In a new video parodying Dr. Seuss’s whimsical style, the American Enterprise Institute puts the problem of growing entitlement program spending in a form elementary school kids can understand. It’s a good thing, too, because their generation will be burdened with paying for this skyrocketing spending if Congress and the President don’t start getting serious […]
(CNSNews.com) – Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said recently that–“especially after last term”–he does not know if he is confident the Constitution can be restored to its original meaning. He likened his own efforts to do so to the character “Frodo” in the Lord of the Rings, who fights the good fight not certain he […]
For the first time in history, the states of Washington and Colorado voted Tuesday to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in a ballot that placed both at odds with its prohibition by the federal government. In Washington, the measure will allow possession of small amounts by adults. In addition, sale of the drug will […]
Indiana Superintendent of Schools Tony Bennett is one of the country’s great education reformers. As superintendent, he worked to create one of the most expansive voucher programs in the country, implemented merit pay for teachers, and increased transparency of outcomes in Indiana schools. Bennett lost his re-election bid last night and will no longer be […]
On November 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked Defense Minister Anatoly E. Serdyukov, who has held the post since 2007. Serdyukov had overseen the largest and most radical military reform of the Russian armed forces since the creation of the Red Army in 1918. Under Serdyukov, a former furniture businessman and senior tax collection official, […]
by Daniel Pipes November 3, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner It happens every four years, as U.S. presidential elections roll around: I feel like a stranger. That’s because news reports blare out what’s not of interest: trivial statistics (171,000 jobs added in October; jobless rate up 0.1 percent to 7.9 percent), biographical […]
by Daniel Pipes The Washington Times September 10-14, 2012 Barack Obama has come out swinging against his Republican rival, sponsoring television advertisements that ask, “What is Mitt Romney hiding?” The allusion is to such relatively minor matters as Romney’s prior tax returns, the date he stopped working for Bain Capital, and the non-public records from […]
HOUSTON, Nov. 5, 2012 — Citizens encouraged to report illegal activity at the voting polls by phone, email and video Call toll-free 855-444-6100 to report suspicious incidents at the polls HOUSTON, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — True the Vote (TTV), the nonpartisan election integrity organization, today announced the availability of its Election Integrity Hotline, to help document illegal activity inside […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promised on Monday that by the time his term as Prime Minister is over, Iran will not have a nuclear weapons program. Speaking to Channel 2, Netanyahu said that if it is necessary, he will lead an independent Israeli attack against Iran, even without the support of the United States. “When […]
On Sunday night, a full 54 days after the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, CBS finally posted a critically important segment of the 60 Minutes interview with President Obama conducted on September 12. Unbelievably, it was left on the cutting room floor even as 60 Minutes aired a long segment with President Obama criticizing presidential […]
