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Paris attack puts Western world in a bad spot

The vigils in Paris are moving. The hashtag plumes of #JeSuisCharlie (“I am Charlie”) are endearing. The expressions of condemnation from Muslim leaders are commendable, as are the assurances of solidarity and support from Western governments. But, as a practical matter, they don’t change a thing: The jihadists won this week. Even if the atrocity […]

The US Constitution and Religious Liberty

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a fascinating op-ed by William A. Galston, “The Christian Heart of American Exceptionalism,” much of which I agree with but some of which I don’t. Galston argues that the idea of American exceptionalism should not be discounted and that its primary source is the “durability of American religious belief” […]

Bill Clinton and the company he keeps

It is from an Aesop fable we get the phrase, “A man is known by the company he keeps.” The British and American media are carrying salacious stories about Prince Andrew keeping company with registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, now accused of keeping underage girls as “sex slaves” for prominent men. The investigation is ongoing. […]

Obamacare and the Irritation Factor

As we enter 2015, the politics of the president’s health care law are little changed from last year or the year before, or any year since it was passed. The details change with the calendar, but year after year, the law remains a major drag on President Obama’s popularity and legacy. Defenders of the law […]

Pro-Obamacare Harvard Employees Infuriated by Having to Pay More for Healthcare

Obamacare might have looked good on paper, but after being told that they were being charged more so the University could comply with Obamacare standards, previously-coddled Harvard faculty found themselves opposing the very law they so vehemently supported. From BizPac Review: President Obama’s alma mater doesn’t like Obamacare much. Harvard University’s coddled faculty is in a coddled uproar […]

Good Samaritan With Gun Helps Cops Nab a Quartet of Thugs

Cops are great at keeping us safe — but unfortunately, they can’t be everywhere all the time. And for one man, it was a good thing that a passerby with a gun intervened when he was jumped by four robbers. According to a recent WDAZ report, four individuals responsible for beating and robbing a Fargo, […]

Media Whimpers That Muslims Are the Victims of Charlie Hebdo Attack

Who were the real victims of the terror attack on Charlie Hebdo? If you didn’t answer “put-upon Muslims,” report to the nearest reeducation camp at once. But first read this: Muslim organizations in France have rushed to condemn the attack on the magazine, which had been firebombed in 2011 after publishing cartoons lampooning Islam. But […]

Rand Paul Just Introduced a Bill That Will Cut Aid to Palestinians

It’s seemingly obvious: the United States should not be funding terrorists. Yet for some reason, Palestinians still receive aid from the U.S. government — unless a bill that Rand Paul just introduced is passed. Republican Sen. Rand Paul introduced a bill on Wednesday that would immediately halt U.S. aid to the Palestinians until they halt […]

Dick Durbin: Now’s The Time To Raise The Gas Tax

Democrats controlled the Senate from the start of 2007 through just a few days ago. They could have passed legislation doing just that, particularly during the time period of 2009-2010, when they also controlled the House and the Presidency. Durbin could have submitted legislation at any time. It’s rather interesting that he is pushing this […]

The Pontiff and ‘Climate Change’

Move over, radical Islam. Step aside, poverty and political oppression. Pope Francis is expected to soon issue a rare papal encyclical, an official statement about what the pontiff believes is the world’s most pressing issue — “climate change.” A month ago, during the U.N. climate change conference in Lima, Peru, the Pope warned of the […]

Bill Clinton and the company he keeps

It is from an Aesop fable we get the phrase, “A man is known by the company he keeps.” The British and American media are carrying salacious stories about Prince Andrew keeping company with registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, now accused of keeping underage girls as “sex slaves” for prominent men. The investigation is ongoing. […]

Say Islam Is Violent and Jihadis Will Kill You

Here’s what I love about the French: They’ve long understood the dangers presented by radical Islam. French President Francois Hollande swiftly called the deadly Wednesday shooting at Paris’ Charlie Hebdo magazine “an act of exceptional barbarity,” without doubt a terrorist attack. There was no hedging. The Socialist leader didn’t engage in the sort of blather […]