Recently Illinois Senator Ed Maloney (D) introduced SB136 which would require “the parents or legal guardians of children attending non-public schools, a defined term, or private or parochial schools to annually register their children with the State Board of Education,
by Julie Schmidt12 Feb 2011, 11:01 AM PST0
Egypt is in chaos today, after Egyptian officials first signaled president Hosni Mubarak’s intention to “meet all the protesters’ demands” (i.e., step down), but then did not step down. In his speech, he said he’d stay on until the September
by John J. Xenakis11 Feb 2011, 1:05 PM PST0
In an article published last week, I asserted that the emerging unrest in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East has been fomented by an alliance of radical leftists and the Muslim Brotherhood. I also reiterated my longstanding view that
by James M. Simpson10 Feb 2011, 8:15 AM PST0
Russia is making clear that if you fail to prevent terrorist attacks, you will lose your job. That’s at least what happened to two senior officials who were responsible for security related to transportation and airports. They get the ax
by Peter Schweizer9 Feb 2011, 7:19 AM PST0
I believe that Americans are the smartest and most innovative people in the world. If we weren’t how could we become the greatest economic, cultural, social and military superpower the world has ever seen? It puzzles me though why we
by Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)8 Feb 2011, 4:42 AM PST0
Once again, the World is witness to the revolutionary aspirations of a people long suppressed. Today it is Egypt. Yesterday it was Tunisia and decades before that Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Iran. The Russians endured their own revolution in the
by Thomas Del Beccaro6 Feb 2011, 6:31 AM PST0
This is the most recent installment of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor on his book revealing how communists, from Moscow to New York to Chicago, have long manipulated America’s liberals/progressives. Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a
by Sun Tzu5 Feb 2011, 3:01 AM PST0
Stonewall Jackson is rolling over in his grave. Next month his beloved Virginia Military Institute will be convening a celebration commemorating the 1300th anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Spain under the Muslim warlord Tariq ibn Ziyad in 711
by Patrick S. Poole3 Feb 2011, 4:01 PM PST0
Elbaradei, the presumptive Egyptian president-in-waiting and former head of the IAEA nuclear inspection agency at the U.N., has made his position on nuclear proliferation absolutely clear in a joint press conference in Tehran in October 2009 with Iranian Atomic Energy
by Christine Brim31 Jan 2011, 4:00 AM PST0
Now that new START has been ratified by the US Senate and is apparently close to ratification by the Russian government, it might be useful to ask “What is the Future of Nuclear Arms Control?” Most Americans would think that
by Peter R. Huessy29 Jan 2011, 6:03 AM PST0
The Wikileaks revolutions sweeping the Arab world seem democratically promising. Tweeting twenty-somethings challenge iron-fisted dictators. Populist mutineers trash the ruling clique’s Mediterranean villas. Royal families (and wannabe royal families) pack up their gold and flee to Europe or a nearby
by Kent Clizbe28 Jan 2011, 9:33 AM PST0
Whether or not you’re buying the sudden, unlikely, belief in American Exceptionalism that Barack Obama displayed during his State of the Union speech, one thing is clear. However great we, as a nation are, we cannot “win the future.” In
by Robert Laurie27 Jan 2011, 10:04 AM PST0
Last night’s Secure Freedom Radio broadcast had a quality that could not be found in the President’s State of the Union Address. Particularly, there was a discussion on what our nations priorities should be in terms of national security which
by Secure Freedom Radio26 Jan 2011, 1:01 PM PST0
The venerable Marvel comic book character Captain America has been, well, “Captain America” since 1941. But as of the 2011 release of the new movie “Captain America: The First Avenger,” he won’t be Captain American anymore. At least as far
by Warner Todd Huston25 Jan 2011, 1:12 PM PST0
Big Peace has been tracking the challenges faced by American energy companies during the Age of Obama. The Wall Street Journal has a new piece today which highlights how the power of American energy companies is on the decline while
by Niccolo Machiavelli24 Jan 2011, 7:15 AM PST0
Over the last few years, we’ve all become familiar with the sight of masses of Muslim men clogging up public spaces in major Western European cities with their posteriors pointed skyward as they pray towards Mecca. Paris is the most
by Ned May23 Jan 2011, 2:42 PM PST0
Anti Semitism is on the rise fueled by growing anti Israel rhetoric. Just a few weeks ago, a former European Commissioner and a prominent Dutch politician, Frits Bolkestein, called on orthodox Jews to leave Holland because of “the anti-Semitism among
by Roni Drukan22 Jan 2011, 8:24 AM PST0
Some purists in the Russian military are aghast at comments by the Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov that Russian small arms are outdated, including the Kalashnikov and the Dragunov SVD sniper rifle. As Pravda reports: “Mr. Serdyukov stated that the Russian
by Peter Schweizer21 Jan 2011, 3:00 AM PST0
Senator Charles Schumer let loose a very reckless and bombastic tirade against China – his way of diplomatically receiving China’s unelected President Hu. The message to Hu is “we are fed up with your government’s intransigence on currency manipulation. If
by Andrew Marcus18 Jan 2011, 4:39 PM PST0
Listening to the local news on the radio recently, I heard a report about how newly elected Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz plans to save $8 million by, among other things, merging the “Office of Sustainability” with the Department of
by James M. Simpson17 Jan 2011, 5:55 PM PST0
Life in Russia continues to resemble a Dostoyevsky novel. An ultranationalist leader has been arrested in Moscow for, well, I will let The Moscow News explain: “The Moscow City Court on Monday approved the arrest of retired colonel and ultranationalist
by Peter Schweizer17 Jan 2011, 11:03 AM PST0
Selecting the stupidest liberal messages in movie history is sort of like trying to pick the world’s most annoying rapper – the competition is intense. There are just so many candidates, and they each suck so badly in their own
by Kurt Schlichter13 Jan 2011, 6:49 AM PST0
Man some people are just looking for something to pick at. As reported earlier today, Sarah Palin released a heartfelt video this morning expressing her grief over the tragedy, relaying her prayers for the wounded and families of all the
by Jeff Dunetz12 Jan 2011, 3:00 PM PST0
Simply by virtue of being married to Bill, being a woman, and being as left-wing and progressive as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton gets a pass on pretty much everything. The media swoon over what a trailblazer she’s been, how brilliant
by Monica Crowley11 Jan 2011, 12:22 PM PST0
Big Peace’s Sun Tzu catches Russian propaganda: Russia’s Pravda comes out with their view that the fault in the tragic shooting in Arizona lies with….Sarah Palin and the Tea Party. An excerpt: “And what happened today is a further example
by P.J. Salvatore9 Jan 2011, 4:25 PM PST0