Those who defend the actions of the National Security Agency in collecting domestic phone record in gigantic numbers, including Barack Obama, usually cite the 9/11/2001 terror attack to justify the Agency’s intrusiveness. But Obama came up blank on Friday when
On December 23 the inventor of the world’s most popular firearm–the AK-47–died and was quickly eulogized by the Associated Press (AP) as an inventor of “assault weapons” who “sowed havoc” and “[contributed] to bloodshed.” Mikhail Kalashnikov was 94 years old
Shoppers at a London Marks & Spencer store (M&S) were furious to learn that Muslims working the store’s checkout counters had been given special permission to avoid ringing up alcohol sales and pork purchases. According to the Daily Mail, shoppers
In what has been described as the “first scandal of the de Blasio administration,” Lis Smith, a former Obama campaign aide and current spokeswoman for New York City mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s transition, is reportedly dating disgraced and still-married former
A new Breitbart/Judicial Watch Poll reveals more than half of Americans are skeptical that the “Affordable Care Act” will lower their health insurance costs. Fifty-four percent say so, while only one-quarter believe their health insurance cost will decrease if they
Last week, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) told the financial markets what they wanted to hear, namely that the Federal Reserve is going to moderate massive purchases of Treasury debt and mortgage securities. The news of the “tapering” of
With less than 24 hours to go until the critical Obamacare enrollment deadline, all eyes are on the Obama administration to see whether Democratic claims of a massive “Obamacare sign-up surge” will materialize. Tomorrow’s December 23rd deadline, which was extended
The private U.S. management consultancy firm hired by the Vatican to advise it on its media operations is the same firm that warned the White House of serious problems with the Obamacare rollout. As Breitbart News reported Friday, the Vatican
Questionably legitimate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro geared up last week to announce an officially plummeting crime rate in the deadly capital of Caracas. Suspiciously, that announcement coincided with a demand for an injunction to prevent a major newspaper from reporting on
The Vatican has announced it will hire McKinsey & Co., a large U.S. media consultancy firm, to advise it on media operations, including a modernization of its communications operations. According to Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register, the Vatican issued
(Reuters) – The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday to allow same-sex marriage statewide, ending a patchwork arrangement in which some counties permitted gay nuptials while others prohibited them. The ruling makes New Mexico the 17th U.S. state
Some in the West may see Christianity as an archaic religious construct in constant danger of extinction, but the religion is rapidly building strongholds in lands as foreign to Christian churches as Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Warnings of the
The Obama administration has had a profound effect on the U.S.-Israel relationship, with implications for the future of the region as a whole. Overall, President Barack Obma has overseen the emergence of a more unstable and dangerous environment for Israel
As the year draws to a close, it is worth returning to the US housing sector to see what some of the better analysts are saying about home prices in 2014 and beyond. Generally speaking, most observers believe that US
Democrats in New Jersey are accusing Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) of using traffic patterns to punish political opponents. According to state Democrats, Christie appointees at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ordered access lanes from Fort Lee
A newly released estimate of France’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) finds the nation falling to a 7-month low. If the figures are reflected in the next quarterly GDP, France will have entered another recession. The PMI report published by Markit
One of the more insignificant, yet pernicious, spending cuts in the Ryan-Murray budget is a reduction in military pensions. The changes would apply to current active-duty and retired military personnel under the age of 62. Many military families view these
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria’s air force drops ‘barrel bombs’ on Aleppo neighborhoods Lebanon soldier fires at Israeli vehicle across the border Syria’s air force drops ‘barrel bombs’ on Aleppo neighborhoods Neighborhood targeted by barrel bombs on Sunday
The Obama administration decided that Obamacare Navigators, tasked with helping Americans enroll in a health insurance plan, would not undergo mandatory background checks. Now, in the ten weeks since the launch of Healthcare.gov, the ill-trained Navigators have put Americans’ sensitive
Addressing questions regarding the millions of Americans struggling to access and navigate healthcare.gov, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney makes it sound so simple, telling a national audience that “you are better served by using a navigator…” These “navigators” are on
The leader of a task force responsible for investigating the Edward Snowden leaks revealed the National Security Agency has undergone numerous changes with more to come. Richard Ledgett spoke to Reuters in an lengthy interview and discussed the post-Snowden NSA.
Mike Bloomberg is not shying away from the spotlight in his post-mayoral career. The now-former New York City mayor appeared on Fusion to discuss, among other things, immigration reform with host Jorge Ramos, whom he told that anything less than
A U.S guided missile warship was confronted by a Chinese warship in international waters last week in the South China Sea. The incident happened December 5th in the wake of China’s declaration of a new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia prepares for Chechen jihadists’ return from Syria Christian revenge attacks on Muslims increase in Central African Republic Greece begins to confiscate bank accounts of tax evaders Russia prepares for Chechen jihadists’ return from
The editor of the Cape Times, the leading English-language morning paper in the South African coastal city of Cape Town, has been fired after declining to lead last Friday’s coverage with the story of the death of Nelson Mandela, the
