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Why Western Civilization Has Lost Its Self-Confidence

At every turn, it seems, the weak and uncertain leadership of the West is submitting to the strength and evil certainty of radical Islam, of which Winston Churchill warned more than a century ago “no stronger retrograde force exists in the world.” History shows that strength attracts followers. The latest example that confirms this maxim is the recent report that the Islamic terrorists at ISIS are actively planning to increase their attacks on innocent civilians in the West, in an attempt to provoke one final, huge decisive battle.

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Rand Paul: Rubio Should Resign or Give Back His Pay

Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” fill-in host Mark Steyn interviewed Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, about his positions on terrorism and the recently passed omnibus spending bill passed by Congress and signed

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Ted Cruz Destroys Sierra Club President’s Global Warming Claims in Senate Hearing

At a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Ted Cruz subjected him to a withering cross examination. Mair was reduced to stammering and frequent awkward pauses which he used to receive whispered advice from staff. He repeatedly referred to the discredited “97 percent of scientists concur” claim, and was unwilling to acknowledge valid scientific data that disproves the claim.

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Steyn: Confederate Flag ‘A Democrat Flag’

Columnist and author of “The Undocumented,” Mark Steyn declared the Confederate flag “a Democrat flag” on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Steyn said, “I know the GOP is called the stupid party, but the idea that Republicans can

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Steyn: For Earth Day ‘Mothball Air Force One’

Columnist and author of “The Undocumented,” Mark Steyn proposed that a Republican presidential candidate suggest we “mothball Air Force One” for Earth Day on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Joyce Kaufman Show” on WFTL. “I would love it on Earth Day if

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Steyn: ‘Everybody’ in Middle East ‘Despises’ Obama

Mark Steyn, columnist and author of “The Undocumented Mark Steyn,” argued that “everybody” in the Middle East “despises” President Obama on Thursday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “Everybody in that region despises this president. And I don’t use that word lightly, I mean

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Perhaps you’ve seen it on Twitter: the line from the Australian Daily Telegraph that the subs should have spotted but didn’t – with presumably dire consequences for the author responsible. Except, as Mark Steyn points out, this isn’t what actually

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Steyn: ‘Queen Hillary’ Thinks ‘Let Them Eat Spin’

Columnist and author of “The Undocumented,” Mark Steyn declared that “Queen Hillary” believes “let them eat spin” on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “This is Queen Mary Antoinette, instead of ‘let them eat cake,’ ‘let them eat spin,’

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Steyn: Limited Free Speech Isn’t Free Speech

On Tuesday’s broadcast “The Arena with Michael Coren” on Canada’s Sun Network, conservative commentator Mark Steyn underscored the importance of free speech. Steyn referenced Salman Rushdie’s difficulties after his 1988 publication of “The Satanic Verses,” which put him in danger

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Steyn: Obama Incentivizes the Lawless and Penalizes the Lawful

In filling in for Rush Limbaugh on his Friday show, conservative commentator Mark Steyn scoffed at the notion Republicans would handle impeachment well enough to even attempt. The author of “The Undocumented Mark Steyn” responded a caller’s question about impeachment and

Steyn: Obama Incentivizes the Lawless and Penalizes the Lawful

Steyn: Obama 'Owes Us Some Candor' On Radical Islam

Mark Steyn, author of “The Undocumented Mark Steyn,” declared that “the president owes us some candor” on Islamic terrorism during an interview on Monday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Steyn said that the refusal to call acts like the

Steyn: Obama 'Owes Us Some Candor' On Radical Islam

Steyn: No Such Thing as 'Lone Wolf' Terrorism

Mark Steyn, author of “The Undocumented Mark Steyn,” argued that calling terrorists “lone wolves” was a “cop out” on Friday’s “Varney and Company” on the Fox Business Network. “This term ‘lone wolf’ is a cop-out…the idea that they somehow have to

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Steyn: Ebola 'A Teaching Moment' on Big Government

Mark Steyn, author of “The Undocumented Mark Steyn,” argued “the week we’re in right now,” “ought to be a teaching moment” on Monday’s “Sean Hannity Show.”  “The week we’re in right now, Sean, ought to be a teaching moment because

Steyn: Ebola 'A Teaching Moment' on Big Government

The skewed priorities of border security

As the story unfolded of how Ebola carrier Thomas Duncan waltzed right through every layer of protection the U.S. government has erected against contagion – the very same barriers Barack Obama was touting as nigh-infallible just a few weeks ago,

Beat cops aren't the problem in a 'police state'

Despite all the controversy over encounters between cops and citizens after the Ferguson incident, “police states” really aren’t about random meetings between uniformed police officers and regular folks going about their lives.  It’s all about the steady expansion of laws

Steyn: 'Prissy, Preening' Obama Is the 'JV Player'

Mark Steyn, columnist and author of “Lights Out: Islam, Free Speech And The Twilight of the West,”  blasted President Barack Obama’s foreign policy on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.   Steyn characterized Obama’s beliefs on the war on terror

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