Chuck Hagel (center), advocating for closer U.S.-Saudi Arabia ties at a 2009 New America Foundation conference on U.S.-Saudi ties

Hagel’s Dialectic on Iran: Confusion and Illusion

Fang Zhe/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom Former Senator Chuck Hagel (R–NE) repeatedly fumbled his responses on important Middle East security questions at his confirmation hearing this week. He sought to sidestep Senator John McCain’s (R–AZ) question about whether the surge of U.S.troops in Iraq succeeded. Although he had opposed the troop surge and denounced it at the time as […]

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Boy Scouts of America: The Badge of Intolerance?

Cindy Yamanaka/Orange County Register/Newscom Recent events involving the Boy Scouts of America have once again raised concerns about attempts to shove people and groups with traditional viewpoints on issues such as marriage, family, and sexuality out of the public square. As recently as July 2012, the Boy Scouts reaffirmed its long-standing membership policy regarding open […]

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Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)

Hagel Misleading About Nuclear Zero Report

Former Senator Chuck Hagel’s (R–NE) responses regarding his stance on the future of the U.S. nuclear deterrent were misleading. Hagel stated during his confirmation hearing yesterday that his position has never been “unilateral disarmament ever, never.” He said that he doesn’t agree with “any recommendation that would unilaterally take any action to further reduce our […]

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Obama Recruits Muslims Service Workers at Jihadist Conference

Get your arms around this one, Americans. Obama’s Deputy Special Coordinator in the State Department’s Office of Middle East Transition, Mark Ward, held a seminar with two notorious Muslim Brothherood groups, the Muslim American Society (MAS) and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA). Ward stood side by side with speakers who advocate violent jihad. […]

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Overcriminalization Ruins Lives

The story of the late Dr. Peter Gleason, a Maryland psychiatrist who devoted much of his practice to serving the poor and underserved populations, is a tragic reminder of the real-life impact that overcriminalization can have on individuals. Before a drug can be sold in the United States, it must first be evaluated by the […]

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US slips back into recession

The US economy unexpectedly took its biggest plunge in more than three years last quarter, contracting at an annual rate of 0.1 percent and indicating a new level of vulnerability for the economy. The plummet marks the first time the economy contracted since the Great Recession ended and is causing concern that the US could […]

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Al-Qaeda Threatens to Attack USA

A jihadist website posted a new threat by Islamist terrorist group al Qaeda this week that promises to conduct “shocking” attacks on the United States and the West. The posting appeared on the Ansar al Mujahidin network Sunday and carried the headline, “Map of al Qaeda and its future strikes.” The message, in Arabic, asks: “Where will the […]

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Tom McClintock

Deconstructing Dan Morain, Leftist Writer for Sacramento Bee, By Congressman Tom McClintock

By Tom McClintock on January 22, 2013 On January 6, the Sacramento Bee published a 1000-word polemic by Dan Morain attacking my opposition to the “fiscal cliff deal.” To its credit, the Bee published my response to the public policy issues involved, but the innuendoes, inaccuracies and omissions in Mr. Morain’s column are so stark as […]

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