This series was inspired by the a six part, video examination of Dimitri Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Before you go to sleep, however, or bump up another article, stay with me and this article’s title. The cited video is Michael Tilson
By November 23, a team of 12 Congressmen and Senators will determine if they can agree on a way to cut at least $1.2 trillion dollars from the federal deficit. If they fail to agree, predetermined cuts will automatically occur,
Syrian security forces continue to brutalize the civilian population, bringing the death toll to more than 2,600 since protests against President Bashar Assad’s government began in late March, according to the United Nations. But Russian officials, troubled by the prospect
Former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and our go-to-guy on Latin American affairs, Roger Noriega visits with Secure Freedom Radio to give Frank Gaffney his insight into the December 2012
From an article titled “Box Office Shocker” at the Hollywood Reporter: Early on, there was a debate within Paramount and Marvel as to whether having Captain America in the title would be off-putting to international distributors, and so the studio
Ten years after Muslim jihadists crashed passenger-filled planes into buildings symbolizing the United States leadership in finance and military power, Americans seem to finally understand the threat posed by jihad advocates. In addition to the worsening economy, many worry about
In liberals’ frenzy to elect Barack Obama in 2008, no one was quite as far out to sea as Andrew Sullivan, a respected columnist for the Atlantic website. He served up his “Daily Dish” by the plateful. Here’s perhaps the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt reacts to storming of Cairo’s Israeli embassy * Erdogan’s Israel stance may determine Turkey’s growing regional role * World Bank: Palestinians headed for an ‘acute fiscal crisis’ * Saadi al-Gaddafi flees to
There are lots of languages in the world that it might be a good idea to learn. Here in Texas (actually in most of the southwest and California), it is a good idea to learn Spanish. In the last decade,
USA Today published a story recently by Bob Smietana of the Nashville newspaper The Tennessean attacking the integrity and work of well-known Christian First Amendment defense attorney Jay Sekulow — that is shocking for what is left out. Sekulow is
I was on Fox Business Tuesday night discussing Transcanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline which was proposed in 2008 as a1,600 mile extension of an existing network. Its purpose would be to tap into oil supply currently being extracted from Alberta’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Pakistan and India armies exchange fire in Kashmir U.N. report on flotilla calls Israel’s actions legal but excessively violent Palestinians’ may settle for being a U.N. “Observer State” High-profile official resigns from Syria’s
I went to University of Detroit’s Jesuit High School in Northwest Detroit. Out of all my educational experiences, those formative four years were the best and the most enduring. Matched up against four years of the Ivy League at Dartmouth
He has written about having sex with an underage girl, and claims he once threatened to kill a pregnant girlfriend unless she had an abortion. He claims to hate marijuana, but recommends heroin as the cure for suburban boredom. He
He has written about having sex with an underage girl, and claims he once threatened to kill a pregnant girlfriend unless she had an abortion. He claims to hate marijuana, but recommends heroin as the cure for suburban boredom. He
You saw it here first, folks! Clueless? Over at the American Spectator, the great Jeffrey Lord writes that “almost to a person … prominent pre-Ron Paul non-interventionist “Paulist” politicians of the 20th century were overwhelmingly not conservatives at all. They
Let the cracks and jokes begin! Svetlana Medvedeva, with her husband From The Moscow Times: A first lady’s ceremonial duties are many and varied, but Svetlana Medvedeva may claim the oddest of all should she accept an invitation to chair
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. The failed Russian coup, 20 years later Mikhail Gorbachev returns to Moscow from the Crimea in August, 1991, after attempted coup (Reuters) August 16 is the 20th anniversary of the attempted coup by Soviet
Straw polls are notoriously overrated. This observation applies especially to the over-hyped one held most recently in Ames, Iowa over the weekend. That said, for Americans concerned about national security and seized with the necessity of electing as our next
Why does the Cold War still matter? Because communism provides a perfect example of what can happen when big government encroaches on individual freedom. What led to the fall of communism? The ideology itself, Ronald Reagan, and the dissident movement
Over the past several months, a certain intolerance has crept into the rhetoric of leading neoconservative publications and writers. This intolerance has become particularly noticeable since February’s neoconservative-supported overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, and President Barack Obama’s neoconservative-supported decision
The world seems to be coming apart at its seams. We are facing real threats that resemble the great plagues of the past. This plague is targeting the foundations of society as opposed to the people who make it. Great
The U.S. Department of State on Friday issued a travel warning urging all U.S. citizens to depart Syria immediately, “while commercial transportation is still available.” It warns, “Syrian efforts to attribute the current civil unrest to external influences may lead
From a source in Washington: More intelligence is emerging about Breivik and his foreign connections, and here’s an update with the important caveat that none of it is completely confirmed at this time. However, the interim reports are compelling reading.
One of the most dishonest theories anti-American Hollywood asks Americans to swallow is that the reason there are so few pro-American films produced is due to profits not politics. That is the biggest, fattest, provable lie to come out of
