Sitting on Sidelines “Not an Option” for Faithful
It’s not every day that a Heritage scholar offers to help comedian Stephen Colbert make sense of how Christians, especially young evangelicals, can apply biblical principles to politics in our pluralist culture. But it’s good to share the burden of a neighbor — even one so “befuddled” as Colbert — Jennifer Marshall writes in her […]
Chart of the Week: Major Benefits of Free Trade
Nations that embrace international trade enjoy significantly stronger economies, achieve lower rates of hunger, and maintain a better stewardship of the environment, according to new data published by Heritage for the forthcoming Index of Economic Freedom. There are, of course, other factors that contribute to such positive trends. But international trade undoubtedly plays a major […]
Backward on Women’s Dignity
“We have made woman a sex creature,” complained a psychiatrist at the Margaret Sanger clinic, according to Betty Friedan’s 1963 book The Feminist Mystique. A half-century later, a new Obama ad proudly likens voting for the first time to a young woman losing her virginity. You’ve come a long way, baby. But not necessarily forward. […]
Obama’s Job Approval Drops 7 Points in 3 Days
(CNSNews.com) – In the most precipitous decline it has seen in more than a year, President Barack Obama’s job approval rating has dropped 7 points in three days,according to Gallup. In the three-day period ending on Oct. 23, says Gallup, 53 percent said they approved of the job Obama was doing and 42 percent said […]
Super-Rich Chinese Leaders: A Dangerous Development
The New York Times has laid out a portrait of a Chinese billionaire family, and it’s a fairly worrisome one. Premier Wen Jiabao’s extended family, including his brother-in-law, are said to be worth $2.7 billion. Average income in China last year was less than $6,000. The Wens aren’t alone. Bloomberg previously uncovered hundreds of millions […]
Bibi Must Build The Third Temple and a Greater Israel
By Peter Paton Bibi must build The Third Temple and a Greater Israel if he wishes to keep G-D’s Favor and win the Election on January 20th 2013. The decision not to launch a lightning surgical invasion of Gaza to eliminate the Hamas Leadership and seize the Iranian technicians, was a political miscalculation, but not […]
Fowl Statutory Language Puts the Innocent at Risk
Eating a dead animal that you find on your property may be gross, but it may also be criminal. A Texas man recently learned this lesson. A white-winged dove flew into the side of Ryan Adams’s home and died on impact. White-winged doves are popular among hunters because of their tender meat. Adams prepared the […]
New York Times and The Guardian Starving Readers of Context
October 18, 2012 13:37 by Simon Plosker The Associated Press reports on a newly declassified IDF document allegedly calculating how many calories would be needed to avert a humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip. Israeli authorities were accused of using such guidelines to use food as a pressure tactic against Hamas, a charge rejected by Israel, […]
“Flotilla” Ship Given a Free Ride
“Flotilla” Ship Given a Free Ride October 21, 2012 17:08 by Simon Plosker The Finnish-registered Estelle, whose passengers and crew included activists and members of parliament from Greece, Sweden, the US, Canada, Norway and Israel, was intercepted by the IDF on Saturday and brought to Ashdod port after attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. In […]
Early Voting: 1,420 Democrat voters over 110 years old
So far in early voting 110 year old’s have made a pretty good showing for the Democrats; 2214 of them have voted either by mail or at a one-stop site (214 by mail and 2,000 at early voting sites). There are 1,420 Democrats confirmed in this group and 77 Unaffiliated voters and even 717 registered Republicans in this […]
The Benghazi Cover-up: Will Obama Go To Prison?
Charles Woods, the father of Tyrone Woods, who was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attack at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya wants answers, and he wants them now. He met Obama and said Obama looked away while shaking his hand and was not sincere in his apology to the events that night in Libya. Fox News has reported that sources […]
