Why SOPA (Internet Controls) Are Dangerous
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet putting control on the American internet you would think came out of North Korea or, Iran or China, but do fear they want the same control right here in the USA. Have you actually read the bill? If not, it’s worth reading, […]
Gingrich’s ‘Food Stamps’ Answer that Received Standing Ovation at Debate Becomes New South Carolina Ad (VIDEO)
Newt Gingrich’s latest campaign ad is the former House Speaker’s “food stamps” answer taken directly from Monday’s debate in South Carolina. Called “The Moment,” the ad hopes to build on Gingrich’s fiery performance in which he at one point received a standing ovation from the crowd. “More people have been put on food stamps […]
Egyptian Nuclear Power Plant Ransacked
by Daniel Pipes January 16, 2012 updated Jan 17, 2012 Egypt Independent reports on vandalizing, looting, and fighting at the nuclear power plant being built at El-Dabaa, a town in the desert to the west of Alexandria. The account draws on an unnamed source at the Ministry of Electricity and Energy who accused security authorities […]
‘Occupy Congress’ Shuts Down White House with Smoke Bomb
An Occupy Congress movement shut down the White House for one hour late Tuesday night with a smoke bomb thrown over the Pennsylvania Avenue fence. No one was injured, but White House personnel and reporters were prohibited from leaving the building for nearly an hour and then through a side entrance while security personnel investigated […]
The Mortal Threat From Iran; How to Stop Iran and the Possible Ramifications If We Don’t
To assume that Iran will not close the Strait of Hormuz is to assume that primitive religious fanatics will perform cost-benefit analyses the way they are done at Wharton. They won’t, especially if the oil that is their life’s blood is threatened. If Iran does close the strait, we will fight an air and naval […]
Is Coal de Minimus? The Problem with the Alabama Ethics Commission
In the wake of a number of corruption scandals, the Alabama legislature endeavored to reform their system by enacting tough ethics laws. But does that mean that a student can no longer give a teacher a Christmas gift? For some students and parents in the Yellowhammer State, that may mean flirting with serious jail time, […]
Georgia Judge Subpoenas Obama, Demands ALL Vital Records
In just ten days, Barack Hussein Obama will be held accountable to the American people after nearly four years of dodging our demands for his long-form birth certificate. At stake: His citizenship eligibility to be President of the United States… YOU READ THAT RIGHT. A Georgia Judge has issued what appears to be a subpoena demanding […]
Getting the Facts Straight on the Taliban
The relationship between the Taliban and al-Qaeda was one of the hot topics of Monday night’s presidential debate. Candidate Ron Paul downplayed the dangers of the Taliban, declaring the “Taliban used to be our allies when we were fighting the Russians… The al-Qaeda wants to come here to kill us. The Taliban just says we […]
Ending the Palestinian “Right of Return”
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online January 17, 2012 Between 1967 and 1993, just a few hundred Palestinians from the West Bank or Gaza won the right to live in Israel by marrying Israeli Arabs (who constitute nearly one-fifth of Israel’s population) and acquiring Israeli citizenship. Then the Oslo Accords offered a little-noted family-reunification provision […]
Taiwan KMT Victory: A Vote For Status Quo Or Creeping Unification
The elections in Taiwan are over and incumbent president Ma Ying-jeou has won a second and final term of four years. In addition, his Kuomintang Party (KMT) preserved its legislative majority. In the post-election aftermath, attention shifts from who will win and by what margin to the question of what these elections meant. While President […]
Turkey Out of NATO: Other Voices Discuss Turkey’s NATO Membership
by Daniel Pipes November 9, 2009 updated Jan 17, 2012 I raised the issue of Turkey’s continued membership in NATO in April 2009 at “Does Turkey Still Belong in NATO?“; here I will collect others who agree that the issue at least needs to be raised. While it’s still too early to write Turkey out […]
