SELLOUT TODAY! SAVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT! SHOUT AT CONGRESS: SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED! URGENT ALERT: THANKS TO 16 GOP TRAITORS, Obama and Dirty Harry got their cloture gun control victory in the Senate! Cloture by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) on the gun grab package means he and Obama’s other minions – including […]
A North Korean missile launcher has moved into the firing position with rockets facing skyward, Kyodo reports, citing a Japan defense official. The Japanese government is on high alert, citing indications that Pyongyang will soon launch ballistic missiles at its island neighbor. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Thursday morning that so far Tokyo was responding […]
By Ben Shapiro April 10, 2013 6:57 am For decades, members of the left have insisted that the right is fighting a war on science. But when it comes to the issues of abortion and homosexuality, it is the left that fights a consistent and ridiculous war with reality. This week, Wesley Smith of the […]
