Heritage Libertad Podcast: Post-Chavez Venezuela and Jay Z and Beyonce’s Visit to Cuba
ALEJANDRO ERNESTO/EPA/Newscom What are we to make of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s trip to Cuba? And can we really expect a better U.S.–Venezuela relationship now that Hugo Chavez is out of the picture? Wonder no more because we’ve got some answers in this month’s installment of the Heritage Libertad podcast. Joining us is The Heritage Foundation’s […]
Support Syria’s Assad
by Daniel Pipes The Washington Times April 11, 2013 N.B.: Washington Times title: “The Case for Assad.” Analysts agree that “the erosion of the Syrian regime’s capabilities is accelerating,” that it step-by-step continues to retreat, making a rebel breakthrough and an Islamist victory increasingly likely. In response, I am changing my policy recommendation from neutrality […]
US Revives 2002 Arab Peace Initiative
April 9, 2013 15:35 by Pesach Benson 1. John Kerry’s resurrecting the 2002 Arab peace initiative — with tweaks. AP writes: The 2002 initiative that Kerry wants to revive parts of would have provided Israel recognition throughout the Arab world in exchange for a pullout from territory conquered in 1967 . . . Kerry, however, […]
The Hidden Evils of Obama’s Budget Proposal
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama released his long awaited and dreaded budget proposal. He claims that it will help lead to a deficit reduction of over $1 trillion over the next 10 years, which breaks down to only a reduction of $200 billion a year. He also claims that his proposal will help lead efforts […]
Obama: ‘Prohibit’ Americans from Saving More Than $3M in Retirement Accounts
(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama’s proposed budget would simultaneously compel Americans to enroll in a tax-deferred retirement account and “prohibit” them from saving more than $3 million in such accounts. That sum, Obama’s budget argues, is all that is “needed to fund reasonable levels of retirement saving.” Under current law, American who save money in […]
Jay-Z Blasted by ’21 Jumpstreet’ Director Over Cuba Trip
Jay-Z responded to critics of his Cuba trip with a song called “Open Letter” and now “21 Jump Street” director Phil Lord has responded to the song with an open letter of his own, blasting the rapper for “being a bad artist.” Although Jay-Z’s Cuban excurision with his wife, Beyoncé, and both their mothers was […]
The Threat of Islamic Betrayal
A recent assassination attempt in Turkey offers valuable lessons for the West concerning Islamist hate—and the amount of deceit and betrayal that hate engenders towards non-Muslim “infidels.” Last January, an assassination plot against a Christian pastor in Turkey was thwarted. Police arrested 14 suspects. Two of them had been part of the pastor’s congregation for more than […]
IRS claims they can read your e-mail and other electronic communications without a warrant
According to documents recently obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) believes they have the authority to read the private e-mail messages, Facebook chats and other online communications of Americans without obtaining a warrant. This probably isn’t surprising given the blatant nature of the government’s illegal spying at this […]
Liberal Media Give Baby Killer and ‘Gay’ Rapists a Pass
By now you’ve heard from the liberal media about the abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell “who is now facing multiple counts of murder for allegedly killing children after they were delivered alive at his clinic.” You haven’t? I’m not surprised since it’s about the bloody side effects of abortion, liberalism’s holy sacrament. The trial testimony is […]
Obama Budget Ends Funding for D.C. School Choice Program
MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA/Newscom Yesterday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified before the House Appropriations Committee about Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget request for the Department of Education. Congressman Andy Harris (R–MD) took the opportunity to question Duncan about a glaring omission from the budget: funding for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP). The DCOSP provides vouchers […]
The Diversity of the Founding
World History Archive/Newscom In the latest paper in the Makers of American Political Thought series, Colleen Sheehan looks at the long career of James Madison. In it, we see that “diversity” was a key component of the American Founding. Of course, Madisonian diversity had nothing to do with tallying up racial, ethnic, or sexual identity. […]
