On January 13 the new Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Mike McCaul (R–TX) announced to The Hill that he had no plans to strip homeland security oversight responsibilities from his fellow Representatives. With over 100 panels and committees having oversight over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. homeland security is currently threatened […]
by David J. Rusin National Review Online January 11, 2013 A detailed analysis of FBI statistics covering ten full calendar years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks reveals that, on a per capita basis, American Muslims, contrary to spin, have been subjected to hate crimes less often than other prominent minorities. From 2002 to 2011, Muslims […]
Investors worried that inflation and financial market turmoil will wipe out the value of their cash have poured money into gold over the past decade. Prices have gained almost 500 percent since 2001 compared to a 12 percent increase in MSCI’s world equity index. The card can also be used as an alternative method of […]
Americans of all political and philosophical convictions have grieved over the killing of innocent schoolchildren and adults in Newtown, Connecticut. In responding to this attack, we must consider with great care how to proceed to protect precious lives in a way that is consistent with our laws and traditions. “The serious work to make society […]
akg-images/Newscom Steve Benen on MSNBC’s “The Maddow Blog” dismisses congressional efforts to repeal all or parts of Obamacare and admonishes conservatives to get with the program. Why? He says Obamacare “is here to stay.” What makes Obamacare untouchable? Congress considers countless pieces of legislation “to amend” this legislation or that statute. Already, Congress has just […]
(CNSNews.com) – Explaining why he has no choice but to demand an increase in the legal limit on the national debt, President Barack Obama said at a Monday press conference that Congress orders him to spend money. “This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending,” Obama said. “They order me to spend,” he said. “They […]
Stefano Meluni/ZUMA Press/Newscom The sale of Al Gore’s Current TV network to the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network comes as no surprise. These networks may be odd bedfellows, but there is no law on the books to prevent a foreign entity from buying an American cable network. Still, the move has caused considerable concern among those […]
Federal welfare spending will skyrocket 80 percent over the next decade, according to new analysis by the minority side of the Senate Budget Committee. Here’s a chart, provided by the committee, detailing the growth in spending: “This chart displays projected federal spending on federal welfare programs over the next ten years, based on data from […]
Thousands of opposition protesters carry posters of President Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian parliament with the word “Shame” written in red. (Photo: Jeremy Nicholl/Polaris/Newscom) On Sunday, the Russian New Year’s Eve (in the old-style Julian calendar), tens of thousands of Muscovites poured into the city center to protest the new law banning adoption […]
DEMAND CONGRESS STOP SHARIAH, DEFEND RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS POLICE OFFICERS FORCED TO ATTEND ISLAMIC WORSHIP HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IGNORED A federal judge in Oklahoma has refused to respect the religious rights of America’s police officers, saying that the question of rights violations ‘need not be decided here’ in an AMERICAN court of law! CHRISTIAN Capt. […]
