Category: Column

Opposition to American involvement in the war in Syria is uniting the far left and the far right in a new coalition for peace and the Constitution. The coalition made its debut when it lost by seven votes in its attempt to get the House to put limits on NSA surveillance. It is not just […]

The Syrian conflict is far from resolved, but with Russia finally stepping in and offering to broker a solution — something this column has long recommended — a stand-down now seems increasingly likely. As the world now mulls Russia’s proposal for Syria to place its chemical arsenal under international control, what have we really learned […]

In August 2012, President Obama inadvertently set America up for war: He said that if Syria crossed a “red line” by using chemical weapons, that would amount to a “game changer”. In August 2013, Syrian dictator Bashar Assad apparently did just that, gassing some 1,429 people in Damascus. On Sept. 1, 2013, Secretary of State […]

Chickens are coming home to roost for Barack Obama, both at home and overseas. When he first entered the White house, to worldwide acclaim, and backed by huge majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, he could do whatever he wanted — and could do no wrong, in the eyes of the […]

As: CEO of 5WPR, a leading: PR agency, I am well aware that personal relationships are vital. Interpersonal skills, relationships and chemistry matter tremendously in business, politics, and in life.:  History demonstrates occurrences where relationships have changed the course of history, for example, how the personal bond between Roosevelt and Churchill helped end the Second World War. […]

I cannot see why even a single American, a single Israeli or a single Syrian civilian should be killed as a result of a token U.S. military action, undertaken simply to spare Barack Obama the embarrassment of doing nothing, after his ill-advised public ultimatum to the Syrian government to not use chemical weapons was ignored. […]

While President Barack Obama and Congress pontificate over whether Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons on his own people and whether a limited U.S. attack on Syria would be justified, what Washington needs to realize is this: Assad launched sarin on its citizens in hopes of moving the U.S. like a chess piece into […]

Do you ever get the idea that this nation is not only in decline but completely rudderless under the Obama administration? Well, it’s not really rudderless; it only appears rudderless because Obama isn’t pursuing the same goals as past presidents. Let’s first concede that Obama expressly admitted his goal of fundamentally changing the nation — […]

Readers are undoubtedly familiar with the various “doctrines” named after American presidents. Those named after James Monroe, Harry Truman and George W. Bush are among the best known. Well, we have a new one, announced this week by Secretary of State John Kerry. It is a new doctrine of war — so new, in fact, […]

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin would never have proposed a compromise plan to put Syrian chemical weapons under U.N. control unless he had cleared it with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Inevitably, now, Syria will accept some variation of this offer. It’s an offer they can’t refuse. You can’t turn down an offer from your only friend […]

Perhaps if America had a successful track record in the Middle East, President Obama’s appeal for a “limited” attack on Syria might carry more weight. But because our attention span in the region increasingly resembles that of a fidgety 4-year-old, an examination of recent history is in order. Consider Iran. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter […]

Will the California Legislature point a giant middle finger at Bay Area commuters by naming the western span of the Bay Bridge after San Francisco Chronicle columnist Willie Brown even though, as San Francisco’s mayor, Brown unconscionably delayed reconstruction of the seismically challenged eastern span and helped drive the project’s cost from $1.5 billion to […]

About NRB: The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is a non-partisan, international association of Christian communicators whose member organizations represent millions of listeners, viewers, and readers. Attendees and leaders of NRB have included: David Cerullo,: Dr. Chauncey Crandall: and others. In the aftermath of evidence that the Obama Administration IRS has been targeting conservative non-profit groups for hostile and intrusive […]

An important new book has recently been published which addresses the question of global poverty, but does so by provoking the reader to also consider our own nation and demand that we better understand ourselves and the wellsprings of our own success. Two evangelical Christians have teamed up, one an economist and one a theology […]

During World War II, the United States produced a series of propaganda films called “Why We Fight” explaining why we were fighting and what we were fighting for. They were propaganda, but it was the government keeping the public informed and supportive of the war effort at home and abroad. It was a time when […]

The United States is at war with al Qaeda; it must not help al Qaeda. Syrian rebels affiliated with al Qaeda and other jihadist groups are committing unspeakable atrocities across Syria, even while Congress is debating intervention. They murdered a Catholic priest. They slaughtered civilians and regime prisoners. They cut out and ate the hearts […]

We’re polling the readers of Right Wing News to find out what you think about bombing Syria. Should we do it? Should we not? What if it’s proven that Assad used chemical weapons? Vote here and the results will be released tomorrow. We expect over a thousand votes in the poll. Make sure to get […]

“Speak softly and carry a big stick.” – Teddy Roosevelt “The buck stops here.” – Harry Truman “I didn’t set a red line.” – Barack Obama Barack Obama is, without question, the most embarrassing president of my lifetime – and that is saying something, since my life so far has encompassed 12 presidencies, some of […]

During my last visit to New York City, I stumbled into an unexpected discussion about its restrictive gun polices. The discussion occurred after I ducked into a coffee shop. The place was empty except for three transit employees. “I don’t know why the kid shot me,” said one of the men. “But I got myself […]

A few breathless days ago, President “Peace Prize” Obama insisted the United Nations and all of our Allies scream into Syria and bomb the hell out of as many Bashar al-Assad targets as we can. Then, Russia and China led the smackdown in the U.N. Security Council, “No attack for you.” Obama clamored for support […]

“Richmond rhymes with enrichment,” Gayle McLaughlin, the mayor of the California city, boasts on the city’s website. In reality, Richmond does not rhyme with enrichment. The slogan, however, is apt for the first American city poised to seize mortgages by eminent domain. City pols claim that the scheme is legal because the city would pay […]

John Kerry put on quite a war dance in the Senate: on Tuesday. The Secretary of State, backed up by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey, went before the Foreign Relations Committee to urge senators to support the newly drafted resolution giving President Obama authorization to use airstrikes in Syria. Kerry made […]

The Faith and Family Broadcasting Coalition, a coalition of the nation’s leading religious television broadcasters, recently reiterated their opposition to the Obama Administration’s FCC using regulatory pressure to force cable companies to convert to a: pay-per-channel or “a la carte” business model. Such a forced change would: : have a devastating effect on religious broadcasters, such as CBN, […]

Recently, Senator Dianne Feinstein asked the Department of Homeland Security to stop deporting illegal farm workers. Feinstein said that she wants the White House’s executive order not deport illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children expanded to include farm workers. In Feinstein’s letter to DHS, she wrote that many California farmers and […]

It’s no secret that the right is going through what some call a healthy debate and what others see as an identity crisis. For some, the solution to what ails conservatism requires a sudden philosophical shift leftward to win back the last Rockefeller Republicans, presumably hanging on in nursing homes like stranded Japanese fighters who […]