Tuesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney was asked if kevlar vests and night vision goggles could be sent to help the Ukrainians resist Russian aggressions. Carney only responded by saying they were not considering or discussing lethal assistance… Follow
Marvel’s Auteur Approach About halfway through “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” I was startled by what I was watching. The whole movie was so wonderfully different from the over-CGI’d, heavy-on-mythology, humdrum Marvel films that had come before (including the first
The U.S. Postal Service is now the latest federal agency to announce plans to acquire “assorted small arms ammunition.” To be fair, it has probably acquired ammunition in the past, as it contains within itself the armed United States Postal
Americans struggle with stagnant wages and rising prices. Yet the Federal Reserve is obsessed with boosting inflation with easy money policies that may actually discourage reforms that would help jobs creation and lessen income inequality. Over the last year, consumer
At a ceremony making the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, Vice President Joe Biden delivered an emotional speech. Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
The Washington Free Beacon chronicles one of the many ways in which Big Government forces us to spend our money on propaganda designed to further the interests of the State: a taxpayer-funded play dubbed “Global Warming: The Musical,” for which
Fresh Public Policy Polling (PPP) indicates that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has not only survived–but thrived–amid Wendy Davis’ prolonged effort to sour female voters against the GOP with the “War on Women” strategy. New PPP numbers show Abbott holding
The large anti-terrorist operation Ukrainian interim President Oleksandr Turchynov promised on Sunday is now taking place in east Ukraine. Tanks were spotted in the east early Tuesday morning. Ukrainian soldiers marched into Kramatorsk, a town close to Sloviansk, where pro-Russian
Five years ago, one of the biggest directors of our age wouldn’t pick Ben Affleck to headline his next project. That was before Affleck reinvented his career behind the camera and proved with Argo he could still command the screen
On April 11th, the owner of Hardy Nix Jewelry in Antioch, California, shot and killed one of two burglars attempting a late afternoon robbery. According to the San Jose Mercury News, 20-year-old David Carter and an accomplice entered the store
State Senator Dan Patrick and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will face each other on April 15 in a debate over immigration. The two Texas politicians do not agree on much and immigration has been a large area of disagreement
It is not just Markos of Daily Kos infamy claiming the Left has won the culture war. The Week’s Matt Lewis is saying the same. Yeah, they are both kinda trolling. So ‘scuse me while I take the bait. Let’s
Monday night on his MSNBC show “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews discussed racism in America. Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
On Monday’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” Fox News Channel senior political analyst Brit Hume responded to some of the racial angles being played up by the Obama administration and the public’s reaction to them. Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeff_poor
AUSTIN, TEXAS–A grand jury is expected to be called to investigate allegations that Texas Gov. Rick Perry abused his power when he vetoed funding for the Travis County District Attorney’s office as part of the state budget. The veto came
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) wrapped up their decision to maintain Mexican American studies on an elective status and not to elevate it into mandated coursework on April 11 despite a strong push from activists, who also worked
On April 14th a Tennessee House committee voted 10 to 1 against a senate bill which would have allowed the open carry of firearms without a license. According to Nashville Public Radio, state representative Micah Van Huss (R) sponsored the
On April 12th a man attempting to invade a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home with a machete was met by a homeowner with a gun. According to CBS42.com, the homeowner and his wife “were eating breakfast” when they saw 21-year-old Daniel Pearman
At the Washington Post op-ed writer Marc A. Thiessen wants the President’s next nominee for Health and Human Services to explain how Obamacare became the “lie of the year,” and he has a good point. The nominee was previously responsible
In an interview posted Monday on the YouTube page owned by the filmmakers of last September’s documentary “The Muslims Are Coming,” MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow targeted conservative Ann Coulter and radio host and so-called evangelist Bryan Fischer. Maddow was critical of
The shootings at a Jewish community center in suburban Kansas City have now been officially deemed a hate crime, officials said on Monday. On Sunday, April 13, a shotgun-wielding man opened fire in front of two Jewish facilities, killing three.
On Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” on Monday, retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson sounded off on the knee-jerk reactions from President Barack Obama and his allies that any opposition to their policies is rooted various forms of bigotry. Carson
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A shortage of whitefish in the Great Lakes region resulting partly from the winter deep freeze is coming at an inconvenient time for Jewish families: the Passover holiday, when demand is high because it’s a
The drought that has plagued most of Texas for the past several years is forcing municipalities to consider what some might think a radical solution to finding more drinking water. The solution: recycling flushed toilet water into drinking water. Wichita
On Monday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, network senior political analyst Brit Hume dismissed the idea that Republicans wouldn’t have the stomach to repeal ObamaCare. Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeff_poor
