The Art of the Entitlement Deal
A Reaganesque solution to the looming budget showdown is available to the GOP, if they play their cards right.
Rep. Cummings’ Gunwalker Report Neglects To Mention … Gunwalker
Despicable: The report doesn't mention the estimated 150 dead in Mexico, plus two U.S. agents. Just gun control. And long-debunked statistics.
The Coming of the Fourth Reich?
You — or your kids — will be assimilated: the "liberal" university prepares the totalitarian future.
House Dems Set to Demonize Gun Owners with Gunwalker Forum
Can demagoguery stymie the growing Republican investigation?
Sinking the Flotillas with the Weight of the Law
How a brilliant legal strategy might prevent the Free Gaza Movement’s next propaganda strike against Israel.
Libya: Paris Arming Rebels for Assault on Tripoli
French authorities defying arms embargo in hope of breaking “military stalemate.”
The New McCarthyism, Deep-Dish Chicago Style
“Let’s see if we can make the connection here: slavery, segregation, black codes, Jim Crow, what do they all have in common? Anybody getting scared?"
Why the ‘Unexpected’ Keeps Happening
Why do so many journalists describe Obama's foreseeable economic failures as “unexpected”?
Gunwalker: What Will Happen When Ken Melson Testifies?
The ATF director is going to talk. Whom will he implicate?
Blagojevich Acquitted on All but 19 Charges
Before we are too quick to celebrate the successful vindication of our judicial system, we should remember that Mr. Blagojevich was also taken down on nearly two dozen other scurrilous charges.
Pravda on the Potomac: Washington Post Again Covers for Gov’t on Gunwalker
The increasingly shameless Post runs an editorial trying to shift the blame for Gunwalker to ... the National Rifle Association.
The Quotable Christopher Hitchens
The world’s cleverest child, a genius, or both? A new book rounds up the best of Hitchens' quotes.
Silence of Hugo Chávez Fuels Speculation and Rumors
What would a future with a diminished or dead Chávez mean for the rest of Latin America and for the United States?
Shock: Iran Defense Minister — One of Interpol’s Most Wanted — Meets with U.S.
Rather than arrest him, we sat and listened to his input. He’s killed our soldiers.
Will U.S. Suspend Aid to Egypt’s Military?
Whither the "Arab Spring": Congress may cut $1.3B in military aid after Egypt warms to Islamists.
After 61 Years, Korean War Offers Modern Lessons
As we remember our military personnel who gave their lives during the conflict, we might also think about the reasons it happened and about how to diminish the likelihood of another, in Korea and elsewhere.
What the Murder of Iraqi Jews in 1941 Tells us About the Middle East Today
The pogrom known as the Farhud contained many elements that we can recognize in the Arab world in the 21st century.
‘Gunwalker’ Scandal and the Case for Impeaching Holder
While Holder didn’t pull any triggers, the Department of Justice was involved in Gunwalker from the beginning.
Understanding Online Radicalization: The Videos
Once primitive, jihadi video productions are now slick and potent. (Also read Parts One, Two, Three, and Four in this series.)
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