NEW YORK (AP) — A legend of film, theater and comedy in nearly equal measure, Mike Nichols was an unquestioned fixture of smart, urbane American culture across a relentlessly versatile, six-decade career that on stage or screen, reliably coursed with
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi argues President Barack Obama has ample authority to take executive actions as many presidents before him have done, including President Abraham Lincoln. “Does the public know the Emancipation Proclamation was an executive
Former Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia is stepping up as a potential Democrat challenger to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race. With a 14-minute video, Webb announced an exploratory committee, saying that “thousands of concerned Americans” had urged him to
Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said that President Obama “sure has changed his mind” on whether he can implement his planned executive amnesty on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “The president sure has changed his mind about what he
CPAC 2015 has announced that likely 2016 presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz, radio host Mark Levin, and business whiz Carly Fiorina will speak at the event, scheduled for Feb. 25-28. The American Conservative Union (ACU) will likely feature other 2016
Over the weekend at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates accused President Barack Obama of micromanaging the military for purely “political” motives. Gates said Obama’s style reminded him of working under
Why does the monumentally tedious soap-dodging pseud Russell Brand still sell so many books? Why is Ed Miliband, a man with the charisma of used dental floss and the intellectual nuance of Hugo Chavez, still seriously in the running to
In one week’s time Jonathan Gruber has gone from the brilliant and celebrated ObamaCare architect whose expert views were sought after as he sat on one panel after another – to a completely disowned laughingstock regarded by the ruling class
After last week’s midterm elections putting Republicans in majority control of the United States Senate and expanding the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, there’s been a lot of speculation about what their legislative priorities ought to be –
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) joined executive amnesty activists and several Democratic lawmakers to call on President Obama to act on executive amnesty Wednesday. “I join with my colleagues in urging the president to take action.
I believe President Reagan would have thoroughly approved of Ellis the Elephant and his effort to teach four to eight year olds American history. We visited the Reagan Library recently and I was reminded of the wisdom in his Farewell
LONDON (AP) — So sorry we kept it a secret. That was Ronald Reagan’s message to Margaret Thatcher when U.S. troops invaded Grenada in 1983 without telling the British leader first. The American president called the British prime minister as
On the 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, it’s easy to see the collapse of the Soviet Bloc as something that was inevitable. That’s essentially the way the event is being taught today at universities and colleges around
A delegation of American LGBT activists is traveling to Geneva, Switzerland tomorrow to make the case to the UN Committee on Torture that “conversion therapy” is a form of torture and should be designated as such in international law. They intend to
Angelina Jolie just gave the press reason to badger her with political questions for the foreseeable future. The Oscar winner told Vanity Fair magazine she is “open” to running for office some day. It’s the kind of answer that could
A “a rude, intolerant, highly politicized climate crusader” who was a “dangerous enemy of free speech” has been honoured by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its latest report. Its synthesis report, which is a climactic summary of a
Jerry Brown won an unprecedented fourth term as California Governor defeating Republican Neel Kashkari, a former George W. Bush treasury official who never really had a chance against the seventy-six year old Democrat. Four decades after becoming governor for the
LOS ANGELES, California — Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), had some choice words for the Obama Administration in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Sunday evening. Royce was one of the featured panelists
Thursday on CNN’s “Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer,” the former mayor on New York City, Rudy Giuliani said it might be time to have a tough leader like Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) so our enemies fear us again like they
Detroit Red Wings Hall of Fame hockey legend Gordie Howe, 86, has suffered a serious stroke, paralyzing part of the right side of his body and inhibiting his ability to speak normally. ESPN has reported that Howe is recovering at
SIMI VALLEY, California — Texas Governor Rick Perry emulated the late Ronald Reagan as he addressed a sold-out crowd of 1,000 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, on the 50th anniversary of one of the most pivotal
While we remember and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s timeless “A Time for Choosing” speech we would do well to also remember the choice he made that became the spark, spirit and driving force of his vision for
Below is a video and transcript of Ronald Reagan’s famous “A Time for Choosing” speech, delivered October 27, 1964. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you and good evening. The sponsor has been identified, but unlike most television programs,
On October 27, 1964 Ronald Reagan’s pre-recorded “A Time for Choosing” speech was aired on television. His half-hour defense of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater’s presidential run, and conservative ideas, catapulted Reagan onto the American political stage and helped create his
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s iconic “Time For Choosing” speech. It was a speech that sparked the modern Conservative Movement, ignited a fire in the hearts of conservatives, and launched Ronald Reagan’s public policy career. As part
