Peace on Earth—even on Capitol Hill

Perhaps it was only because ‘tis the season, but there was some rare harmony on Capitol Hill at the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on Tuesday morning.  Edwin Meese, former attorney general and Chairman of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies here at Heritage, gave testimony, which elicited many thanks from […]

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Kuwait: 15 Years for Exiled Shia Cleric for Blasphemy – Insulting Mohammed and Islam

Just one day after Saudi Arabia sentenced an Australian national to 500 lashes for blasphemy, a Kuwait court on Wednesday sentenced a controversial religious figure to 15 years in prison for the same offense. A criminal court in Kuwait City found Yasser Al Habeeb guilty of insulting Aisha, the wife of Prophet Mohammad and daughter […]

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Muslim Refugees, Yes – Persecuted Christian Refugees, No

Christians are in imminent danger across the world, and yet they are being refused refugee status, while Muslim refugee immigration goes on unimpeded. U.S. policy regarding refugee resettlement would shock most Americans if they only knew. The United Nations picks who gets to come to the U.S. as a refugee. The mandate of the U.N. High Commissioner […]

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Obama’s Illegal Immigrant Half-Uncle, Onyango Obama, Wants His Drunken Driving Case Tossed

Obama’s illegal immigrant half-uncle, Onyango Obama, argued in court yesterday that his arrest on a drunken driving charge this summer violated his constitutional rights. Uncle “Omar,” a liquor store clerk who entered the United States illegally from Kenya, and who has evaded a deportation order for nearly two decades, wants the evidence suppressed and the […]

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Obama Gives Kennedy Company 1.4B of Taxpayer Funds for “Green” Company

The Whitehouse corruption continues, this appears to be another Solyndra in the making. President John F. Kennedy’s nephew, Robert Kennedy, Jr., netted a $1.4 billion bailout for his company from the Obama administration, BrightSource, through a loan guarantee issued by a former employee-turned Department of Energy official whom donated millions to Obamas’ 2008 campaign. It’s […]

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The Arrogant Corruption Of The U.S. Congress

This past Sunday night, Steve Croft of “60 Minutes” exposed how U.S. Congressional critters cheat, lie and benefit from insider trading on defense contracts. He cornered former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with her investments gained from her inside knowledge of multi-billion dollar contracts. Pelosi boasts multi-millionaire status. She responded that everything she had […]

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