WATCH LIVE: Gov. Bobby Jindal at Heritage’s Resource Bank [9:30 ET]
NEW ORLEANS — Under the direction of Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana has enacted reforms to education, ethics, health care and taxes, generating buzz about Jindal’s future and making Louisiana a case study in policy solutions. Tonight, Jindal will deliver the keynote address at The Heritage Foundation’s 37th annual Resource Bank, taking place in the […]
Obama’s EPA land grab
In what critics are describing as a government land grab, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a change Tuesday to the Clean Water Act that would give it regulatory authority over temporary wetlands and waterways. The proposal immediately sparked concerns that the regulatory power could extend into seasonal ponds, streams and ditches, including those on private […]
Flight MH370: Pilot in wrong state of mind to fly – friend
The captain of Flight 370 was in no state of mind to fly the day it disappeared and could have taken the Boeing 777 for a “last joyride” before crashing into the Indian Ocean, a fellow pilot says. Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah’s world was crumbling, said the long-time associate. He had been facing serious family […]
A Temporary Medicare SGR “Patch” Is Better Than Permanent Deficits
House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) have just reached an agreement on a temporary, 12-month Medicare “doc fix” that would block a 24 percent cut in Medicare physician payment, which was scheduled to go into effect on April 1. It would also keep Medicare physician rates flat until March […]
Obama: ‘Free’ Cell Phones for Prisoners
By Bobby Eberle March 25, 2014 7:13 am (File Photo) You’ve heard of the “Obama phone” — the so-called “free” cell phones given away to people at the expense of taxpayers. Now, the Obama Administration through Attorney General Eric Holder has a new plan: “free” cell phones and bus money. That’s right. Become a convict […]
The Worrisome Future of Special Operation Forces
by Daniel Pipes Mar 23, 2014 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner I just had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with a Council on Foreign Relations group at the United States Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. Its commander, the famed Admiral William H. McRaven, started the briefing, […]
Coming Soon to Gaza: Lashes to be Introduced in Strict Islamic Sharia Criminal Code
Hamas is taking another step towards the full implementation of strict Islamic Sharia law in Gaza, and is planning to introduce a penalty of lashes for certain criminal offenses. Nafez Al-Madhoun, the secretary of Hamas’s parliament in Gaza, said on Tuesday that the government is working on passing a new law pertaining to lashes. Speaking […]
Hamas Sends Threatening Texts to Hundreds of Israelis
Hundreds of Israelis, including many journalists, have been threatened – allegedly by Hamas – in the past several hours via text messages. Among other things, the messages include warnings that Hamas is going to conquer Israel, and has threatened to shoot more rockets and kidnap civilians. The text messages are appearing from private or blocked […]
Arab Summit Pits Terrorist-Supporting Qatar against Everyone Else
The Syrian conflict takes center stage at an Arab summit starting Tuesday in Kuwait, where a regional rift over Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has been kept off the agenda because it is too hot to handle. The dispute which broke out in the run-up to the summit pits Qatar against Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the […]
DOJ to Supreme Court: Killing Human Embryo in Womb is Not Abortion
The U.S. Justice Department is telling the Supreme Court that killing a human embryo by preventing the embryo from implanting in his or her mother’s uterus is not an “abortion” and, thus, drugs that kill embryos this way are not “abortion-inducing” drugs. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of […]
The World is Jealous of Israel, Says Nanotechnology Leader
Over 1,200 delegates from 36 countries flooded into Tel Aviv on Tuesday for the Israeli Nanotechnology Conference. Arutz Sheva spoke with nanotech industry leader Rafi Koriat, co-chairman and founder of the conference, who stated that nanotechnology will be the face of the next technological revolution. Koriat began by noting that a larger number of guests than […]
