By Robert Klein Engler: The unintended consequences of bad policies is nothing new. In an attempt to ban a book, governments are met often with the unintended consequence of making the book more popular. Who knew at the time, that welfare policies furthered by Democrats would have the unintended consequence of destroying the African-American family? […]
By Gary Hunt: The question is rather simple, though the answer may be a bit more complex. However, with the current situation, both here and in Europe, an answer must be sought. If not, we have no means of understanding the severity of the problem, nor can we formulate a solution to the problem. My […]
The Communists who control China are “many times more dangerous” than the brutal terrorist group ISIS, human rights activist Chen Guangcheng said today in remarks in Washington at The Heritage Foundation. Chen said: I believe that we have underestimated the threat from the Communist regime in China. They are many, many times more dangerous than […]
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Biggest drop in HPI since November 2012 Trey Garrison The Case-Shiller home price index fell 0.5% in July, the biggest drop since November 2011 and the third month in a row of declines, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Annualized growth printed at 6.75%, well below analyst expectations and the slowest rate of growth […]
by AWR HAWKINS: On October 7, Marine Corps General John F. Kelly said it will be “Katie bar the door” and “mass immigration into the United States” if Ebola reaches Central America. Kelly was speaking to the National Defense University in Washington DC. According to The Weekly Standard, Kelly cited Centers for Disease Control and […]
Photo: Shining Love to Daddy Baysore Six-year-old Darren Baysore wanted to honor his father on the one-year anniversary of his death. More than 1 million pictures later, he succeeded. Photo: Shining Love to Daddy Baysore On Sept. 26, 2013, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Baysore Jr. was killed in Afghanistan. But before his deployment, he […]
(CNSNews.com) – It’s the State Department’s problem. On the same day Republican lawmakers urged President Obama to do something about an American war veteran languishing in a Mexican jail, a White House spokesman indicated it’s not going to happen. “My colleagues at the State Department are very focused on this issue,” White House spokesman Josh […]
The London Daily Mail reports Amazon.com now issues a content warning to viewers before they live-stream the second volume of classic “Tom and Jerry” cartoons. Viewers are lectured the cartoons “may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American society. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today.” If you […]
(CNSNews.com) – Dr. Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says “it’s really understandable that people are scared” about Ebola, because it’s a “deadly virus” that moves “very, very fast.” Experimental drugs may help, but — “The drug pipeline is going to be slow, I’m afraid,” Frieden told NBC’s “Meet the […]
