Thomas Jefferson understood that for our democracy to survive, the United States needed a free press to keep government and elected officials accountable. Indeed, Jefferson was such an outspoken proponent of free speech and a free press that he once
By BASSEM MROUE and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressBEIRUTMilitants carrying assault weapons clear the area around a street, shouting in Arabic for people to get out of the way. A jeep pulls up: The world’s No. 1 jihadi has arrived for
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: England and Scotland agree to a referendum on Scottish independence European negotiations for Greece bailout will miss another deadline Germany does U-turn and rules out ‘Staatsbankrott’ for Greece England and Scotland agree to a
Amendment V in the Bill Of Rights states the government is not allowed to seize private property for public use without just compensation. Landowners on the border of America and Mexico claim the government is not compensating them to seize
This weekend in the Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach wrote that the debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in Denver was “a microcosm of everything that has been wrong with the Obama presidency.” “President Obama was
The leader of the Philippines’ biggest Muslim rebel group is due to arrive in Manila on Sunday for a historic visit aimed at ending one of Asia’s longest and deadliest insurgencies. Murad Ebrahim and other senior figures of the Moro
What in the world is happening in Ohio? What seemed like a safe state for Barack Obama has turned belly-up for him as crowds are surging for Mitt Romney. Romney spoke at the Shelby County Fairgrounds Wednesday night with temperatures
Trying to run up his margins with rural voters, Mitt Romney will present his “agricultural prosperity” agenda to support a “vibrant rural America” at a campaign event in Iowa on Wednesday. Romney and Obama were tied in Iowa in pre-debate
(AP) Pa. voter ID law ruling could mean political swingBy MARC LEVYAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.Some political momentum could be on the line when a judge rules on whether to keep intact Pennsylvania’s tough new law requiring voters to show photo identification
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had arrested nearly 300 people after Muslim mobs attacked temples and houses in what Buddhist leaders described as the worst violence against the community since independence. A total of 162 people were arrested in Cox’s
A Chinese rocket on Saturday successfully launched a Venezuelan earth-observation satellite into orbit, state media said. The satellite, dubbed “Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda” after the major Venezuelan independence figure, was launched from the northwest Jiuquan base in the Gobi desert
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: France and Germany clash sharply over debt crisis solution New U.N. ‘peace envoy’ to Syria dithers, describing a grim situation Catalonia will vote for independence from Spain on Thursday France and Germany clash sharply
Add former Maine Governor and current Independent candidate for Senate Angus King to the long list of Obama administration cronies who have personally made money off the $800 billion Obama Stimulus program. King’s personal bailout came in the form of
When “La Cage Aux Folles” first hit Broadway, the notion of gay marriage was hardly a national concern. Today, as the Tony Award-winning show continues its trek across the country, the divisive issue hangs behind the scenes, although through no
With the boos and hisses that accompanied the vote to add “God” back to the DNC platform still fresh on everybody’s mind, Jesse Jackson decided our Founding Fathers might have done wiser by leaving references to God out of our
In his acceptance speech at the DNC Thursday night, Barack Obama took out the mirror he usually looks into to see himself and held it up towards the crowd so the delegates could see their own reflections: So you see,
The Obama campaign is based on a foundational myth that the Democrats have the policies to move America and its economy forward. They are the party of fresh, innovative ideas while the GOP wants to “turn back the clock.” This
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankThe widow of Yasser Arafat said Wednesday that French investigators will soon visit the West Bank to dig up the remains of her husband in hopes of determining what killed the longtime Palestinian leader eight
Former Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore is nowhere near Charlotte, North Carolina, as his party holds its national convention. The environmental activist is instead spending the week in New York City. Many prominent Democrats have skipped the DNC this year,
Wednesday in New Mexico, Mitt Romney linked America’s energy independence to jobs, a healthier middle class, and greater national security in an address that laid out a comprehensive energy strategy that seeks to “achieve North American energy independence by 2020
On Thursday, Mitt Romney will give an important speech about energy in which he will offer solutions to achieve energy independence by 2020 and put America on the path of becoming an energy superpower in the 21st century. It will
While many bands have legions of fans, few (if any) have garnered the type of following that Bruce Springsteen has. Long before he became famous, those who knew his work were already nothing less than devotees. Decades later, those numbers
The Obama campaign, lacking much else to run on, wants to make this election a referendum on who best can help the “middle class.” To bolster his case, he cites various targeted government benefits and programs he supports which hand
A photo of President Obama was suddenly pulled from the website of the group Building One America, whose goals were documented extensively in Stanley Kurtz’s book Spreading the Wealth: How Obama is Robbing the Suburbs to Pay for the Cities.
Those journalists and critics knocking Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney for his statements praising Israeli culture betray their fundamental ignorance about Israel and what has made it a successful country. They have–deliberately, and at the urging of Palestinian propagandists–made up
Today, Mitt Romney drew a clear contrast between himself and the Obama administration on the State of Israel. Standing before a backdrop of Jerusalem’s Old City on Judaism’s Ninth of Av – the day designated for mourning the destruction of
Words do matter. They can be used to praise or hurt. They can be used to lie or to tell the truth. They can be used eloquently, or they can be mumbled. In our youth, we were taught to think
Who would you trust more when it comes to the Federal Reserve Board: Ron Paul or Chuck Schumer? If you answered Schumer, who wants the Fed to pour more money into the economy and inflate the money supply in time
It was a brouhaha that left many students and parents in Florida’s capital city without a beloved principal. But for folks well beyond Tallahassee (and even Florida) it ought to serve as a wake-up call for dramatically re-thinking our society’s
Independence, patriotism, troops, freedom, celebrities, and Andrew Breitbart are all things that come to mind when you mention Troopathon. I remember my first visit to Andrew Breitbart’s house: he took me out to his back deck that overlooks the National
Former President George W. Bush endured any number of insults to his intelligence while in office. It didn’t matter that he had graduated from both Yale and Harvard, worked in business, ran a Major League Baseball enterprise, or successfully served
There are particular rules of etiquette in America when it comes to displaying our flag–the U.S. Flag Code. However, sadly, some of our elected officials have either never heard of the code and just learning of its existence or, even
The “Fortnight for Freedom,” a national campaign led by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), concluded on July 4th with a closing mass held at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. The campaign, designed
From Mitt Romney: It wasn’t too long ago that the quiet heroes of this land walked tall with the pride of knowing that they lived in a country unlike no other. On this Independence Day, we celebrate that sense of
My kids love books. Since my husband and I love books too, we have quite the collection of children’s books littering every corner of our house. There are board books that our four-year-old is just learning to read, chapter books
My seminal political moments occurred in Berkeley, California in 1969. It was about a little square of land known as People’s Park. I was, at that time, the proverbial flower child and about to graduate. Governor Ronald Reagan sent the
As you enjoy Independence Day, give a little thought to one of the United States of America’s unique contributions to world cuisine; consider the E Pluribus Unum of Bar-B-Q. Whether you call it Bar-B-Q, BBQ, or Barbecue, the July 4th
I’ve always loved the somewhat facetious image above, but this Independence Day I’m reminded of the true sacrifice behind it. This image of Washington and his Revolutionary army crossing the Delaware under the cloak of night during Christmas is inspiring. His
In my home, Independence Day doesn’t go by without our annual viewing of the landmark 1969 Broadway musical “1776.” Written by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone, it ran for 1,217 performances. It’s hard to believe that forty-three years ago, it
Even on July 4, President Obama can’t stop campaigning. On the 236th anniversary of America’s declaration of independence from Great Britain, President Obama has decided to celebrate in a rather unusual way: by politicizing immigration. President Obama trotted out his
