Several rural communities in the San Francisco Bay area face acute water shortages as a result of the state’s severe drought–and some could run out of water within three to four months, according to state officials. Matt Bigler of KCBS-San
At National Review’s “The Corner,” Grace Marie-Turner points out that President Barack Obama only used 7 percent, or 462 words, of his speech to address Obamacare. (She adds that those 462 words were largely misleading, to boot.) To me, the
Americans who watched President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on the live White House stream had a fundamentally different experience than those who watched it on television. At whitehouse.gov, there was a split screen: on the left was
In the space of about twelve hours, two major emerging market economies, Turkey and South Africa, raised interest rates dramatically in order to attract foreign cash flows and shelter their currencies from an ongoing global crisis in confidence. Turkey’s central
“I know this chamber agrees that few Americans give more to their country than our diplomats and the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.” President Barack Obama spoke these words in his State of the Union on
President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening to make the best case for the interim nuclear deal with Iran–and against bipartisan sanctions legislation that enjoys majority support in both houses of Congress. The president’s
I’m going “deep undercover” to watch the State of the Union address at a gathering hosted by members of President Barack Obama’s own campaign-turned-activist organization, Organizing for Action (OfA). I can’t disclose the location: suffice it to say it’s in
The political stakes are rising dramatically in the race to save California’s economy from a crushing drought that is among the worst in the past century. The U.S. Senate rejected an effort by three California Republicans–Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy and
Congress secretly approved “light arms” for the “moderate” factions among Syria’s rebels, according to a report Monday by Reuters. The weapons include rifles and anti-tank guns, though not anti-aircraft missiles, according to the report. Citing two unnamed sources, Reuters says
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama set out a detailed agenda for his second term–a highly ambitious and diverse array of goals that few thought had any chance of succeeding in a divided Congress. Indeed,
A new poll to be released Tuesday shows that 59% of Americans believe that stronger sanctions are needed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The poll was conducted for the World Zionist Organization by McLaughlin Associates among 1000 American
It might work against a politician who doesn’t want to fight back, but the standard left-wing advice to President Barack Obama to “get angry” never works, and reinforces the same bad behavior that is the cause of most of his
When billionaire Obama donor Tom Steyer, the leading opponent of the Keystone XL pipeline, bankrolled California’s Proposition 39 in 2012, voters were told that the new corporate tax reform would bring $1 billion into state coffers by charging out-of-state companies
South Africa’s leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), stunned political observers Tuesday with the announcement that Mamphela Ramphele, a leading black anti-apartheid activist, will be the party’s candidate for president in national elections against the troubled African National Congress
South Africa’s leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), stunned political observers Tuesday with the announcement that Mamphela Ramphele, a leading black anti-apartheid activist, will be the party’s candidate for president in national elections against the troubled African National Congress
Billionaire Obama donor Tom Steyer, who is funding and leading the environmentalist campaign against the Keystone XL pipeline, will air an anti-Keystone ad on MSNBC before and after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. The
The latest outrage in Israel involves a bombshell–not a rocket from Gaza, but a blonde from Norway. Sandra Leikanger is 25 years old and a student at Israel’s Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. She is also reported to be dating fellow student Yair
California has long been the flagship for Obamacare. It was targeted last fall by President Barack Obama’s own activist group, Organizing for Action, for precisely that reason: given the strength of their volunteer efforts, they hoped the state could be
Sandra Fluke is no longer a student–she is now a Social Justice Attorney (whatever that is). She still has a lot to say about birth control, though, and her opinions are formidable–even if they are prepared “in collaboration with Planned
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that there is “no chance” the West will reach a final deal with Iran over its nuclear program, following comments by Iranian officials last week that they had not agreed to dismantle any
My colleague John Nolte has observed that former Gov. Mike Huckabee was “obviously trying to make a point about how Democrats view women,” not attacking women, in his recent comments to the Republican National Committee. National Review’s Charles C. W.
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, President Barack Obama will address Congress and the nation in his annual State of the Union address. Confidence in Obama’s leadership has faded to such a degree that people are losing interest in anything he says
Sen. Chuck Schumer’s speech denouncing the Tea Party has received a bit of mockery on conservative talk radio this week. Yet it is worth exploring in greater depth, because it reveals the confusion–and the deception–of the Democratic Party’s leadership as
John Hudson of Foreign Policy pours scorn (Update: see below) on the American Israel Public Affair Committee (AIPAC) for raising questions about Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s opposition to new sanctions on Iran (to take effect if and when the interim nuclear
