It looks like there really are two Americas. Blacks have their own country, with its own national anthem, as Denver discovered when René Marie performed the Black National Anthem at an official city event yesterday. At least one councilman was sane enough to object: This is the State of the City address. It’s not an […]

But the way I read it, the impact of speculation is such that any obvious steps we take toward energy independence (drilling, alternate fuels, conservation, efficient vehicles) will affect prices much more quickly than one might expect if supply and demand were the only variables involved. (Yes; I got the schedule mixed up; I thought […]

Ann Althouse wonders where the kids are. Makes me think about the book Where The Wild Things Are. Our neighborhood is full of kids, yet good luck finding evidence of them. Where are they? Swimming–in public pools or in pools in the back yard. Summer camp. There are camps for everything and since playing stick […]

One of the problems with fighting back against the disciples of anthropogenic global warming, and other silliness such as 9/11 Twooferism and Progressivism, is having to respond to them using rationality and facts and figures, which they then dismiss as being created by Big Oil, or whoever and/or whatever the current villain is. Bret Stephens […]

Who’s a big sweety? Who’s a big sweety? Yes you are! Yes you are! Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman’s hat A postcard featuring a cute puppy sitting in a policeman’s hat advertising a Scottish police force’s new telephone number has sparked outrage from Muslims.   Tayside Police’s new non-emergency phone […]

I don’t know how many times I saw the video in this post while I was in the Navy. It is a very important part of U.S. Naval history. Not once in all those viewings did I ever hear anyone claim that John McCain was responsible for the fire. Now I have. A Free Republic […]

The Washington Post is reporting that along with Christopher Dodd and Kent Conrad, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama got a sweeter than normal deal on his mortgage: The freshman Democratic senator received a discount. He locked in an interest rate of 5.625 percent on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, below the average for such loans at […]

As one of the supposed anti-science conservatives liberals are always yammering on about, I was glad when President Bush vetoed the increase in federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. I wrote about adult stem cell success stories, and since June of last year, there have been even more exciting treatments: A middle aged man […]

Two Terror Alerts regarding Iran have come to my attention: 1. Iran announces plans to dig thousands of graves in anticipation of an attack on its soil. Iran is to dig 320,000 graves in border districts to allow for the burial of enemy soldiers in the event of any attack on its territory, a top […]

Chris Satullo, writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, penned an opus to the “Blame America” groupies: Put the fireworks in storage. Cancel the parade. Tuck the soaring speeches in a drawer for another time. This year, America doesn’t deserve to celebrate its birthday. This Fourth of July should be a day of quiet and atonement. For […]

In the Democrat Corner: DNC Prostest Will Be Behind A Fence: The fence around the public demonstration zone outside the Democratic National Convention will be chicken wire or chain link, authorities revealed in U.S. District Court today. That may allow protestors to be seen and heard by delegates going in and out of the Pepsi […]

Hello RWN readers, Let me take this time to introduce myself: I’m Skye, blog mistress of MidnightBlue and a contributor at Flopping Aces. I want to take a moment to thank John Hawkins for inviting me to guest post on Right Wing News today. I’ve been a fan of RWN for a number of years, […]

What’s happening in New York City this balmy summer day? The city bustles but there is little building going on ground zero. Prices are sky-rocketing. Government officials are wrangling (imagine that): In a report to New York governor David Paterson, Mr Ward said: “The schedule and cost estimates of the rebuilding effort that have been […]

See, what I meant about the ugly choices? Marrying Rosie O’Donnell can’t last long. It’s the ending that makes it all worthwhile. Cross-posted at Dr. Melissa Clouthier

There is one good reason for BHO to put Shrillary on the ticket. When his administration inevitably comes under fire for corruption and gross incompetence, he can defend himself be screaming about both racism and sexism, like Baltimore’s Mayor Sheila Dixon. Dixon, who has the extreme good fortune to be both black and female, has […]

Why would you be a bad guy in Texas? Everyone owns a gun and people really, really like to use them. Dave from Ace’s blog has been watching this case, as have I. He explains what happened: To recap: Joe Horn, a resident of Pasadena Texas observed two men (illegal aliens as it happens), burglarizing […]

The Heritage Foundation takes a look at what Obama promises for taxes should he be elected and what that means: Obama’s tax plan has two major components. First, he promises to end the Bush tax cuts, allowing the top two tax rates to return to 36% and 39.6%. Second, he promises to end the Social […]

Educational standards in moonbattery-addled Britain aren’t what they once were: A British high school student received credit for writing nothing but a two-word obscenity on an exam paper because the phrase expressed meaning and was spelled correctly. The exam question was “Describe the room you are sitting in.” The student’s answer was “F— off.” “It […]

A while back in Washington, I was approached modestly by a man named Jim Edwards, who asked if he could tell me a little about his organization, NumbersUSA. I soon realized that this was a group I had supported and whose emails I still regularly receive, so I was happy to find out more about […]

To start off, as many of you have already read, Obama threw Wes Clark, if not under the bus, at least into the bumper “As he’s said many times before, Senator Obama honors and respects Senator McCain’s service, and of course he rejects yesterday’s statement by General Clark,” said Obama campaign spokeman Bill Burton. Is this what […]

Let me tell you the story of a remarkable American and Navy Veteran, Rich Davis. He is the founder of a pro-troop, pro-American organization called the Chester County Victory Movement (American Sheepdogs) based in West Chester, Pa. His one man ‘support the troops’ rally has blossomed into a grassroot organization populated with exceptional Americans who […]

Right up the road in Durham. WRAL – Prosecutor: Couple’s Crimes Related To Cult A Durham couple charged with kidnapping, rape and assault was involved with a satanic cult, a prosecutor said Monday. Joy Johnson and Joseph Craig appeared at a bond hearing Monday. A judge set Craig’s bond at $590,000, but refused a prosecution […]

Chrysler reports that it’s shutting down minivan production. “Foreman said, ‘These jobs are goin’, boys, and they ain’t comin’ back … to your hometown.” Bruce was right then, and he’d be right to say it now, too, but not for the reasons he thinks. It’s not because of free trade, or even because folks in […]

Jennifer Rubin, at Contentions, points out that Paul Krugman, like David Brooks, is confused as to whether “Obama is more like Ronald Reagan (an ideological, transformative politician) or Bill Clinton ( a poll-driven pragmatist).” As I mentioned in the past: [Obama] hopes to let voters define what “hope” and “change” mean to them and then […]

Here’s some Monday afternoon inspiration for you. Ivan Castro joined the Army, and was a Ranger before completing Special Forces training. He earned his officer’s commission and joined the 82nd Airborne Division as platoon leader. In September of 2006, in Youssifiyah, Iraq, he was struck by mortar fire and shrapnel, breaking his arm and shoulder, […]

Is New York returning to the bad old days pre-Giuliani? Maybe: The NYPD’s CompStat data indeed show upticks in violent crime since last year. The city has had 238 murders so far this year (as of last Sunday), up 7.6 percent from 221 last year, and 664 rapes, up 6.2 percent. Should we be worried? […]

According to the endlessly repeated Democrat talking points, it would be useless to drill in the ANWR wasteland, off the coasts, or anywhere else environmentalist extremists have forbidden it, because it would take years and years to get the oil out, and it would only lower prices by a few pennies anyway. But wait, what’s […]

A British family chose IVF and screened embryos that had a breast cancer gene: By screening out embryos carrying the gene, called BRCA-1, the couple, from London, will eliminate the hereditary disease from their lineage. About 5% of the 44,000 cases of breast cancer diagnosed in Britain each year are estimated to be caused by […]

Robert Mugabe personifies the future liberals have planned for us. He took the “Breadbasket of Africa” and turned it into a squalid, totalitarian hellhole with his race-based socialist ideology in the name of sticking it to Whitey on behalf of the historically oppressed. But even moonbats who deify his socialist colleague Nelson Mandela have a […]

Good thing the Islamic Jihadis do not use the Internet or anything, eh? NY Times – Amid Policy Disputes, Qaeda Grows in Pakistan Late last year, top Bush administration officials decided to take a step they had long resisted. They drafted a secret plan to make it easer for the Pentagon’s Special Operations forces to […]