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Tag Archives: Freedom
Why All the Blame for Venezuela’s Woes Falls on Chavez and Maduro
After my recent Spanish-language column at Univision.com looked at the economic collapse in Venezuela, I heard from proponents of socialism who tried to blame the disaster not on the socialist policies of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, but on American economic sanctions. The past week saw even more terrible news from Venezuela, with a week-long […]
Why China’s Intellectual Property Theft Is a Concern for National Security
A wide-ranging series of cyberattacks by Chinese hackers has been uncovered by cybersecurity firm Accenture Security’s iDefense. The hackers’ target, according to The Wall Street Journal? At least 27 universities located across the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia. The connection among most of the affected institutions is reportedly their involvement in research of military-use […]
Gov. Scott Walker Stared Down a Leftist Mob. Here’s His Advice to Other Conservatives.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker had to deal with plenty of liberal activists during his tenure. In an interview recorded at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Walker shares what he learned—and how to deal with biased media. Read the transcript, posted below, or listen to the interview on the podcast: We also cover these stories: […]
Maduro’s Missiles Pose a Terrorist Threat to the US, Experts Say
KYIV, Ukraine—If the regime of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro falls, experts warn the country’s arsenal of Russian-made, SA-24 surface-to-air missiles might end up in the hands of terrorists or drug cartels, posing a threat to U.S. civil aviation. Man-portable air defense systems, or “MANPADS,” are a particularly chilling threat in the hands of a terrorist […]
He Killed a Man. Then This Gangster Changed His Life.
At 16, Casey Diaz went to prison for killing a man. The son of an alcoholic father, Diaz grew up in a rough neighborhood and first saw three men killed when he was 8. By the time he was 11, he joined a gang. But after years in prison, Diaz, the author of new book […]
Sen. Cotton Seeks IRS Inquiry Into Southern Poverty Law Center’s Tax Status
Sen. Tom Cotton has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the Southern Poverty Law Center, a liberal activist organization that regularly brands organizations it opposes as “hate groups.” Cotton, R-Ark., said the probe is needed for “protecting taxpayer dollars from a racist and sexist slush fund devoted to defamation.” The Arkansas lawmaker wrote a […]
Texas Lawmaker Weighs in on Border Crisis: ‘No Doubt It’s a National Emergency’
Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, joins the podcast to chat about how Republicans are trying to protect the lives of babies born alive after an attempted abortion, and how in his South Texas district, the border crisis is affecting people. Read the transcript, posted below, or listen to the podcast: We also cover these stories: As […]
Ukraine’s Presidential Election Proves the Country’s Democratic Spirit Is Alive and Well
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainians took to the polls Sunday and voted for their next president. After a bloody 2014 revolution to depose a pro-Russian president, and after nearly five years of war against Russian forces in the country’s east, many voters viewed the election as a landmark exercise of their hard-earned democratic freedoms, and another step toward […]
‘Innovate or Die’: Gary Shapiro’s Secrets to Success in Our Rapidly Changing World
On today’s podcast, we feature an interview with Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association. Shapiro is the author of “Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation” and organizer of a world-renowned consumer technology trade show. Also on today’s show: Mykala Steadman has an update on the Medal […]
