10 Immigration Reform Arguments Debunked
LISTED BELOW are several of the arguments that have been used by misguided people to try and justify illegal immigration. Next to each is the reason why that argument has no merit. 1) They are an economic necessity – Not true. The idea that a bunch of desperately poor, uneducated, unskilled, non-English speaking foreigners are […]
Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Obamacare Anti-Conscience Mandate
Today, the Supreme Court announced that it will take up two cases challenging the Obamacare anti-conscience mandate that employers must provide health insurance coverage that includes abortion-inducing drugs, contraceptives, and sterilizations. Over 80 lawsuits with more than 200 plaintiffs have been filed by religious organizations and other private employers to block the mandate from going […]
Saudi Arabia is Not Happy With Obama’s Iran Deal
A senior advisor to the Saudi royal family has accused its Western allies of deceiving the oil rich kingdom in striking the nuclear accord with Iran and said Riyadh would follow an independent foreign policy. Nawaf Obaid told a think tank meeting in London that Saudi Arabia was determined to pursue its own foreign and […]
REPORT: Rise of conservative Latinos
So far, Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have captured most of the headlines, but with support from groups like the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, established in the late 1960s, and newer ones including the Latino National Republican Coalition and the Future Majority Caucus, scores of Latino conservatives have won elected positions across the country. […]
The JFK Assassination’s Continued Importance
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online November 22, 2013 In three main ways, the JFK murder still has repercussions for Americans and the world. It also has a unique place in my life. First, had the assassination attempt not succeeded, arguably neither the Vietnam War nor the Great Society expansion of government would have afflicted […]
Syria: Kurdish Leader Warns of War Against ‘Arab Settlers’
The leader of Syria’s most powerful Kurdish faction has warned of a possible future war against “Arab settlers” in Kurdish areas of the country, only weeks after his party declared the establishment of an autonomous Kurdish region. Salih Muslim, who heads the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its powerful militia, the Committees for the Protection of the […]
Neo-Nazi Win in Slovakia Alarms Jewish, Human Rights Groups
Human rights activists and Jewish groups sounded the alarm Monday over the surprise election of a Slovak neo-Nazi as regional governor, AFP reports. Marian Kotleba’s weekend victory appears to be due in part to his anti-Roma rhetoric. The move comes as several European nationalist parties, including France’s anti-immigrant National Front and Hungary’s far-right Jobbik, plan to join forces ahead of next year’s European […]
Senator Obama Spoke Out Against Nuclear Option in 2005
(CNSNews.com) – President Obama, came out in support of Senate Democrats using the “nuclear option” Thursday to push through the president’s judicial nominees over Republican filibusters. However, in 2005, then Sen. Obama took to the Senate floor to oppose GOP use of the “nuclear option” in order to push through President Bush’s nominees when Senate […]
Senior Iranian Cleric Who Boasts of Being Godfather of Suicide Attacks: Injured in Embassy Bombing
Embassy Bomber ID’ed as Palestinian November 21, 2013 16:12 by Pesach Benson One of the suicide bombers from this week’s attack on the Iranian embassy in Beirut is Palestinian, according to the Daily Star. Michael Totten and NOW Lebanon look at Hezbollah’s fears of more suicide attacks. And the Times of London piles on with a new irony you gotta […]
Obama Pushed Iran Deal to Prevent Israeli Airstrike
The Obama administration feared an Israeli airstrike on Iran more than it feared Iran building a nuclear weapon, and that’s why it pushed for a deal to reduce sanctions against Iran, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton writes in The Weekly Standard. “Buying time for its own sake makes sense in some negotiating contexts, but the […]
The Geneva Deal with Iran: the Full Text
Geneva, 24 November 2013 Joint Plan of Action Preamble The goal for these negotiations is to reach a mutually-agreed long-term comprehensive solution that would ensure Iran’s nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful. Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek or develop any nuclear weapons. This comprehensive solution would build on these initial […]
