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Seahawks' Sherman: NFL Wouldn't Have Banned Sterling

On Wednesday, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, who famously went on a diatribe against San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree on camera, then followed that act up by calling all those who called him a “thug” racist, has now said

Seahawks' Sherman: NFL Wouldn't Have Banned Sterling

One Vote from Banning Public Prayer

On Monday, religious and traditionally-minded Americans celebrated as the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that public town halls could open their meetings with prayers. Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the Court, found: The town of Greece does not

One Vote from Banning Public Prayer

NBA Can't Legally Terminate Sterling's Ownership

On Tuesday, the National Basketball Association released its Constitution and By-laws – and the release of the text demonstrates clearly that despite media reports, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling cannot be voted out of ownership of his team by

NBA Can't Legally Terminate Sterling's Ownership

8 Things That Won't Get You Banned by the NBA

With the lifetime ban by the NBA of despicably racist Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the door is wide open to further sports bans on people who say offensive things in private.  That, of course, is why Sterling was

8 Things That Won't Get You Banned by the NBA

5 Reasons to Move to California

California is a mess. Taxes are the highest in the nation. Our roads are awful. Our rush hour traffic resembles nothing so much as the traffic out of Atlanta on the poster for The Walking Dead. Our elected officials are

5 Reasons to Move to California

Google's Discriminatory Leftism

On February 6, Google revealed not only its dramatic bias against conservatism, but against reality. How else to explain an email received by WorldNetDaily’s Joseph Farah with regard to the Google AdSense policy? The email announced that AdSense would be

Google's Discriminatory Leftism

5 Reasons Obama's 7.1 Million Number Is Meaningless

On Tuesday, President Obama triumphantly announced that, with the power of the mainstream media, Hollywood, and the threat of the IRS, the mission had been accomplished: 7.1 million Americans had selected an Obamacare plan.  Obama’s tone was nothing short of

5 Reasons Obama's 7.1 Million Number Is Meaningless

5 Ways Obamacare Is Ruining Lives

As the Obamacare enrollment period draws to a tentative close – and you never know when the period will close, given President Obama’s apparent willingness to manipulate the calendar repeatedly – horror stories about the Affordable Care Act mount. Senate

5 Ways Obamacare Is Ruining Lives

9 Problems with Aronofsky's 'Noah'

Much of the hubbub surrounding Darren Aronofsky’s Noah has been, to this point, speculation. Because the movie will only be released in theaters today, Noah‘s defenders have been able to point to ignorance as the rationale for attacks on the

9 Problems with Aronofsky's 'Noah'

The Purim After Andrew

In 2012, the Jewish holiday of Purim fell on March 8, exactly one week after Andrew Breitbart had died. I did not have time to go to synagogue the night before to hear the recitation of the Megillah, the Book

9 Odd Facts About Malaysian Flight MH370

With the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the world holds its collective breath. Where is the plane? What happened to its 239 passengers? Was this terrorism? Mechanical failure? Or something else entirely? The flight simply vanished sometime late Friday

9 Odd Facts About Malaysian Flight MH370

7 Myths About Arizona's Religious Freedom Law

UPDATE: On Wednesday evening, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) deliberately misread Arizona SB 1062 — and, out of a misguided sense of political correctness, proceeded to veto it. “My agenda is to sign into law legislation that advances Arizona,” Brewer

7 Myths About Arizona's Religious Freedom Law

Presidents Day Is Idiotic

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809. Neither was born on February 17. Yet today, many of us are staying home from work because of the federally declared Presidents Day, established formally

Presidents Day Is Idiotic

Obama to Push Net Tax Hike on Businesses in SOTU

According to Americans for Tax Reform, President Obama will push a tax hike on American businesses in his State of the Union Address on Tuesday. ATR reports that “according to reports, the ‘offer’ President Obama is making is to raise

Obama to Push Net Tax Hike on Businesses in SOTU

Amazon Workers Reject Union

On Wednesday night, workers at Amazon in Delaware rejected the company’s first labor union. The union would have been formed under the umbrella of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which has been controversially ensnared in brutal negotiations

Amazon Workers Reject Union

Japanese Population Decline Due to Porn?

An article in TheWeek delineates how Japan, which has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, is facing an imminent population decline.  The population in Japan reached a 2007 peak of 128 million, but it has been dropping

Japanese Population Decline Due to Porn?

Budget Deal Fails to Stop EPA from Regulating Carbon Emissions

The budget deal proposed by Democrats on Republicans on Tuesday includes restoration of cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency under sequestration. House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) had fought to remove EPA rules regulating carbon emissions, but failed in his

Budget Deal Fails to Stop EPA from Regulating Carbon Emissions

Obama Administration Opposes Obamacare Transparency Bill

On Thursday, the Obama administration came out in strong opposition to a proposed House bill that would require weekly updates on Obamacare enrollments and technical problems. The administration opposed the transparency requirements: The Administration opposes House passage of HR 3811

Obama Administration Opposes Obamacare Transparency Bill

1,600 Applicants Flood MD Ice Cream Factory for 36 Jobs

Thanks to persistent unemployment and low availability of low-skill jobs, Shenandoah Family Farms’ ice cream plant in Hagerstown, Maryland has received over 1,600 applicants for a grand total of 36 jobs. Many of those applicants are former workers at the

1,600 Applicants Flood MD Ice Cream Factory for 36 Jobs

Santa Obama Gives Pay Raise to Federal Workers

Just in time for Christmas, President Obama signed an executive order on Monday giving a 1 percent pay raise for federal employees. The raise follows a four year hiatus from salary increases for federal workers, although most federal employees have

Santa Obama Gives Pay Raise to Federal Workers

The Top 5 Imploded Leftist Myths of 2013

2013 was a year of myths falling apart. The myth of President Obama – a myth in which Obama was a messianic figure descending to bequeath health care, equality, and brotherhood on mankind – imploded. The myth of an America

The Top 5 Imploded Leftist Myths of 2013

Showpiece California Obamacare Program Failing

The state of California has been touted by the media as the leading indicator of the possible success of Obamacare. Having enrolled some 53,510 people in the first three days of last week, California’s pace of enrollment is accelerating, despite

Showpiece California Obamacare Program Failing

Cracker Barrel Reinstates 'Duck Dynasty' Products

On Sunday, just two days after announcing it would be pulling some Duck Dynasty products featuring Phil Robertson from its stores, Cracker Barrel announced that it had reversed itself and would reinstate all Duck Dynasty products. In an announcement via

Cracker Barrel Reinstates 'Duck Dynasty' Products