Forward January 19, 2014Aleksey
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. -- Winston Churchill
What Obama's 'Making Sure' of January 16, 2014Cindy Simpson
One of President Obama's less-noticed verbal tics is his frequent use of the expression "make sure." Five times last week on the unemployment issue; in the Promise Zones speech, seven.
An Epiphany of a Different Sort January 7, 2014James G. Wiles
As 2014 begins, what we're seeing are the resumption of old nationalist, ethnic, and religious conflicts -- some of the very old.
Iran's Arak Plutonium Reactor January 7, 2014S. Fred Singer
How a successful Israeli strike against Iran's plutonium reactor at Arak would "shuffle the Middle-East deck," and why it might happen soon.
Bipartisan Budget Backstabs the US Military December 19, 2013Jeannie DeAngelis
Clearly, soldiers injured while risking life and limb, as well as those who've dedicated their entire lives to defending this nation, are not on Washington DC career politicians' list of priorities.
Boehner's Self-Defeating Outburst December 17, 2013J. Robert Smith
Politically the Speaker is all left feet. Or he's let his frustration spillover, leading him to foolhardiness. Perhaps both. Revealingly, the Speaker's words won the praise of conservative nemesis Harry Reid.
The Decline and Fall of American Deterrence December 12, 2013Richard Winchester
All too soon, the United States will have the fewest naval vessels at sea since before World War I, the smallest Air Force ever, and an Army and Marine Corps with severely diminished capacity, while strategic flash points proliferate.
China Sea Crisis Deteriorates December 5, 2013Bill Schanefelt and Gary Crowder
President Obama's greatest failures have been in foreign policy, and those failures pose immense danger to our nation.
War, Peace, and a Nuclear Iran November 25, 2013Edward Bernard Glick
The just-concluded agreement between Iran and the United States, Rus-sia, China, Britain, France, and Germany raises the question of nuclear war
Valerie Jarrett reportedly dating a Muslim November 25, 2013Thomas Lifson
At a moment when the United States has caved in to Iran's nuclear program, the Farsi-speaking, reportedly Muslim-dating Jarrett is the most powerful member of an administration led by an absentee president
Where the Jews Are November 24, 2013Ron Lipsman
The widespread censure of anti-Semitism imposed by the Holocaust has expired. How the twenty-first century reacts may well be earth-shattering.
The Progressive Degradation of Freedom November 10, 2013Daren Jonescu
Socialized medicine teaches that you must not value your life above that of other men. Not only should no doctor care about your personal survival, but you yourself should stop thinking your survival is any kind of priority.
Rent Seeking and Other Blood Sports November 1, 2013G. Murphy Donovan
Republicans just don't get it! They are trying to teach arithmetic to the apathetic; a growing core constituency that is barely literate or numerate
A Judgment on Intelligence October 28, 2013Herbert E. Meyer
What could we possibly hope to learn from Angela Merkel's cellphone conversations that's worth the risk of offending one of our country's most important allies?
Hollywood and the New Racism October 22, 2013J.R. Dunn
If you believe press reports, Twelve Years a Slave is undeniably one of the greatest -- perhaps the greatest -- film of 2013.
Obama the Storyteller September 24, 2013Ed Lasky
President Obama unwittingly disclosed his modus operandi in a single statement, explaining why he has been able to both win elections and been such a failure once in office
Putin the Power Player September 13, 2013Bernie Reeves
Former KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin told the audience at the Raleigh Spy Conference in 2003 that Putin is a dangerous man and not to be trusted.
America: Not Shining but Burning September 10, 2013Daren Jonescu
America had abrogated its founding principles in many ways before, but now she has joined the rest of the world in making unfreedom a concrete reality.
Obama's Provocative Syria Retreat September 1, 2013Thomas Lifson
Obama has blinked and Bashir Assad, Vlad Putin, Ayatolla Khameni, Kim Jong Un, and assorted lesser examples of ruthless heads of state think they have his number
Yet another racism hoax revealed August 27, 2013Thomas Lifson
It is a measure of how successfully the United States has overcome racism that there doesn't seem to be enough of it to go around to satisfy the demands of race hustlers
The Million Muslim Farce August 22, 2013William Sullivan
Who'd have thought that the proposed "Million Muslim March" on Washington would have a distinct "blame the Jews for everything" flavor?
The Fed's Money Trap August 5, 2013Hugh de Payns
The Federal Reserve, and therefore the economy, is caught on the horns of a dilemma of our own making.
The American Oligarchs July 27, 2013William J. Meisler
Does the collapse of the Roman Republic into dictatorship and empire reflect the future of the United States?
Murder Most Swedish July 26, 2013Randall Hoven
How is the US like Sweden? Its low murder rate. That is, if you include in the statistics only non-blacks in the US legally.
A Plague on Two Political Houses July 24, 2013Jeannie DeAngelis
As Democrats offer up the nation as ransom in order to establish a lasting political power base and Republicans clumsily fumble, the nation is being invaded by DREAMers
What Now? July 21, 2013Doug Simpson
Twenty-five years ago I embarked on a personal mission to change the faces sitting in the seats of government. I was wrong. So, what now?
Choosing Evil July 20, 2013James Lewis
A vanishing rarity in Washington, a professional intelligence analyst who tells the truth.
Our Sure Victory July 14, 2013Bruce Walker
When we're tempted to despair at the onslaught of leftism in our lives, we must remember that we're not alone.
A Tale of Two Choices in Syria July 11, 2013Michael Curtis
In dealing with the Syrian crisis, the U.S. State Department is failing to take into account the longstanding relationship between Syria and Russia.
Conservatives and Snowden July 10, 2013J.R. Dunn
The danger now is that scandals that should, by any sane measure, be crippling to the Obama administration will instead take down the conservative movement
White House DownJuly 9, 2013Marion DS Dreyfus
White militia bad guys take over a White House inhabited by a black, Nicorette-chewing president in the latest Hollywood political pornography.
Asiana Who? July 8, 2013Thomas Lifson
I would wager that most Americans had never heard of Asiana Airlines until flight 214 crashed, and now the company has entered the national consciousness in the worst possible way.
Snowden receives asylum offers July 6, 2013Thomas Lifson
Edward Snowden must be so sick of airport food by now that the prospect of asylum in Venezuela, where they can't even keep a steady supply of toilet paper on the store shelves, looks pretty good.
Jihad in America: The Grand DeceptionJuly 2, 2013Lauri B. Regan
A warning that should be heeded as the Muslim Brotherhood's infiltration into basic societal institutions moves it closer to its goal of worldwide Islamic domination.
Radical Muslim Cleric honored with White House meeting June 26, 2013Thomas Lifson
Schoolchildren may still be unable to visit the White House, but radical Muslim cleric Sheik Abdullah Bin Bayyah was welcomed and attended a June 13 meeting there with senior administration officials.
Obama Dealing with the Devil in Qatar June 24, 2013William Sullivan
Barack Obama has crossed his fingers and shot the dice, hoping for an honorable exit from Afghanistan by extending the olive branch to the Taliban.
Thank you, IRS! June 20, 2013Doug Mainwaring
This nation's conservative movement owes a debt of gratitude to the IRS and folks like Lois Lerner and Douglas Shulman whose hubris and contempt have prompted a surprise coalescing of conservatives.
Vanishing Privacy June 11, 2013Robert Ford
If you are not doing anything wrong you don't need a bathroom door. That was the conclusion of a Florida County.
PS: Barack June 10, 2013Keith Riler
Now that we have definitive confirmation that the little man in the White House is the eavesdropping totalitarian we all suspected, I am liberated.
Spin Win for Brennan June 9, 2013G. Murphy Donovan
Truth is simply what you are willing to believe, isn't it? The rot begins with rhetoric.
Repeal the wheel! June 6, 2013Clarice Feldman
Instead of quarreling endlessly over minutiae of this dangerous device vs. that unacceptable pollutant, here's a modest proposal that can curtail all industrial sins in a single stroke
Talking Turkey about Obama May 24, 2013Joel J. Sprayregen
It does not say much for contemporary American leadership that a purported ally would stand beside our President at the White House and insist he will defy U.S. policy.
Barack Obama and the End of an Era May 13, 2013Steve McCann
The re-election of Barack Obama is the high water mark and the end of an era. The focus of the nation will no longer be on bumper sticker platitudes.
Is Benghazi Obama's Watergate? May 10, 2013Lauri B. Regan
A Shakespearean tragedy that will make Watergate look like child's play may very well be unfolding. The Obama machine may finally be in over its head.
Census Report Shocker May 3, 2013Janice Shaw Crouse
For the first time, a census report details the demographic details of non-marital childbearing -- and it is not a pretty picture.
Terrorism: Follow the Money May 1, 2013Michael Geer
Terrorism requires money. Money does not grow on trees. Cut off the money, we cut terrorism off at the knees. So where does terror money come from?
Reports of the Obama Presidency's Death Are Exaggerated April 29, 2013Daren Jonescu
Did anyone imagine Obama could remain "almost a god" forever? That Obama has lost some of his luster is certain; that this betokens a defeat for progressivism shows a grave misunderstanding on the part of conservatives.
Immigration Must Benefit the Host Nation April 28, 2013Steve McCann
A root factor of the April 15th bombing in Boston is the self-destructive immigration policy of the United States, which willingly allows the infiltration of those either dedicated to or susceptible to being converted to the tenets and tactics of radical Islam
The Statistics of Gay Men April 22, 2013Jim Hlavac
Well, no one knows the number of us. Or how to count us. Or what to count. Or even if we should be counted. So anything said is pretty much guessing, or even, alas, fabrication. Still, I would like to look at our alleged numbers.
The Tsarnaev Meme Wars Begin April 20, 2013Thomas Lifson
Boston and the nation have gone through a trauma and a degree of catharsis over the attack in Boston, and now the battle to define how we discuss that incident and the perps is underway.
Eerily Authentic: The AmericansApril 3, 2013Bernie Reeves
An example of ongoing political warfare, perfected by the KGB during the Cold War, was unintentionally revealed recently.
Obama's Islamist Tilt March 13, 2013Kyle Shideler
We have transformed ourselves, in the span of a decade, from a nation that declares, "You are either with us, or you are with the terrorists," to a nation that is credibly accused of arming terrorists.
Get Ready for Obama's Impending Economic Free fall February 26, 2013Neil Snyder
Economic principles don't change because an ideologue is in the Oval Office. History teaches that the laws governing how economies work prevail in the long-run and that nations ignoring them pay the price
The United States is a Euro-Socialist Nation February 25, 2013Steve McCann
The unspoken reality is that the "West" has finally reached the point of saturation wherein its economies and societies can no longer afford to guarantee a certain standard of living for their citizens.
Forfeiting Freedom by Mass Neurological Dysregulation February 21, 2013Deborah C. Tyler
In order to maintain political freedom in the United States, a prevalent number of American brains must be capable of understanding, adhering to, and fighting for a secular scripture. Our citizenry has a great obstacle to overcome to regain such a character.
The Peculiar American Left February 14, 2013Steve McCann
The basic personality parameters of the entity known as the modern American left are rarely found among their counterparts in the rest of the world.
F-16s for Egypt but not for Taiwan February 8, 2013Thomas Lifson
If you watch what the Obama administration does, as opposed to what it says, it becomes clear that the armed might of the United States is backing the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt, and abandoning Taiwan
Will Obama Let Iran Start World War III February 8, 2013Noah Beck
Toothless pronouncements of disappointment and condemnation by the US and EU have been as ineffective at stopping Iran's nuclear warpath as they've been at halting Assad's daily massacres.
First Comes Honor February 5, 2013Steve McCann
A nation without honor is a nation without a future. Today the United States finds itself in a quagmire of ever-increasing self-doubt and foreboding. Chief among the factors that have brought America to this point has been the abandonment of a sense of what is right
The Governing Class and the Decline of America November 29, 2012Steve McCann
The United States finds itself in a circumstance once thought unthinkable. An ill-educated and near morally bankrupt society increasingly made up of those dependent on government combined with a governing class whose primary interest is themselves.
Reversing America's Decline November 27, 2012Jared Peterson
The ongoing and not-so-gradual loss of American Civilization is the result of two related phenomena: the invasion of our country from the southern border, and our elites' culture of self-loathing
The Parchment-Thin Veil of Civility November 26, 2012Glenn Fairman
In an age where government does everything it should not and fails in doing what it ought, we must keep in mind that the glib courtesies of civil society are only a mask for a measured depravity entrenched deep within us all
On Respecting Muslim Culture November 25, 2012Jim Yardley
For at least the past decade, and perhaps longer, the nations of the West have treated jihadists and radical Islamists with an inordinate level of respect so as not to "offend" them.
Whither America? November 21, 2012Steve McCann
when a nation embarks on the road to massive government and control of the day-to-day lives of its citizens, the outcome has always been detrimental to the individual. Liberty and freedom are the first casualties.
2014 and Beyond: Containment and Rollback November 14, 2012Ed Lasky
There were silver linings on Election Day that should not be dismissed. It's time to disband the circular firing squad and focus on the superb opportunities conservatives face in the 2014 midterms and the 2016 general election.
The Death of Ordinary Decency November 7, 2012James Lewis
The balance of decency in America has changed. Every society has normal, decent people and the other kind. The America we grew up in was fundamentally decent. Decency was the expected standard. Now the balance has changed.
Surviving the Political War November 7, 2012Glenn Fairman
Growing weary of the filth and calumny, the stink and the repercussions that attend grasping for the golden ring of power, it will be good for a time to focus on the practical and beautiful things that happen so miraculously around us
