Obama wants dictatorial power to increase debt
The former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and current Treasury boss Timothy Geithner has informed Republicans that Obama wants absolute authority to increase the national debt. Geithner’s proposal was met with derision and laughter by Republicans. “Well, it’s outrageous,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told Fox News when asked about Obama’s plan […]
Life Behind the Iron Curtain: The Ultimate Exercise in Big Government (VIDEO)
More than 20 years have passed since the Soviet empire collapsed. Telling its history to new generations here and in the countries of Eastern and Central Europe—generations who have at best dim personal memories of this tragic era in world history—has become an important task. Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1945–1956, Anne Applebaum’s […]
United Nations Declares Contraception Access a “Human Right”
In the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) recent State of World Population report, access to contraception is described as a “universal human right.” While the report has no legal force, it declares that cultural and financial barriers to accessing contraception are an infringement on women’s rights. While access to contraceptives may be a serious policy […]
Defense Budget: Military “Experts” Seem to Have Short Memories
A recently released report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, “Strategic Choices: Navigating Austerity,” argues that allowing some hollowing out of our military forces is acceptable. The report is raising eyebrows around Washington, mainly because it is so at odds with what Pentagon leadership is saying. The individuals who published this report—retired military […]
Farm Subsidies Hurt the Poor Worldwide
Dairy farmers spray milk at a European Parliament building. (Photo: Xinhua/Newscom) Got milk? The European Parliament sure does. European dairy farmers were in Brussels this week to protest proposed changes in dairy regulations. Protestors doused the parliament building with milk and capped off a rough 10 days for the European Union (EU) capital following a […]
World Bank Gives Hamas $6.4 Million Prize For Attacking Israel With Missile War
The World Bank has come to the rescue of Hamas, giving it $6.4 million to improve water and sewage services after the latest escalation in attacks on Israel that drew Israel into the eight-day Pillar of Defense counterterrorist campaign. The Islamic Development Bank is contributing an additional $11.1 million, but there has been no report […]
Lesson for Warren Buffett: British Millionaires’ Response to Tax Increases
As the fiscal cliff approaches, Congress and President Obama continue to debate tax increases, even though spending is the problem. Investor Warren Buffett recently opined that tax hikes on the wealthy would not curtail investments or hurt the economy. His logic, like President Obama’s, assumes that incentives don’t matter. Oh really? News that Great Britain […]
Cartoonists Tried To Encourage FDR To Assist Jews After Kristallnacht But It Was To No Avail
After Kristallnacht, US cartoonists tried to mobilize sympathy for the plight of the Jews.FDR was not impressed and the doors stayed shut. (Dr. Medoff is coauthor, with comics historian Craig Yoe, of the forthcoming book, Cartoonists Against the Holocaust, from which this material is excerpted.with permission.) On November 9, 1938, mobs of Nazi stormtroopers unleashed […]
New York Times Redefines the Word Journalist
New York Times Redefines the Word Journalist November 26, 2012 14:49 by Alex Margolin After years of working for the newspaper of record in the US, you’d think veteran newsman David Carr would know the difference between a journalist and a propagandist. Apparently not, judging by his impassioned defense of journalists “targeted” in last week’s […]
World Gears Up for Palestinian Statehood Vote
Today’s Top Stories 1. The UN General Assembly’s Palestinian statehood vote’s on Thursday. Britain looks likely support the Palestinian statehood bid, reports the Financial Times (via Google News). The FT says London wants three Palestinian assurances: • The PA won’t join the International Criminal Court or other UN agencies. • The PA won’t use non-member […]
Obama May Bring Guantanamo Terrorists to the USA
The detainees, many of whom are accused of plotting terrorist acts, could be moved to the USA, Obama officials say. The Obama administration is considering closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center, its inmates many whom are Islamic terrorist could be sent to prisons in the US. “This demonstrates that if the political will exists, we […]
