In his keynote address this morning to his organization’s annual convention in Los Angeles, NAACP President Ben Jealous called upon congressional leaders to let the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire to address the nation’s debt. The lower rates on
I’m blogging from the 102nd annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles, CA. At last year’s convention, the NAACP passed a resolution condemning racism in the Tea
Last night, music fans who filled the Broad Stage theater in Santa Monica were treated to a joint live performance by Israeli musician/producer Idan Raichel and American soul virtuosa India Arie. It was the second stop on Raichel and Arie’s
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) have focused on the Justice Department in their investigation into Operation Fast and Furious, in which U.S. officials deliberately sold American guns to Mexican criminals that were later used to kill
The following article appeared at Big Government on July 15, 2011: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) have focused on the Justice Department in their investigation into Operation Fast and Furious, in which U.S. officials deliberately sold American
Phil Christofanelli, the student who leaked videos of a radical “Introduction to Labor Studies” course at University of Missouri-St.Louis (UMSL) and University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), has obtained internal emails that reveal UMSL’s attempts to mislead the public and target
David Harris is the Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee. As such, he is a leading voice among American Jews. Often, Harris is at pains to portray relations with the Obama administration in the best light possible. Recently, for
Republicans appear increasingly tempted to “cut and run” in Libya and elsewhere. This is not a sentiment confined to the Ron Paul isolationist wing of the party. Nor is it a Tea Party phenomenon, despite support from Michele Bachmann and
I haven’t subscribed to the New York Times for several years. Recently, while killing time at a local Starbucks, I bought a copy to see what, if anything, I had been missing. Answer: not much. On the front page, there
BigPeace.com contributor Charles C. Johnson has won the Eric Breindel Collegiate Journalism Award for a series of articles uncovering the radical views of Claremont McKenna College professor Bassam Frangieh. Johnson exposed Frangieh’s support for the terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah,
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) unwittingly highlighted the corruption inherent in congressional earmarks today, in an op-ed published in the Chicago Tribune. Calling for Congress to “raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires,” Schakowsky quoted a constituent who supports her: “Our country
Sarah Palin will have a strong impact on the 2012 race, whether she runs for president or not. She will continue to rally conservatives, and Democrats and journalists will continue to target her as a proxy for Republicans as a
Democrats are celebrating their victory yesterday in the special election in New York’s 26th congressional district by touting it as a repudiation of House budget committee chair Paul Ryan’s proposal for Medicare reform. Never mind that, as in NY-23 in
The most telling moment in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress today was when he offered America’s leaders the first public opportunity to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden: “Congratulations America, Congratulations, Mr. President. You got bin
President Barack Obama addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) today, and doubled down on his call for a return to the “1967 lines” as the basis for restarting negotiations towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
Convicted fraudster Robert Creamer, husband of Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), has announced that he is opening a nationwide political consulting firm, Democracy Partners. Democracy Partners already “has offices in eight cities including Washington, D.C., Chicago, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, San
President Barack Obama’s speech on the Arab Spring yesterday embraced some of the themes of regional freedom and democracy that George W. Bush was sounding as far back as November 2003 in his address to the National Endowment for Democracy.
In the next several days, President Barack Obama will deliver two major addresses on the Middle East. The first, to take place on Thursday, will renew his effort to reach out to the Muslim world, in the wake of the
It’s often useful to read Robert Creamer’s posts over at HuffPo. Creamer composed the political strategy “blueprint” for ObamaCare from federal prison, and was hired by the Obama campaign after his release, training volunteers at Camp Obama and running the
The field of candidates for the 2012 presidential election may not yet be set, but the themes are coming into focus, as are the messages that each side will use to appeal to American voters. The key to Republican victory
Until September 2001, I was one of those lefties who believed that George W. Bush had come to power in an “electoral coup.” Though I grudgingly accepted the outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore, I considered
President Barack Obama deserves praise for taking out Osama bin Laden. Politically, it may not have been as difficult a choice as President George W. Bush’s surge in Iraq, which he undertook in the face of congressional and even military
This is why the United States must declare that we will veto any unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state at the UN. From Ha’aretz: The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Monday condemned the killing by U.S. forces of Osama bin
Having settled the controversy over President Obama’s birth certificate, let us now turn to an even more important issue: his birth horoscope. Knowing the exact date, time and latitude of his birth allows us to chart the positions of the
Like any good environmental science graduate, I take the bus to work. This morning, our driver dumped us out two miles before my usual stop. “The President,” he said, pointing to the police roadblock ahead. As I contemplated the irony
