Two medical ethicists connected to Oxford University are arguing in Oxford’s Journal of Medical Ethics that babies have no moral status, and can be killed because they are only “potential persons” rather than “actual persons.” They also argue that if
Great Britain’s Mark Lewis, the lawyer who is spearheading the investigation into the phone hacking by Rupert Murdoch’s News Of the World, is trying to bring the case across the sea to New York. He intends to file lawsuits against
United Nations envoy Kofi Annan implied today that a ceasefire in the civil war in Syria is imminent. Speaking in Tehran, he stated that, “If everyone respects it, by 6 a.m. on Thursday there should be a much improved situation
Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, wants to get rid of the Stand Your Ground self-defense laws around the nation. He calls them “a license to murder” and an excuse for “vigilante justice.” Bloomberg has long been candid about
DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was scheduled to give the keynote address at a fundraiser hosted by an American Muslim on the Federal Terrorist Watch List, is backing out. Called out by her Republican opponent Joe Kaufman, Wasserman Schultz’s
Steven Spielberg’s failing film company DreamWorks is being bailed out by India’s Reliance Entertainment – to the tune of more than $200 million. DreamWorks has a troubled history; founded in 1994 by Spielberg, former Disney President Jeffrey Katzenberg and media
A man who was beaten in Gainesville, Florida claims that the gang that beat him shouted “Trayvon” as they attacked him. The victim, who is white, said that a gang of five to eight black men beat him for five
The Syrian government and its security forces are using women and children as human shields in the government’s war with Syrian rebels. The brutal regime of Bashar Assad has forced thousands of Syrians to flee to Turkey as a result of
President Obama has decided to interfere in states’ issues once again by stating that he opposes the Minnesota constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The White House news release states: …
UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay has called for an “immediate investigation” into the death of Trayvon Martin. Leaving aside the matter of the despicable record of the UN on human rights, what kind of record does Pillay herself have
Ozzie Guillen, the new manager of the Florida Marlins, said in an online Time magazine article that he loves Fidel Castro, and Cuban-Americans in Miami want him fired. Vigilia Mambisa, a group of Cuban-Americans describing themselves as “hard-line, right wing,
Yesterday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran would continue on its nuclear path even if the whole world stands up to it. Iran has rejected calls for them to close the Fordow underground uranium enrichment facility and stop the
Yesterday, on CNN’s State of the Union, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz cynically echoed the liberal talking points that have dominated the last several weeks of news coverage, claiming that the Republican Party is waging a war on women.
Catalina Island, which lies 22 miles south-southwest of Los Angeles, now has gas prices averaging over $7 a gallon. People there aren’t panicking, since most of the natives and the one million visitors annually either walk or use electric golf
Gunter Grass, the German Nobel laureate, was quoted on Wednesday in the German Sueddeutsche Zeitung stating that Iran is not the nuclear threat we should be worried about. The real nuclear threat, he wrote, is Israel: “Israel’s atomic power endangers
The Democratic National Committee and President Obama don’t care about what their liaison to the Jewish community does to smear Jews. Their attitude is simple enough: Show me the money. Dani Gilbert, who was hired by Debbie Wasserman Schultz, posted
Credit rating agency Egan Jones downgraded the United States Thursday on concern over the sustainability of public debt. Egan Jones is one of the most important ratings firms in the world; they lowered our credit level from AA+ to AA.
Stall Brook Elementary School in Bellingham, Massachusetts has a unique version of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” Instead of having the kids sing “God Bless the USA,” they sing “We love the USA.” No God. Parents began complaining –
A rocket attack was launched at one of Israel’s major cities on Thursday. Eilat, one of Israel’s vacation spots and a prime location for visitors during Passover, which begins tomorrow, was targeted in the attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned:
Iran has banned the Reuters news agency for calling Iranian women training in martial arts “assassins” in a report. A spokesman for the Ministry of Culture said, “The decision was taken following the production of a video clip by this
Student protesters were pepper sprayed when they attempted to force their way past police and jam a trustees meeting at Santa Monica College. In yet another case of students wanting something for nothing, more than 100 students jammed the hall
On MSNBC’s “Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” O’Donnell stated of Mormonism and Mitt Romney: Mormonism was created by a guy in Upstate New York in 1830 when he got caught having sex with the maid and explained to his wife
NBC’s “Smash,” which revolves around the making of a musical, thinks being Republican is a weakness. At least that’s what Julia, the adulteress who is the lyricist on the show, has to say when the musical’s composer, Tom, mentions that
The Democratic Party, which comfortably assumes that it has the Jewish vote in their pocket, doesn’t think much of Jews. The latest incident pulling the veil off their contempt? Facebook photos of the Democratic National Committee’s Jewish outreach liason, Dani
Wisconsin’s “castle doctrine,” which allows homeowners to use force against intruders in their homes, is under attack. The law, which became effective last December, gives the benefit of the doubt to homeowners, who are not required to retreat before using
