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Ya’alon is Israel’s Indispensable Man

Ya’alon is Israel’s Indispensable Man

The State of Israel is politically adrift. As it reels from a new wave of violence incited by Palestinian leaders, and debates a new bill that would define the country formally as a “Jewish state,” the coalition government of Prime

MSNBC Analyst: Hagel Had Responsibility, But Not Power

MSNBC Analyst: Hagel Had Responsibility, But Not Power

MSNBC Military Analyst and Ret. Col. Jack Jacobs argued that the White House made Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel responsible but not giving him the power to handle his responsibilities on Saturday’s “Up” on MSNBC. “Anybody who’s going to take

Brooks, Shields Slam Obama Over Hagel

Brooks, Shields Slam Obama Over Hagel

Columnists David Brooks and Mark Shields slammed the Obama administration for their treatment of outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.”  Shields, who admitted he was a “sympathizer” of Hagel’s, said “when you’re looking for your fourth secretary

Egypt Court Drops Murder Charges Against Mubarak

Egypt Court Drops Murder Charges Against Mubarak

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing of hundreds of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade rule, citing the “inadmissibility” of the

‘Fur Free Friday’ Targets Rodeo Drive

‘Fur Free Friday’ Targets Rodeo Drive

Los Angeles-area animal rights activists will gather on Black Friday to protest the sale of fur on Rodeo Drive, in what organizers call “the bloodiest street in America.” The Beverly Hills protest is just one of many events scheduled as

Colby: A U.S.-China War Would be a War Between Networks

Colby: A U.S.-China War Would be a War Between Networks

This article originally appeared at National Interest: A U.S.-China war would be a battle between networks, according to one prominent security analyst. Speaking to a packed room of mostly undergraduate students at George Mason University earlier this week, Elbridge Colby, the

California AG Asks: Concealed Carry a Right, or a Privilege?

California AG Asks: Concealed Carry a Right, or a Privilege?

On November 26, California Attorney General Kamala Harris’s office said that it will ask that the judgment against California’s “good cause” requirement for concealed carry permits be referred to an “en banc” [full] panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court

Cornel West: The Age of Obama Is Over

Cornel West: The Age of Obama Is Over

On CNN Wednesday, leftist Professor Cornel West, given the chance to bloviate about the non-indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown, decided to impart his perspective with a vengeance, even targeting President Barack Obama and blurting

Like Cops in Ferguson, America Must Police the World

Like Cops in Ferguson, America Must Police the World

In his new book America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder (Sentinal, $32.95), Wall Street Journal columnist and Pulitzer winner Bret Stephens makes a timely analogy between the broken windows policing theory and Pax Americana, or what

Chiefs’ Berry has support from all corners

Chiefs’ Berry has support from all corners

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wide receiver Jason Avant arrived in Kansas City a few days ago, a mid-season signing by the Chiefs. He was leaving his hotel Tuesday when a woman mustered up the courage to approach him. She

Ferguson Protests Reach Texas

Ferguson Protests Reach Texas

HOUSTON, Texas — The Ferguson protest has reached at least three Texas Cities: Houston, Austin and Dallas. The protests originated in Ferguson, Missouri after a police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old in apparent self-defense. The Ferguson protests heated up