America is in a new Cold War. It may be undeclared, but then again, so was the Cold War itself. Many Americans mark the start of the Cold War by reference to Winston Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain” speech on March
UPDATE: On Wednesday evening, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) deliberately misread Arizona SB 1062 — and, out of a misguided sense of political correctness, proceeded to veto it. “My agenda is to sign into law legislation that advances Arizona,” Brewer
On Monday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced massive cuts to the size of the armed services, slashing the army to its pre-World War II size. In 2011, the army had some 566,000 soldiers; Hagel wants it cut to somewhere
On Friday, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Office of Vital Statistics released a report titled “Summary of Vital Statistics 2012 The City of New York, Pregnancy Outcomes.” As expected, the report showed an exceedingly high number
Last week, Reporters Without Borders dropped America in the World Press Freedom Index 2014 from 33rd to 46th. James Risen of The New York Times rightly explained, “I think 2013 will go down in history as the worst year for
On Wednesday, the White House announced that it would be taking a muscular new role in Ukraine: by deferring to the Russians. Again. As the streets burn in Ukraine, and with police cracking down on opposition protesters, Vice President Joe
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809. Neither was born on February 17. Yet today, many of us are staying home from work because of the federally declared Presidents Day, established formally
It is difficult to see how the future of Texas looks like the present of London; it is difficult to see how the future of London looks like the present of Jerusalem. Nonetheless, in the battle for Western civilization, all
The Winter Olympics have not lived up to the hype. NBC’s primetime numbers are down dramatically from the Olympics coverage four years ago. That was down 29% from the first Wednesday broadcast in Vancouver. The average of 20.8 million viewers
It’s Valentine’s Day – and that means it’s time to get a gift for your special someone. What is she looking for? Traditional flowers and chocolates are passé; a nice dinner seems hackneyed. Here are some suggestions from those in
On Monday, the Obama administration announced that it would be delaying one of the key components of Obamacare yet again. This time, the Treasury Department stated that mid-sized employers – businesses with between 50 and 99 employees – would be
Last year, Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam announced that he was gay to his teammates. In an interview with The New York Times on Sunday, he publicly announced his sexual orientation to the general public. “I looked in their eyes,”
On Monday, former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton spoke at the National Automobile Dealers Association in New Orleans – where she quickly revealed that she has not driven a car for the past 18 years. At a
According to Americans for Tax Reform, President Obama will push a tax hike on American businesses in his State of the Union Address on Tuesday. ATR reports that “according to reports, the ‘offer’ President Obama is making is to raise
On Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama used the upcoming State of the Union address to fundraise for the Democratic Party. She wrote a letter to the group’s mailing list requesting that followers “chip in $10 or more and help protect
On Wednesday night, workers at Amazon in Delaware rejected the company’s first labor union. The union would have been formed under the umbrella of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which has been controversially ensnared in brutal negotiations
The budget deal proposed by Democrats on Republicans on Tuesday includes restoration of cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency under sequestration. House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) had fought to remove EPA rules regulating carbon emissions, but failed in his
During oral arguments on Monday, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia tore into President Obama’s decision to appoint officials to government agencies during a pro-forma Senate session that was not in recess. Scalia told US Solicitor General Donald Verrilli that the
As the Golden Globes paid tribute to filmmaker Woody Allen, Allen’s supposed son, MSNBC contributor Ronan Farrow, tweeted: Missed the Woody Allen tribute – did they put the part where a woman publicly confirmed he molested her at age 7
On Thursday, the Obama administration came out in strong opposition to a proposed House bill that would require weekly updates on Obamacare enrollments and technical problems. The administration opposed the transparency requirements: The Administration opposes House passage of HR 3811
Following accusations from former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates that Vice President Joe Biden undermined the military leadership and was “wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four years,” Biden will be meeting
According to documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal, a senior staffer for Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) sent an email to a Port Authority official that seems to direct the official to jack up traffic in an area run by
With the new year, a bevy of know-it-all consultants has declared that the loud and proud brand of conservatism represented by the Tea Party should shut up or doom the Republican Party to electoral defeat in 2014 and beyond. First,
Thanks to persistent unemployment and low availability of low-skill jobs, Shenandoah Family Farms’ ice cream plant in Hagerstown, Maryland has received over 1,600 applicants for a grand total of 36 jobs. Many of those applicants are former workers at the
Thanks to continuing glitches on the federal Obamacare exchange website, over 100,000 Americans who signed up for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) remain uninsured. According to the Washington Post, the Obama administration is personally calling attempted enrollees
