The number of illegal immigrants in the United States has not changed significantly since 2005; the Pew Hispanic Center estimated from the March 2005 Current Population Survey and Department of Homeland Security reports that there were between 11.5 and 12
A U.S. District judge has thrown out a lawsuit, brought by an atheist group that hoped to prevent the display of a cross-shaped steel beam found in the rubble at the site of the World Trade Center. The Associated Press
According to a new Pew Research survey, 71% of Americans believe illegal immigrants already in the United States should be allowed to stay. Of those polled, 43% think illegal immigrants should be allowed to apply for citizenship, while 24% feel
(AFP) – The UN envoy to Afghanistan called on the Taliban Wednesday to join peace efforts as the bulk of NATO combat troops prepare to leave the country by the end of next year. “My message to the insurgency is
We ought to celebrate the day we win wars, not just remember the days they started. The Iraq war began on March 20, 2003, and was won several years later–long before the last U.S. troops left on Dec. 18, 2011.
Israel’s supposed peace partners in the Palestinian Authority have been promoting Hitler again. The PA official newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jedidah has run an op-ed suggesting that Nazism was an honorable ideology that would greatly have benefitted the planet had it prevailed
The box office receipts for The Passion of the Christ stunned Hollywood back in 2004, and even casual observers expected the industry to start cranking out spiritual films with alacrity. Not quite. The nine years since director Mel Gibson’s blockbuster has seen
Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center is making the media rounds again. Today he’s quoted in a NY Times story about the moderation being expressed by Christian group Focus on the Family. For contrast, the story mentions the
If you needed any further evidence of terrifying Obama State Department incompetence after the Benghazi debacle, the Samira Ibrahim saga should do it. She was due to be honored by Secretary of State John Kerry and First Lady Michelle Obama
This Friday, Michelle Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry will give ten women the International Women of Courage Award at the State Department. As Samuel Tadros reports, one of those women, Samira Ibrahim, is an anti-Semite and supporter of
For the last four years, Pamela Geller of AtlasShrugs.com and the American Freedom Defense Initiative have held events at CPAC featuring guests she invites to discuss the influence of Islamism on America. But this year, the American Conservative Union (ACU)
In response to Ron Fourier: Yeah, I Got the Abusive Treatment From the WH and the Same “You Will Regret This” Threat: This sort of story has been bubbling around the Beltway for years. I gather every White House can
Every once in a blue moon, a team comes along that just seems fated- they get every break, they overcome every obstacle, and they spark a love affair with fans. They carve out their own place in history. Here is
(AP) NEW CANAAN, Conn.–A Connecticut woman whose son died in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center says she’s upset the Oscar-winning movie “Zero Dark Thirty” used a recording of his last words without her permission. Mary Fetchet
My favorite is James Madison, though most of the “experts” put Washington and Lincoln at the top. Where does Obama rank? Most of those same “experts” put him somewhere in the second quartile, i.e. not the best but better than
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome chronicles the first mission of a young Ensign Bill Adama, his co-pilot “Coker” and their enigmatic civilian passenger Dr. Becca Kelly as they embark on what is supposed to be a “milk run” that turns into
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama failed to mention the late Ambassador Christopher Stevens and the three other Americans who died on Sep. 11, 2012 in the terror attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. He
Panetta says that the night of the 9/11 Benghazi attack he did not communicate the White House except at the very beginning of the attack.
86 year-old Tony Bennett is in the news again, this time for uttering yet-another bit of left-wing lunacy. Yesterday, in a press conference loaded with anti-Second Amendment celebrities wearing their prescription-less “smart” glasses, Bennett claimed that gun ownership would turn
Comparing waterboarding — which is so harmless journalists have volunteered to do it — to assassinating American citizens is like comparing a Nerf ball to an uzi. Comparing involuntary detentions at Guantanamo Bay — where the greatest threat to prisoners
The Huffington Post would rather wallow in Bush-hatred than cover the Obama presidency, and a new report on torture and rendition gives it the opportunity today. The report alleges that over fifty countries participated in a “global torture scheme” orchestrated
We’ve already heard from film critics, actors and politicians regarding Zero Dark Thirty, the film depicting the successful hunt for Osama bin Laden. A trio of senators scorched the film for allegedly showing enhanced interrogation tactics helped nab bin Laden.
According to national security expert Dr. James Carafano, the terrorist attack in Algeria shows that America is on the path to another 9/11, thanks to the Obama Administration’s foreign and military policy. Carafano is Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy
US authorities censored part of a preliminary hearing Monday at a Guantanamo military tribunal that touched on CIA secret prisons where suspected 9/11 plotters say they were tortured. Reporters watched the proceedings against the five 9/11 suspects at the US
Author Sam Sheridan’s latest work may be one of the most unique books of the last decade. The Disaster Diaries: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse presents to us his very own nightmares about what disaster
Anti-science Salon landed in hot water today for posting an article defending conspiracy theorists, including 9/11 “Truthers.” After much criticism, the piece was yanked with an apology, but Ace of Spades highlights the best part. Salon: But unlike with Sandy Hook, 9/11 conspiracy
Would you be surprised if I told you that the federal government invited a terrorist to the Pentagon for lunch, all the while knowing that he likely assisted the 9/11 hijackers? That’s what we found out recently from documents we
Filmmaker Michael Moore gave his views on what needs to be done to end violence in schools (Jan. 1): “We are a violent people. We, as Americans, think that it’s OK to kill people. We believe that it’s OK to
Last Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Education held public hearings to approve its new social studies education curriculum that leaves out “patriotism” as a civic virtue and teaches that America’s rise as a global power from its agrarian roots led
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), whom President Barack Obama nominated to be his next Secretary of State and replace Hillary Clinton, wrote an op-ed for the Huffington Post in 2009 in which he compared global warming to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
On CBS News’ “Face The Nation” anchor Bob Schieffer injected his opinion, and racial politics into the discussion about the Connecticut school massacre. “After 9/11 we turned this culture upside-down, we doubled our defense budget. If this person had had,
Cheney: It’s a very very dangerous part of the world.. and when I hear that our President uh got Bin Laden, problem solved. Uh that Al Queda is toast, that they are significantly diminished and that we can pivot now
Barbra Streisand, noted political scholar and high school graduate, cannot shut her yap when it comes to waxing eloquent on politics. At her favorite watering hole, The Huffington Post, Streisand castigates Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for “fueling the flames of
As controversy rages over U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, her messaging in the wake of the Benghazi terrorist attack on 9/11, and her potential nomination as the next Secretary of State, President Obama continues to laud the embattled official. President Obama
The Department of Homeland Security spent $430 million over nine years on inter-agency radios for use in national emergencies, but agents don’t know how to utilize them. After 9/11, government agencies needed a better way to communicate with each other
More than 11 years after terrorists flew planes into the twin towers and the Pentagon, murdering 3,000 people, those responsible for this attack have yet to face justice, due largely to the incompetence of the Obama administration. Remember, it was
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (UPI) — Clear Channel, Madison Square Garden and The Weinstein Co. say they will produce a New York concert to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief. The companies previously teamed up for the historic Sept. 11
Want to hear from far-left filmmaker Michael Moore? Just ask a friend to call the Oscar-winning director behind “Fahrenheit 9/11” and say you don’t plan to vote today. Moore sent out this tweet earlier, a last gasp to corral enough
For the past few weeks, the morning drive to my office has been accompanied by the sonorous voice of the now 67-year-old Pete Townshend, legendary rock composer, innovative guitarist and driving creative force behind The Who. It’s not Townshend’s music that
