Jay-Z is answering those who criticized his recent trek to Cuba in the forum he knows best. The hip hop superstar dropped a new track today addressing those who said his wedding anniversary trip to Havana, a city under U.S.
Since the release of President Obama’s budget, there has been a lot of focus on the entitlement reform aspects of it. One of the less commented-upon aspects of the budget, however, is the nearly $1 per pack federal cigarette tax
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Anthony Weiner is attempting a full media blitz in preparation for a campaign for mayor of New York City, and the media is doing their part in helping the disgraced congressman out. A New York Times Magazine cover story featuring Weiner
On Wednesday, the daughter of President Barack Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, was indicted on charges of lying to federal authorities and money laundering. Jeri Wright was charged with seven counts of giving false testimony to a grand jury,
From Congressman Louie Gohmert: Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) addressed key issues in a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Hearing. He asked the witnesses about the relationship between the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland
In an April 7 op-ed in the NY Daily News, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords wrote that right now people who “don’t want to take a background check” can “buy as many guns as they want on the internet or at
In a surprising display of putting politics over commitment to the Constitution, two previously pro-gun senators have turned on the National Rifle Association regarding gun control legislation. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) have introduced an amendment to
The Swedish thriller Easy Money barely made a ripple at the U.S. box office. It still may be remembered as one of the earliest, juiciest roles for rising star Joel Kinnaman as well as a rare critique of European class
In a poll conducted by PoliceOne, a majority of law enforcement personnel said universal background checks, “assault weapons” bans, and “high capacity” magazine bans do not make police safer and will not lower violent crime. Armed citizens, on the other hand,
It seems to be very popular to make fun of Guy Fieri these days. Granted he gives people a lot of material — silly food names (“Donkey Sauce”), his hair (bleached blonde), his attire (Ed Hardy-esque), catchphrases (“On point!”), and his
As we enter day 11,468 of the mainstream media’s push to hand Obama a gun control win, here are a couple stories the media would be all over if the politics were, you know, “correct”: Gosnell Worker: Baby Screamed During
A new tool has arisen in the gun control arsenal: punitive taxes. Firearms consumers in Chicago will now pay and additional $25 for each firearm purchased. In California, a panel will hear testimony about imposing a 5 cent per bullet
In response to The Iron Lady’s Response to a Heckler Circa 1980: All hecklers are doomed because if they were smart enough or funny enough or clever enough they would be the ones on stage. A few years ago I compiled
On April 6, The Daily Beast lamented the fact that the NRA has won the day on the current gun control battle, but they claimed that the current victory will be short lived–“Wayne LaPierre may have won the week…but the
Die Hard director John McTiernan began serving a 12-month sentence this week for perjury and lying to the FBI in connection to the Anthony Pellicano Hollywood wiretapping scandal. The director’s wife, Gail Sistrunk McTiernan, penned the following response to her husband’s
NBC is promoting a story about a 35-year-old man. Joshua Hakken, who is alleged to have kidnapped his young sons from their grandmother’s house and fled with them and his wife Sharyn, possibly by boat. What has elevated this story
As cities are forced to lay off police officers for budgetary reasons, some residents are responding by hiring private security guards. Doug Mosher, an Oakland resident says “At its current staffing level, [the police] are just unable to provide regular
(AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied in Dhaka after an overnight “long march” to the Bangladeshi capital, demanding the execution of atheist bloggers for defaming Islam. It is the latest protest to rack Bangladesh, deepening tensions between secularists
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Thieves have made off with 66 rhino horns worth some $2.75 million in one of the biggest horn heists South Africa has seen after breaking into the safe of a game farm owner. The horns had been
“They are so desperate,” Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said of the Terry McAuliffe for Governor campaign this morning on “Mornings on the Mall” on WMAL-FM in Washington DC. The GOP nominee for governor was responding to the ongoing political games
The apparently homeless New York man who made news around the world when a picture was taken of a NYPD cop giving him boots has his own apartment where a preacher friend pays his rent and also has more than thirty pairs
Legislation requiring at least one employee to be armed at every public school in Indiana made it through committee on April 2. It will now be considered by the Republican-dominated house. The bill mandates “that one officer in every public
Rapper turned reggae singer Snoop Lion wants to bring an end to gun violence. So he’s written a new song and created an accompanying video pleading for No Guns Allowed. The track, which also features the singer’s daughter and rap
(AFP) – A British police force on Thursday began recording attacks on goths and punks as “hate crimes” similar to those suffered by people targeted because of their race, religion or sexual orientation. Police in Manchester, northwest England, said the
One hundred and thirty-nine pages of gun and ammunition control measures have now passed the Connecticut General Assembly–the senate passed the measures at 6:30 p.m. on April 3 and the house passed them at 2:26 a.m. on April 4. These
