Do you remember the days when getting elected to Congress or choosing to work for the government was referred to as “public service”? The idea was that you would be making a sacrifice for the greater good of the country. Well, those days are long gone. Today, getting elected to Congress or working for the […]
19 Facts About The Deindustrialization Of America That Will Blow Your Mind The United States is rapidly becoming the very first “post-industrial” nation on the globe. All great economic empires eventually become fat and lazy and squander the great wealth that their forefathers have left them, but the pace at which America is accomplishing this […]
In the first of a series on the politics of immigration in Europe, Ian Traynor reveals how mainstream leftist European parties appear paralysed by populism, unable to halt the rise of the far right. Europe’s mainstream political parties are engaged in a worsening feud over how to deal with the growing power of the right […]
A strong sense of pessimism shrouded the start of an economic summit of rich and emerging economies Thursday, with President Barack Obama and fellow world leaders arriving in Seoul sharply divided over currency and trade policies. The Group of 20 summit, held for the first time in Asia, has become the centerpiece of international efforts […]
Speaker Nancy Pelosi may retire if the Democrats lose control of the House in next week’s midterm elections. Time magazine reports that political observers are predicting that Pelosi will end her political career rather than work under a Republican majority. If Pelosi doesn’t retire, she will likely face stiff competition if she wants to be […]
D.K. McGann– Watching with moist eye the rescue of the thirty-three miners from the collapsed San Jose mine in Copiopo, Chile I found myself inspired by the sense of purpose and pride displayed by the actors in this all too real life drama. The unbending commitment of each and every Chilean and foreign national involved […]
Big Labor has reasons to celebrate: an ally in White House and a cheerleading left-wing media. By Jeff Poor Business & Media Institute 9/1/2010 2:29:53 PM Jan. 20, 2009, was supposed to be the start of a new post-partisan political climate in Washington. To some journalists, that day was confirmation that a message had been […]
As far as Islamization goes, Europe is ahead of the United States by about a decade. The proportion of Muslims in our country is no more than a fifth of that of the most enriched nations of Western Europe, such as the Netherlands, Britain, and France. And many of the Muslims in this country are […]
by Chana Ya’ar The last American troops pulled out of Iraq Thursday, seven years after U.S. President George W. Bush launched the War on Terror in response to the Al-Qaeda terror attack on New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The soldiers of the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division crossed into Kuwait in […]
by David J. Rusin • Jul 26, 2010 at 10:47 am Western governments may be swimming in red ink, but there has been no slowdown in public resources being devoted to placating Muslims and conducting comical exercises in multicultural outreach. A few recent lowlights spanning three countries: Netherlands. “Nijmegen municipality sees no reason to withdraw […]
