Quick Guide to Obama’s 2015 Budget
Check out Heritage’s infographic to see just a few of the disturbing things they found in Obama’s 2015 Budget.
Chris Matthews on Conservatives: ‘Wild-Eyed Creatures,’ ‘Full Mooners’
(CNSNews.com) – “Do you remember the bar scene in ‘Star Wars,’ with all those wild-eyed creatures from every part of the solar system?” MSNBC’s Chris Matthews asked at the beginning of Thursday’s “Hardball.” “Well, today here in Washington, the whole tapestry of weirdness was reenacted at the annual convention of something called CPAC, the Conservative […]
Russia Threatens to Suspend Inspections Under New START: What’s Next for the U.S.
© Ben Pelosse/QMI Agency/ZUMAPRESS.com The Obama Administration’s mismanagement of relations with Russia failed to prevent Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now, in response to the Administration’s plans to sanction the Russians responsible for the invasion, Moscow is threatening to suspend inspections of its nuclear forces—inspections that are mandated by the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New […]
Carafano at SXSW Tech Conference: "If You Care About Freedom, Care About Cybersecurity"
If you care about freedom and prosperity, you ought to care about cybersecurity. That’s what Heritage’s James Carafano told an audience at the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) conference in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. Cybersecurity, a growing issue of concern around the world, was a hot topic at the nation’s most popular tech and innovation […]
Rand Paul Wins 2014 CPAC Straw Poll; Ted Cruz, Ben Carson Are Runners-Up
Senator Rand Paul (Credit: Benjamin Myers) For the second year in a row, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) won the straw poll of attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Paul secured 31 percent of the vote. “The fight for liberty continues, and we must continue to stand up and say: We’re free and no one, […]
Islamic Terrorism Not Ruled out in Missing Malaysian Jetliner
Flight MH370 departed Kuala Lumpur at 12:55 a.m with 227 passengers, and was scheduled to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m., the airline said. It went missing two hours into the flight and disappeared off the radar at 065515 North (longitude) and 1033443 East (latitude). Malaysian officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner […]
Malaysia Airlines Flight Vanishes, Americans on Board
A Malaysia Airlines flight with 227 passengers on board – including two adult Americans and an infant – has gone missing and a search and rescue team has been deployed to locate the aircraft, a spokeswoman has confirmed to ABC News. Flight MH370 departed Kuala Lumpur at 12:55 a.m., and was scheduled to land in […]
Direct Democracy: A Progressive Legacy
Elections matter, but, because of Progressive reforms, less than they should. As we enter the second century of Progressivism, it’s easy to point to the problems it has caused at the national level. Obamacare is only the latest example, coming on the heels of the New Deal and the Great Society’s many struggling programs. But […]
New Obamacare Delay, But Will It Matter?
Newscom In the 37th significant change to the Affordable Care Act since its passage nearly four years ago, the Obama administration announced yesterday that insurers can wait until 2016 to cancel plans that do not meet Obamacare’s insurance requirements. According to The Hill, which first reported the potential delay, the move will protect vulnerable Democrats […]
Crimea Parliament Votes to Join Russia
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine – Crimea’s parliament voted to join Russia on Thursday and its government set a referendum within 10 days on the decision in a dramatic escalation of the crisis over the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula. This may be a surprise to most Americans after watching the media this past week, although the area has […]
Ukraine 2014 Is Grenada 1983
Before the U.S. gets too worked up about the Russian “invasion” of Ukraine, it should recall its own invasion in 1983 of the idyllic island of Grenada some 100 miles from the United States. America invaded Grenada to install a U.S.-friendly government after a Communist coup had led to the breakdown of law and order […]