Jobs or Economic Growth?
In the currently battered U.S. economy, with high unemployment and bleak growth prospects, politics has become a contest of dueling jobs plans: politicians of every stripe have them. Their motivation may be sincere, but their concept is wrong – and they are just perpetuating the myth that government can create jobs. It can’t. It can […]
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Publish No Evil
What is it about the Mideast that makes a journalist’s natural skepticism go completely awry? When Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu publicly advocates for peace and negotiations with the Palestinians, the default reaction of many media is to cast aspersions on Netanyahu’s intentions, effectively accusing him of being underhanded or even untruthful. But what happens when […]
Obama Can Put American Citizens on “Kill List’
WASHINGTON D.C. – American born citizens like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which is run by President Obama. There is no public record of the operations or decisions of the panel, which is a subset of the White House’s National Security Council, […]
Reid Blocks Vote on Obama’s Jobs Plan
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) blocked a vote on President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act tonight. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) had pledged to offer an unchanged version of the President’s American Jobs Act as an amendment to the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Bill (S. 1619). Reid stopped a vote on the President’s so called jobs bill by filling […]
On World Contraception Day, a Better Approach to Sex Education
It’s that time of year again, and the “safe sex” brigade is out in full force to educate your sons and daughters about their sexual and reproductive health. According to a recent study, more young people throughout the world are having unprotected sex and know less about effective contraception. Now contraception enthusiasts are using this […]
Steve Jobs, Dead at 56
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple Inc. said the company’s co-founder Steve Jobs died Wednesday. He was 56. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” the company said in a brief statement. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. […]
A Plan to Limit Dishonesty in Congress
Give two U.S. Senators credit for trying to do something about the smoke-and-mirrors games in Washington. The “Honest Budget Act” by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) goes to the heart of public distrust of Congress, namely the dishonest budget gimmicks and accounting tricks. The public is rebelling because too many “budget […]
10 Things You Need to Know About Islamic Shariah Law
1) Jihad is defined in shariah as “warfare to establish the religion [Islam]” and is an obligation for all Muslims for all time until the entire world is subjugated to Islamic law [‘Umdat al-Salik, Section o9.0, pg. 599]. 2) All Muslims have a religious duty to strive toward instituting worldwide Shariah law. 3) “Creeping Shariah” […]
Islamic Law Conquering the West
by Clare M. Lopez Western liberal democratic civilization is under assault by the forces of shariah Islam. The so-called “Arab Spring” that swept across the Middle East in 2011, while encompassing the hopes and dreams of millions who seek freedom from tyranny, unfortunately has been commandeered for the violent phase of the Islamic Awakening that […]
Report: Obama Wanted to Release Pollard, Biden Refused
U.S. President Barack Obama was set to release Jonathan Pollard but his vice president thwarted the move, The New York Times has reported. According to the report, Vice President Joe Biden met last week with 15 rabbis in Boca Raton, Florida, when he was asked by one of them why Pollard, who was convicted in […]
Lawyer for Freed US Hikers Barred from Leaving Iran
The Iranian lawyer who represented two now-free US hikers held by Tehran for two years on charges of espionage and illegally entering the country has been barred from leaving the Islamic Republic. A source close to the case told AFP on Sunday lawyer Masoud Shafii had been barred from leaving the country at the airport. […]
