President Obama recently unleashed his first campaign ad for the 2012 election year. The 30-second spot is described as such: President Obama has taken steps to make us energy independent and create an economy that’s built to last. He’s been
Tuesday’s State of the Union address is noteworthy because it appears to signal a change in the Administration’s approach to US energy development. If so, this is welcome news. Truly embracing an “all of the above” energy strategy that allows
Along with being both timely and timeless, the critical importance of Mark Levin’s latest, Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America, rests in its unique ability to empower and inform the Conservative, or activist, political junkie, and average citizen with a genuine
The right to speak and publish freely is currently under assault in all Western democracies. In some countries, and especially in the European Union, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is now interpreted to mean that religious freedom includes the
Iceland is side-stepping Europe’s plummet into a deep recession or depression by following the true capitalist’s model of allowing its insolvent banks to fail and go bankrupt. With less than two years of pain and suffering, Iceland is emerging as
A story by Matthew Wald in the New York Times on January 9th demonstrates the poverty of governmental attempts to pick “winners” in the realm of green technologies, the wasteful subsidy programs supporting that policy goal and the huge costs
It has long been noted that Barack Obama is a follower of the radical agitator and theorist Saul Alinsky, the famous communist agitator who inspired Hillary Clinton and left an enduring mark on leftist political discourse. I document this in
I had the opportunity today to hear American Enterprise Institute (AEI) president Arthur C. Brooks preview his upcoming book, The Road to Freedom, at an AEI policy meeting in Beverly Hills, CA. Brooks is concerned with what he calls the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Assad gives fiery speech promising to continue violence in Syria Israel prepares to absorb refugees from Syria Details of Greece debt ‘haircut’ are being worked out Fitch Ratings Service: Greece bailout ‘doesn’t seem to
From the Stonegate Institute: At year end, 2011, as Americans emptied their wallets at the gas pump and crude oil reached almost $100 a barrel, OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia reported an $81.6 billion 2011 budget surplus. The White House action
Person of the Year: The NAVY SEALS!!! – and our intelligence personnel who make what they do possible. Rock on! “The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday” Commenter of the Year: Cowboy Logic – for all his brilliance. Talk Show Host
Our Norwegian correspondent The Observer sends the following translation, and includes this note: This article published in Aftenposten a couple of weeks ago concerns the independence — or lack thereof — of the Norwegian media. In addition to the information
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Christians in Karachi celebrate Christmas in Pakistan’s largest church Thousands celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem EU president Herman Van Rompuy spreads Christmas joy with ‘World Book of Happiness’ Libya celebrates independence from Italy Gorbachev asks
Jimmy Stewart was at times morose and insecure as filming began on the 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Since he went off to serve, Hollywood had found new leading men, such as Kirk Douglas and Gregory Peck, who both
In the wake of Kim Jong Il’s recent death, the oppressed people of North Korea are faced with a rare, extraordinary opportunity to break free from the chains of communist slavery, and from the cult-like regime built on the grand
In 1776, three powerful words, “Taxation without representation!,” incited a small faction of brave American colonists to take up arms against the world’s greatest superpower, the British Empire. In this old regime, our early forefathers were politically voiceless and therefore
We never thought that there would be a problem with an Obama administration regulatory agency not regulating enough, but that bizarre day has come. The Federal Electric Reliability Commission (FERC), which is charged with ensuring that the nation’s power grid
In September, I had a post on Big Hollywood that looked at the Discovery Channel’s top-rated “Sons of Guns” television program. The show, which airs at 9 p.m. EST Wednesday nights, features the owner of Red Jacket Firearms, Will Hayden.
On Sunday, former Secretary of State under George Bush, and purported Conservative visited with Christiane Amanpour on the Sunday news show This Week. Powell made some interesting comments about America’s founding fathers and compromise. [youtube ceOqKT4NF4c nolink] He decried the
ZUBIN POTOK, Kosovo (AP) – A German NATO officer and a soldier were shot and wounded and some 23 Austrian and German soldiers injured in clashes with Serb protesters in northern Kosovo throughout Monday after the military alliance’s troops used
When Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th President of the United States the competition between nation states was defined along the political terms of communism, democracy, and fascism. But Reagan sought to redefine nation state competition in terms of the
Not that this should be surprising since Marxists have been behind and involved with in the #OccupyWallSt movement since Day One when the September protests began, but the Neo-Coms in the unionized #OWS movement are now getting more formal advice
Within our own country, the Founders and Framers understood that there has to be a balance between individual rights and the rights of the community. They were under no illusions that in a country this large that everyone could hold
Gov. Rick Perry stated at the outset of his presidential campaign that he is running for president based on his principles and leadership accomplishments, not his oratorical skills. Media focus on his debate missteps deliberately ignores Perry’s record and charisma.
What is happening in Greece should come as no surprise to anyone. And it certainly comes as no surprise to me, as I am family to Greece’s last truly conservative, free-market Prime Minister, Constantine Mitsotakis (1990-1993). Other than attending a
