Lars Hedegaard, 70, a Danish historian and journalist was attacked by a murderous assassin whom Hedegaard described as a “typical Muslim immigrant” in his mid-twenties. Hedegaard heads the Free Press Society, which fights for journalists’ and cartoonists’ rights to free
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, has rejected the Islamic group CAIR’s latest motion in their lawsuit attempting to silence critics. In the suit brought by CAIR against Dave Gaubatz and his son, Chris
On Thursday, Barack Obama told teachers in Decatur, GA that he was in favor of making school mandatory for children from the age of four, declaring, “The size of your paycheck shouldn’t determine your child’s future. So let’s fix this.
President Obama, still demagoguing the gun control issue, said Thursday that he didn’t want to ban handguns. Asked why he wanted to ban assault weapons, which cannot compare in number of gun deaths to the number of handgun-related deaths, Obama
Barack Obama said Thursday that he’d like to get rid of pennies, as they cost more to make than they’re worth. He said, “Any time we’re spending money on something people aren’t going to use, that’s something that should change.”
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) told his colleagues Wednesday that Barack Obama and the Democratic Senate are “deluding” themselves regarding the national deficit. Ryan said, “It seems as if they think the heavy lifting on debt reduction, deficit
Be careful on Valentine’s Day–the U.S. Centers for Disease Control just announced that the number of new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has risen to 20 million nationwide each year. 15-24 year-olds are responsible for half of those infections, leading the
The University of Chicago, often compared to Harvard, Yale and Stanford for the level of its academic excellence, is hosting a Sex Week chock-full of events graphically teaching techniques that, in a more innocent time, were considered private matters. Some
The peripatetic Barack Obama is at it again, traveling away from the White House to sell the public on another plan he has for spending their money. This week’s stop was in an auto parts plant in Asheville, North Carolina,
The Southern and Southwestern United States can rest easy now; Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that U.S. borders have “never been stronger.” Napolitano made her remarks during an immigration reform hearing in the Senate. She argued:
Americans are getting more and more tired of listening to Barack Obama. The numbers are in, and for the fourth straight year, the number of people who listened to his State of the Union address dropped by more than four million
In his Tuesday State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama promised, “Let me repeat–nothing I’m proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime.” That line quickly proved to be typical political rhetoric, as he spent the rest
How did Barack Obama use his State of the Union address, in his own humble and prayerful way, to mark the fact that he is the 44th president of the United States? He used one pronoun 44 times. Guess which
During Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, Barack Obama boasted that he and NATO are planning to leave Afghanistan at the end of 2014 and leave the security of the country to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). There’s
Now that Pope Benedict XVI has resigned, the speculation about his successor is already heating up. What follows is a short list of those who have been mentioned as possible candidates. Two candidates from Italy are prominently mentioned, because Italians
Esquire magazine lied about a Navy Seal who helped kill Osama Bin Laden being ineligible for health benefits from the Veteran’s Administration–and they won’t fess up. In a story written by Phil Bronstein, who runs the so-called Center for Investigative
President Obama is expected to ignore calls from the American people to cut spending in his State of the Union speech. It appears that he will urge the government to spend more, while using euphemisms such as “investments” to obfuscate
Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that there is so much violence in America that there is “a Sandy Hook-plus” of deaths every day. He claimed that the White House proposals calling for an assault weapons ban and a ban
Contrary to prior statements Barack Obama made to John Boehner, the president now apparently does believe that the United States has a spending problem. White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday: Of course, the president believes that we have
Friday night, on The Rachel Maddow Show, guest host Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez from the fourth congressional district told guest host Melissa Harris-Perry that he believed handguns should be banned. Harris-Perry asked, “What needs to be done if you’ve already
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) may have to borrow money from the U.S. Treasury in order to survive, which would be unprecedented. The FHA was created in 1934 and has always been solvent, but it guaranteed too many loans during
Truman Capote, who became famous when his 1966 book In Cold Blood was published and claimed that his book was “immaculate factual,” was lying. New information has been revealed in Kansas Bureau of Investigation documents that were kept by a
In a rather unsettling situation, an Iranian-American is functioning as an interlocutor between Iran’s leaders and the U.S. Defense Department. Amir Mohammad Estakhri, who lives in Southern California, has been an interpreter for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for interviews Ahmadinejad
Before you read this column, I would suggest reading its companion piece, “The Best Romantic Films of All Time,” to get a sense of what guided me in writing this piece. I was interested to note that out of curiosity,
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought it might be appropriate to write a column listing the ten most romantic films of all time. My qualification for writing this piece is simple: I’ve been in love with my first love
