Last week I was down in Cancun, Mexico reporting on the U.N. Climate Change Summit (officially called COP16/CMP6) with Americans for Prosperity and Andrew Breitbart. It was several days of sun, surf, and U.N. conmen. I am back in the
by Warner Todd Huston11 Dec 2010, 9:49 AM PST0
A database used by Islamist groups to support claims that the Muslim community is responsible for helping to break up one-third of terrorist plots is based on flawed and selective use of data, an Investigative Project on Terrorism analysis shows.
by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)10 Dec 2010, 1:52 PM PST0
There’s a weird thing happening in public education. Hardcore unions are attempting to rebrand themselves as “professional organizations.” In fact, the American Federation of Teachers bills itself as “A union of professionals.” Both the AFT and the larger National Education
by Kyle Olson10 Dec 2010, 1:42 PM PST0
Section 1: The Pigford Report Section 2: The Whistle-Blowers Section 3: PigiLeaks The Big Government Feed Featuring All Stories Related to Pigford The Pigford Report The Pigford Shakedown: How the Black Farmers’ Cause Was Hijacked by Politicians, Trial Lawyers &
by Lee Stranahan8 Dec 2010, 10:37 AM PST0
The professionalism of teachers is an issue in America. Take a look at the opinion of two leaders: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis.
by Breitbart TV6 Dec 2010, 12:40 PM PST0
No matter what you call the mainstream media (the “old media,” the “state-run media,” etc.), it has to be admitted that those who comprise it have a vested interest in preserving an outdated, and dangerous, liberal establishment in this country.
by AWR Hawkins2 Dec 2010, 11:00 AM PST0
An unrepentant terror mastermind has a parole hearing scheduled for early January 2011 in civilian court. No, it is not Ramzi Yousef. It’s not Khalid Sheikh Mohammed nor any of the other Guantanamo detainees. This pioneer in terror was plying
by Joseph F. Connor2 Dec 2010, 10:18 AM PST0
I’m being completely serious. From “How Mark Kirk Re-Segregates the Senate:” For reasons that go back more than a century, all the way to the First Great Migration from the South, Illinois has led the nation in black political empowerment.
by Dana Loesch2 Dec 2010, 4:58 AM PST0
From the LA Times: A veteran election attorney filed papers Friday to try to knock Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel off the ballot, charging he does not meet city residency rules. Under Illinois’ municipal code, a candidate must be a
by Publius28 Nov 2010, 2:01 PM PST0
John Arquilla is the Director of the Information Operations Center at the Naval Post Graduate School. He is a serious thinker and analyst who specializes in networked warfare, both technology-wise and tactically. There is a lot to be said for
by Jim Hanson27 Nov 2010, 8:52 AM PST0
As Epstein told Reason in a 1995 interview, “I took some pride in the fact that [Sen.] Joe Biden (D-Del.) held a copy of Takings up to a hapless Clarence Thomas back in 1991 and said that anyone who believes
by Reason TV22 Nov 2010, 1:33 PM PST0
Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel made it official on Saturday: He is running for Mayor of Chicago. Emanuel staged his media event at Coonley Elementary School, a public school in his old congressional district. It wasn’t a
by William Kelly16 Nov 2010, 6:35 AM PST0
This is the latest in a weekly series of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, professor of political science at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, who has just released a major book revealing how communists, from Moscow to
by Sun Tzu12 Nov 2010, 2:43 AM PST0
Our national print media is, generally speaking, hopelessly left-wing. The same is often true of the local press in many places, and the public rarely has recourse to an impartial alternative. Take, for example, the struggling Pioneer Press in suburban
by Joel B. Pollak10 Nov 2010, 12:23 PM PST0
Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) is at it again with his failure to pay his taxes and other assorted debts. The former Defense Minister of the Black Panthers-turned-Illinois Congressman has represented the first congressional district – which includes my hometown of
by William Kelly8 Nov 2010, 12:33 PM PST0
Al Gore’s much ballyhooed Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) has recently announced that it will no longer be engaging in carbon trading, an activity that was the sole purpose that it was created. This is an utter failure of purpose in
by Warner Todd Huston8 Nov 2010, 4:33 AM PST0
My campaign for U.S. Congress ended with a smile–not because of the results, which were disappointing, but because of what it achieved. We ran a tough, issue-oriented, well-organized campaign. We out-raised incumbent Democrat Jan Schakowsky 2-to-1 in the third quarter.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Nov 2010, 4:14 PM PST0
This is the latest in a weekly series of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, professor of political science at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, who has just released a major book revealing how communists, from Moscow to
by Sun Tzu7 Nov 2010, 8:59 AM PST0
You know its going to be a good night for the GOP when the pundits on MSNBC are arguing whether its a big win for the Republican Party, or an historic win. According to Keith Olbermann there is no way
by Jeff Dunetz3 Nov 2010, 4:52 AM PST0
Those of you who have been following the New Black Panther Party scandal will be very interested in a new article published in The Washington Post last week. It includes some explosive new accusations of racism against the Obama Department
by Tom Fitton2 Nov 2010, 10:37 AM PST0
Over the last twenty-two months, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid have sown the wind. Today – if the polls are any indication – they will reap the whirlwind. The portents have been there for a very
by Paul A. Rahe2 Nov 2010, 4:51 AM PST0
This is the latest in a weekly series of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, professor of political science at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, who has just released a major book revealing how communists, from Moscow to
by Sun Tzu1 Nov 2010, 5:47 PM PST0
It’s Halloween, and in the Land of (Honest Abe) Lincoln a liberal judge is wearing a Republican mask and lying to voters. Staring disaster in the face on Tuesday, Democrats are running scared. And some are even running as Republicans.
by Capitol Confidential31 Oct 2010, 12:08 PM PST0
Nationwide, government at every level is requiring more and more of the workforce to get its permission just to earn a living. In the 1950s, only about 5 percent of the workforce needed a government license to do their job.
by Bob Ewing30 Oct 2010, 3:08 PM PST0
The left is in high dudgeon here in the 18th Congressional District in Houston, Texas. Democrat Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a long-time left-winger, has held this seat since 1995 and she isn’t going to go away quietly. She is quite
by Warner Todd Huston30 Oct 2010, 8:43 AM PST0