“We have made woman a sex creature,” complained a psychiatrist at the Margaret Sanger clinic, according to Betty Friedan’s 1963 book The Feminist Mystique. A half-century later, a new Obama ad proudly likens voting for the first time to a young woman losing her virginity. You’ve come a long way, baby. But not necessarily forward. […]
The New York Times has laid out a portrait of a Chinese billionaire family, and it’s a fairly worrisome one. Premier Wen Jiabao’s extended family, including his brother-in-law, are said to be worth $2.7 billion. Average income in China last year was less than $6,000. The Wens aren’t alone. Bloomberg previously uncovered hundreds of millions […]
Eating a dead animal that you find on your property may be gross, but it may also be criminal. A Texas man recently learned this lesson. A white-winged dove flew into the side of Ryan Adams’s home and died on impact. White-winged doves are popular among hunters because of their tender meat. Adams prepared the […]
October 18, 2012 13:37 by Simon Plosker The Associated Press reports on a newly declassified IDF document allegedly calculating how many calories would be needed to avert a humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip. Israeli authorities were accused of using such guidelines to use food as a pressure tactic against Hamas, a charge rejected by Israel, […]
“Flotilla” Ship Given a Free Ride October 21, 2012 17:08 by Simon Plosker The Finnish-registered Estelle, whose passengers and crew included activists and members of parliament from Greece, Sweden, the US, Canada, Norway and Israel, was intercepted by the IDF on Saturday and brought to Ashdod port after attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. In […]
Former AC Milan star Kakha Kaladze is more than comfortable on the soccer pitch, where he played for 10 years as one of the club’s defenders. But how comfortable will he and the rest of Georgia’s new ministers be at governing a country and promoting economic freedom? We may soon find out. Kaladze was recently […]
By KARL ROVE This year’s presidential election was transformed between the first debate’s opening statements in Denver and the closing statements in Boca Raton. As a result, most of the negative impressions created by the Obama campaign’s five-month, $300-million television advertising barrage were destroyed. Seen unfiltered, Gov. Mitt Romney came across as an earnest, straightforward, […]
Terrorists from Gaza fired seven rockets at Israel Tuesday night. The rockets came in three rounds – with one round landing in one town in the Eshkol Regional Council, a second round landing in another town, and the third round landing in an open area. No one was injured and no damaged was reported in […]
Less than two weeks before the presidential election, billionaire Donald Trump has made Barack Obama an offer he cannot refuse – $5 million to the charity of his choice in return for the release of Obama’s college and passport records. The catch: Obama has one week – until 5 p.m. on Oct. 31 – to […]
The contraception debate in a nutshell: There is no contraception debate. No one—neither Republicans nor the more than 100 individuals and organizations suing over the HHS mandate—is calling for a ban on contraception. Governor Romney has said that “with regards to contraceptives, of course, Republicans, and myself in particular, recognize that people should have a […]
