Iron Dome Upgraded to Meet Iranian Missile Threat
The Ministry of Defense officially announced Sunday that a series of tests to the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system has been successfully completed, in an important step in the IDF’s plans to upgrade the system. Following the tests, IDF forces will acquire an additional Iron Dome battery, this one with improved capabilities. The new battery, […]
Why I Am Voting Republican
by Daniel Pipes November 4, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner Note the title is not “Why I am voting for Mitt Romney.” That’s because the two major American parties, Democratic and Republican, represent contrasting outlooks and you vote for the one or other of them, not for a personality. The presidential candidate […]
Chart of the Week: Slowest Economic Recovery Since the 1960s
Americans could be waiting another five years for a return to normal employment based on the sluggish pace of the U.S. economy. After nearly four years in office, President Obama has overseen the worst recovery since the 1960s. This week’s chart comes on the heels of Friday’s employment report, which showed an uptick in the […]
Armed Services Chairman Denounces White House Benghazi Cover-Up and Muzzling of Military Leaders
President Obama should come clean with the American people about what exactly happened in Benghazi, according to the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Representative Buck McKeon (R-CA). In fact, the President is the only one who has all those answers, McKeon says. “The whole thing smacks of a cover-up,” he says. According to […]
Anti-Conscience Mandate Halted Against Second Family-Owned Business
A second federal district court has granted a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of Obamacare’s conscience-crushing contraception mandate. Late Wednesday, Michigan Federal District Court Judge Robert H. Cleland ruled in favor of family-owned lawn and supply store Weingartz Supply Company and its owner, Daniel Weingartz. Colorado District Court Judge John L. Kanne granted a similar request […]
2/3 Of U.S Jobs Went To Immigrants During Obama’s Term
Two-thirds of those who have found employment under President Obama are immigrants, both legal and illegal,according to an analysis that suggests immigration has soaked up a large portion of what little job growth there has been over the past three years. Most of those jobs being very low paying. The Center for Immigration Studies is releasing the study Thursday morning, […]
Average Federal Aid Passes Average Disposable Income
The average American relying on federal government assistance receives more in benefits than the average American’s disposable personal income, according to The Heritage Foundation’s newly released 2012 Index of Dependence on Government. The Index reports Americans who rely on government receive an average $32,748 worth of benefits, surpassing the average American’s disposable personal income of $32,446. […]
Reflecting on the Marriage Question
On Tuesday, citizens in Maryland, Minnesota, Washington, and Maine will consider ballot questions on marriage. While The New York Times doesn’t want citizens deciding the civic meaning and purpose of marriage for themselves, Sherif Girgis and I argue on National Review Online that “we the people” should decide it for ourselves: Citizens should seek to […]
Unlike Hurricane Sandy, Energy Policy Blackouts Threatening Germany Could Be Avoided
A blackout occurred in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, as more than 8 million people in the northeast were left without power. Millions could remain without power for several more days. Hurricane Sandy was a natural disaster that people could prepare for but couldn’t avoid. Blackouts and brownouts caused by misguided energy policies, however, could […]
For every job created by Obama, 75 people went on food stamps
With the latest jobs report, it is now the case that “Under Obama, Food Stamp Growth is 75 Times Greater Than Job Creation,” according to statistics compiled by the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee. “For Every Person Added to Jobs Rolls Since January 2009, 75 People Added To Food Stamp Rolls.” Here’s a […]
Was Hurricane Sandy Caused by Global Warming?
Man made global warming, that’s a big no. There has been no global warming since 1998. The amount of warming prior to that was about as long as the plateau and cooling since then to the present. Leftist claim to have indisputable science, sure it is when you totally eliminate facts such as the Medieval […]
