Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said, in a letter Wednesday that President Obama’s words in support of gay marriage are “not surprising since they follow upon various actions already
It is very sad that America’s tax system is so onerous that some rich people feel they have no choice but to give up U.S. citizenship in order to protect their family finances. I’ve written about this issue before, particularly in the context
In the New York Times’ followup to Washington Post’s Thursday retrospective on Mitt Romney’s high school years, reporters Ashley Parker and Jodi Kantor relate an incensed statement from the family of John Lauber, the man reportedly given a forced hair
(AP) Horst Faas, AP combat photographer, dies at 79By RICHARD PYLEAssociated PressNEW YORKAs chief of photo operations for The Associated Press in Saigon for a decade beginning in 1962, Horst Faas didn’t just cover the fighting _ he also recruited
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama’s star-studded fundraiser tonight with actor George Clooney is expected to bring in $16 million, making it one of the most lucrative political money events ever[.] New York Times: Mr. Obama is scheduled to attend a fund-raiser
The list of possible running mates considered by Mitt Romney apparently now includes former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. These rumors are largely corroborated by Huckabee’s supporters: Ed Rollins, the chairman of Huckabee’s 2008 presidential campaign, said, “In a way, it’s
There is very little doubt that Jodi Rudoren, the New York Times bureau chief in Jerusalem, has an anti-Israel bias that has now been convincingly exposed by CAMERA. Camera.org reports that in Rudoren’s latest piece on a Palestinian prisoner hunger
Robert De Niro plays a convincing tough guy on screen. “Raging Bull.” “Taxi Driver.” “Casino.” But when it comes to President Barack Obama, the Oscar winner gets all warm and cuddly. And he doesn’t take kindly to those who dare
It’s a good thing Samuel L. Jackson’s righteous speech from “Pulp Fiction” is too long to fit in a Tweet. Jackson got good and grumpy yesterday after reading The New York Times’ review of “The Avengers.” Critic A.O. Scott gave
Last week in my discussion of the Food Elite’s war on meat, I mentioned that the New York Times issued a challenge to its readers to write 700 words or less explaining why it is ethical to eat meat. The
Veteran actor Samuel L. Jackson must be accustomed to negative movie reviews. “Snakes on a Plane” wasn’t exactly Oscar-worthy. Yet Jackson fired off an angry tweet about New York Times’ movie critic A.O. Scott for the latter’s mildly negative review of
Ed. Note: This is the second part of a four-part series of exclusive excerpts from Jonah Goldberg’s new book, “THE TYRANNY OF CLICHÉS: HOW LIBERALS CHEAT IN THE WAR OF IDEAS,” with an introduction from the author. The word “crusader” has
Robert Downey Jr., unlike our current president, knows how to give credit where it’s due. Appearing at the Tribeca Film festival in New York City for a screening of his new film “The Avengers,” Downey Jr. classily dedicated the film
No one who writes for a living wouldn’t want to be the person behind Jonah Goldberg’s “Liberal Fascism,” which was not only a number-one New York Times’ bestseller, but also a seminal publication in the growing canon of conservative-leaning books.
Andrew Breitbart was very much aware of Dan Savage and his bullying tactics. In his book, Righteous Indignation, Andrew recalled the Dan Savage “licking the doorknobs” incident – and he rightly noted that this was the first shot in the
Obama is an autocrat. He is not interested in democracy, our republican form of government, or listening to others’ opinions. And he most certainly is not interested in allowing the American people to see their will reflected in their duly
Will Ferrell is going to return to “Saturday Night Live” May 12. There should be no doubt that somehow, some way, he’ll mock President Bush; he’s made a career out of it. Ferrell genuinely dislikes the former president; he declined the
The Washington Times was kind enough to ask me to review Andrew’s book, “Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World,” for the new paperback release. Here’s an excerpt: Andrew Breitbart‘s memoir, the New York Times best- seller, “Righteous
According to the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, “journalists should be as transparent as possible about sources and methods so audiences can make their own assessment of the information. Even in a world of expanding voices, accuracy
Everywhere you look these days are attacks on random aspects of Mormonism. Various blogs and news agencies are all trying to marginalize Mitt Romney by mocking and attacking bits and pieces of his religion to make it seem strange (though
“Sex and the City” wasn’t just HBO’s most iconic comedy. The series left an indelible mark on our culture as well as the pay channel’s coffers. That’s why Washington Times contributor Emily Esfahani Smith says HBO’s new series “Girls” is good
President Obama imposed a big-spending faux stimulus program on the economy back in 2009, claiming that the government needed to squander about $800 billion to keep the unemployment rate from rising above 8 percent. How did that work out? One possible
(AP) Wal-Mart faces big fines amid bribery chargesBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIOAP Retail WriterNEW YORKAllegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. covered up the findings of an internal probe that proved its Mexican subsidiary bribed officials in that country could have huge implications for
There’s a group of people out there, let’s call them the “Food Elite,” who want to control what food we eat and how that food is produced. Most recently, they ran a dishonest, misleading campaign against lean finely textured beef
Television might be going through a creative Golden Age, but viewership is collapsing. For the last 14 straight quarters, television viewership has declined. Even so, these new numbers are even more startling, and while the New York Times and those
