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Reza Kahlili: Inside Iran

Today on Secure Freedom Radio: What impact will the HR 1687 Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 have on energy security and independence in the United States? Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois steps up to the microphone to enlighten us

Pakistan Successfully Tests Nuclear Capable Stealth Cruise Missile

Remember: Pakistan already possesses nuclear warheads. From Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper: It flies: but where is it pointed? ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it had successfully test-fired Friday a stealth cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The military said the “Hatf VII”

Constitution Is Inherently Principled, Not Progressive

In their recent Politico article, “Constitution is inherently progressive,” John Podesta (former chief of staff to President Clinton and current president of the Center for American Progress) and John Halpin argue that the “values” of the Constitution are progressive, not

The GOP Pro-Growth, Flat Tax Competition

The latest Gallup poll pegs President Obama’s approval at a new low of 41 percent. That adds to the thought that the winner of the GOP presidential-primary sweepstakes is going to be the next president. And inside that Republican contest,

Don't Believe In the Gun, Believe In the Citizen

Unsafe streets are unsafer almost entirely due to restrictions on the freedoms of the citizen to act in an emergency involving violence. Though states affirm the armed citizen, major cities refuse. All gun control interferes with the average reasonable person

(Pro-)American Beauty: Jordan Carver

Maybe it was good karma: I recently had the opportunity to talk to one of my favorite models, German-born bombshell Jordan Carver. Not long ago I noticed on her blog that she had done something nice for a military unit

"The Founding Fathers Reconsidered" Considered

The Founding Fathers Reconsidered R.B. Bernstein Oxford University Press, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-19-983257-6 238 pgs.  R. B. Bernstein leads the reader down three important and intertwined roads in The Founding Fathers Reconsidered. The first explores the importance of the Constitution

Cyprus On The World Stage

Cyprus, an island of roughly 1.3 million inhabitants near Turkey and Syria, finds itself on the cusp of momentous change, with great opportunities and dangers. It belatedly makes a grand debut on the world stage after domestic Greek-Turkish communal issues

Chinese Leader Is 'The New Mao'

What course will China chart in the future? The soon-to-be captain of the ship is Vice President Xi Jinping. And there is growing evidence that far from being a reformer, he will be aggressive leader who will resemble Mao more

'Machine Gun Preacher' Review: Gerard Butler is Remarkable

In July, South Sudan officially ended its decades-long struggle for independence from Sudan, the northern region controlled by Arab Muslims who tried for years to force Islam on the mostly Christian south. While the war is officially over, another battle

Watchdog: EPA Cut Corners on Global Warming Decision

From The Washington Times: The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog said Wednesday the Obama administration cut corners in evaluating the science it used to back up its finding that carbon is a dangerous pollutant that can be regulated under existing