Washington Tries to Play Rich Uncle Sam on Taxpayers’ Backs
In 2007, Congress halved the federal student loan rate to 3.4 percent but triggered the rates to increase to 6.8 in 2012. Now, Washington policymakers are debating whether or not to extend the 3.4 percent rate and hand the $6 billion “tuition” bill on to taxpayers. Despite claims by President Obama on his tour of […]
Salvatori Prize Goes to Advocate of Religious Liberty
Kevin “Seamus” Hasson (center), founder of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, receives the Salvatori Prize from Heritage’s Edwin Meese III (left) and Matthew Spalding. Photo: Shealah Craighead/The Heritage Foundation Noted essayist and scholar Kevin J. “Seamus” Hasson, a prominent advocate for religious freedom, today was awarded The Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Salvatori Prize for American […]
Obama’s Mysterious Campaign Strategy
By Peter Wehner One of the things that have puzzled political commentators is why President Obama is running the campaign he is. Rather than tacking to the center, as Bill Clinton did, Mr. Obama is running a campaign that is based on stoking class resentments and raising taxes on the rich. Rather than laying out […]
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling: PA, PLO Can’t be Charged in Torture Death
The Palestinian Authority and PLO cannot be sued for the death by torture of a man killed in PA custody, the United States Supreme Court has ruled. The court found that the Torture Victim Protection Act allows for civil suits against individuals only, and not against organizations. The family of PA resident Azzam Rahim, a naturalized […]
Daniel Pipes: Turkey’s Military Capitulation Hits Home
by Daniel Pipes April 16, 2012 “Retired Gen. Çevik Bir jailed in postmodern coup case” reads the headline in Today’s Zaman, complete with a picture of a policeman accompanying Bir as he left a courthouse after being arrested. Bir is the Turkish military figure I have had the most contact with, so his arrest has […]
Norwegian Mass Murderer Breivik Smiles as Witnesses Call Him ‘Absurd’ and ‘Crazy’
After five days of implacably delivered gut-wrenching testimony, Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik listened silently Tuesday as others described the mayhem caused by his 22 July 2011 bombing in Oslo. One witness described the 22 July 2011 scene where eight people were killed in a bombing in Oslo as a “war zone.” Forensic experts […]
Media Gets Dirty Down Under – Part 1
Media Gets Dirty Down Under – Part 1 April 24, 2012 10:54 by GuestPost This article was written exclusively for HonestReporting by Emily Gian, the Israel Advocacy Analyst for the Zionist Council of Victoria in Australia and a PhD Candidate in Israeli Literature. There are two major sources of international news in print form available on […]
Sino–Russian Naval Exercises: Shape of Things to Come?
This week, the Chinese and Russian militaries began the first joint naval exercises the two sides have ever conducted. The exercise, occurring near Qingdao on the Yellow Sea, will involve 16 Chinese surface combatants and two submarines, including five missile destroyers, five missile frigates, and four missile boats, as well as a resupply ship and […]
CISPA Is Ready for Prime Time
This week, the House of Representatives will vote on several cybersecurity bills, giving rise to the apt moniker “Cyber Week.” Congress is right to act on this very important issue, as up to $400 billion is stolen from U.S. companies in cyber theft and espionage every year. While Congress correctly acknowledges this real threat, it […]
CBS 60 Minutes Unbalanced: An Unholy Attack on Israel (VIDEO)
CBS 60 Minutes: An Unholy Attack on Israel April 24, 2012 11:04 by Simon Plosker The status of Christians in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza has been featured in the media on numerous occasions. The April 22 edition of CBS’s 60 Minutes, however, presented an unbalanced picture blaming Israel for virtually every difficulty experienced […]
French Kissing Equality Goodbye
The twenty per cent polled by Marine Le Pen in the recent first round of elections in France has come as a shock to many. She is said to have softened the often blatant racism, xenophobia and even fascism of her father who founded the Front National. Jean-Marie Le Pen and his daughter are said […]
