Women Testify on the Threats of the Anti-Conscience Mandate
Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform committee held a full committee hearing on the Obamacare anti-conscience mandate’s unprecedented violation of religious liberty, hearing testimony from leaders of faith-based organizations directly affected by the rule’s serious governmental overreach. As early as next August, affected organizations will be forced to either violate their beliefs by paying […]
Report: Iran Funding, Sheltering Al Qaeda
Iran and the core leadership of the al Qaeda terror group, under Ayman al Zawahiri, have established an “operational relationship”, the British Sky News reported on Wednesday. According to the report, there are concerns that the terror group is planning an attack, possibly targeting Europe, in revenge for the killing of former al Qaeda leader […]
Israel Air Force Buying Italian M-346 Training Jet
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has decided to procure the Italian M-346 military jet to replace the antiquated Skyhawk as its training aircraft, according to IsraelDefense. The IAF selected the M-346 over the South Korean S-50 Golden Eagle supersonic advanced trainer. South Korea had protested in recent weeks that Israel was biased in favor of […]
The United States of America: Land of Overregulation?
Echoing the findings of The Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Index of Economic Freedom, the latest edition of The Economist sums up well the current status of America’s business environment: The home of laissez-faire is being suffocated by excessive and badly written regulation.… The problem is not the rules that are self-evidently absurd. It is the ones […]
Changing Muslim Hate
WINNIPEG, CA– Growing up in a predominantly Muslim community, Kasim Hafeez, 28, encountered a great deal of antisemitic and anti-Israel sentiment, be it among friends, at mosque, or on the street. For a time, this sentiment only increased over the years. Last Monday Hafeez, a British Muslim of Pakistani origin, told a soldout lecture at […]
Obama is Spying on Americans
In case you didn’t know it — and you probably didn’t — there is a new FAA reauthorization bill and President Obama is expected to sign into law, this will make it much easier for the government to put scores of unmanned spy drones into American skies to spy on US citizens. Not only that, […]
Why Greece’s Fate Is So Important
We need to follow Greece because their default and withdrawal from the eurozone would set off major consequences to the European Monetary Union, and thus the EU, that are unforeseeable. A default would impact Greek banks who are major lenders to the government, as well as major German, French, and Belgian banks. These defaults would […]
Reflections a Year after Hosni Mubarak’s Resignation
by Daniel Pipes February 11, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online: The Corner 1. Dewy-eyed predictions of democracy within the year proved to be as sillyas they appeared to be back then. Instead, a power-hungry military leadership shows it will do whatever necessary to remain in the saddle. 2. The real action has yet to […]
Palestinian Authority Actively Defying Israel in Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority prime minister Salam Fayyad said Wednesday his administration is actively defying Israel and operating in eastern Jerusalem. “The PA is continuously trying to allocate resources inside the city, which Israel occupied in 1967,” Fayyad said in his weekly radio address from Ramallah. “The Israeli government is trying to impose its policies to control […]
Obama Administration Silent on Saudi Journalist Accused of Online Blasphemy
(CNSNews.com) – The plight of a young Saudi journalist accused of blaspheming Islam’s prophet on the Internet is prompting growing concern around the world, although the Obama administration has been silent on the case so far. Hamza Kashgari, 23, fled his native country last week after his postings on Twitter brought death threats and calls […]
Video: For the White House, Consumer Choice Only Goes So Far
This week, the White House announced its plan to boost taxpayer-funded subsidies for “green” energy vehicles like the Chevy Volt, offering buyers a $10,000 tax incentive to help tickle their buying bone. On Monday, White House economic adviser Gene Sperling described the subsidy, and ironically enough, market forces seem to be his favorite part of […]
