The Islamic State’s Genocide of Christians

Reports that the White House will declare that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has committed genocide against Iraqi Yazidis, but not against Christians, are of grave concern. Omitting Christians would be a strategic mistake because ISIS’ spiritual legitimacy depends on their promise to cleanse the “Caliphate” of infidel Christians. The U.S. must […]

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Clinical Psychologist Turned Congressman Prescribes Mental Health Fix to Prevent Mass Shootings

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., thinks he has a solution for much of the surge in mass shootings. Rather than reacting with new gun control measures, Murphy proposes to overhaul the nation’s mental health system to get at what he believes is the root of the violence. Recent mass murders have given that reform effort traction. […]

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Why the GOP Is Looking to the Omnibus Spending Bill to Limit Obamacare’s ‘Insurer Bailout’

Senate Democrats blocked GOP efforts Thursday to repeal Obamacare’s risk corridor program, which Republicans have referred to as a taxpayer-funded bailout of insurers. Now, conservatives are looking to the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill to continue restricting the use of taxpayer dollars for the program. As Congress begins to debate this year’s omnibus spending bill, […]

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Pizzeria Drops 3% Obamacare Surcharge Within 24 Hours When Customers Object to That Topping

A  pizza shop scrapped a 3 percent surcharge on customers’ checks to cover Affordable Care Act fees for employees a day after adding it. On Tuesday, Brooklyn restaurant Franny’s put a note on its website saying the pizza shop would add the surcharge because of  Obamacare. The message—“a 3 percent surcharge will be added to all checks to contribute to the […]

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Congressional staffer arrested after loaded gun found in bag

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police say they have arrested a congressional staff member who tried to enter a Senate office building with a loaded handgun. A Capitol Police spokeswoman says Christopher Carpenter of Stafford, Virginia was arrested on Tuesday when routine x-ray screening revealed a loaded 9mm handgun in a backpack. Capt. Kimberly […]

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Cambodia’s Slide Into Repression

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 […]

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