By now, you’ve probably read the news that religious materials, including Qurans, were recently burned at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. As a result, many media outlets have fallen in lockstep with the Islamists and readily reported this latest example of
Andy Stepanian, a convicted felon who served 3 years in federal prison after being convicted on domestic terrorism charges, writes for AOL and the Huffington Post–and hasn’t stopped threatening opponents with violence. Screen grab of Stepanian’s HuffPo bio Stepanian’s HuffPo biography notes
For everyone out there supporting the #Occupy Movement, who calls themselves part of “the 99%”, identifies with their alleged struggle, and supports their strategies and tactics, you may want to think twice. History has taught that when the Left uncorks
Mitch Silber from the New York Police Department’s Intelligence Division explains how his new book, “The al-Qaeda Factor: Plots Against The West,” analyzes 16 different al-Qaeda plots in both Europe and North America since 1993. By looking into past attacks,
Rice Krispie Treats. They are the perfect metaphor for Neal Stephenson’s latest novel, “REAMDE.” Stephenson likes to make poetic illustrations about junk food in some of his books, most famously his paean to Cap’n Crunch in the “Cryptonomicon.” This time
2011 saw some world pillars toppling down. Dictators have fallen in the Arab world as people were hoping for a better future. Prime Ministers have fallen in Europe as its currency plunged into crisis. An earthquake and tsunami pummeled Japan,
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomes Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu to Washington this week, it is critical that Americans pay attention to what these two leaders intend to do. From 12 to
The letter from the Defense Department reads: “The documents attached illustrate how the Department is dealing with the threat of violent Islamist extremism in the context of a broader threat of workplace violence…” It will be interesting to see the
While withering under the combined effects of cold weather, public disgust, and the tiniest hint of a backbone by some public authorities, the Occupy Wall Street Movement will not be allowed to die. That is, if one of the movement’s
Today marks the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and with it, 48 years of conspiracy theories. The Left has promulgated nearly all of these theories since the day of the assassination in 1963. Kennedy was
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is the largest and most important Jewish defense agency in the nation. Its mission is to defend Jews against anti-Semitism. But though ADL’s head, Abe Foxman has repeatedly said that Islamic animus toward Jews is the
Earlier this month, the Keystone XL pipeline was big in the news with environmental groups weighing in forcefully against the proposal and alleging a pro-pipeline bias on the part of the Department of State. Prominent among such groups was Greenpeace,
Like the rest of the large cities in the US, Chicago is currently suffering from small pockets of Occupy protesters and their ever-present signs. Like with every other big city these signs are often misspelled, sometimes profane, commonly anti-capitalist, occasionally
The execution of Muammar Qaddafi is not the end or even a turning of a page in Libya. It is rather a chapter that has yet to be written. The subject of which will depend on the kind of regime
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) issued an open letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller last week calling for reform of Bureau training materials the ACLU claims are biased against Muslims. The ACLU letter cited a July article by Spencer
There is something terribly wrong with our Justice Department. Under Barack Obama, it is no longer interested in justice at all but instead has become a base used by far-left ideologues and race baiters to destroy the American idea of
Today, Media Matters for America has taken it upon itself to ask the question: “Who Is J. Christian Adams?” . They say: New Black Panthers Party fabulist J. Christian Adams is a long-time right-wing activist who began working for the
Jose Padilla, aka the “Dirty Bomber,” was just re-sentenced for his involvement in terrorist activities. This sentencing should serve as a reminder that a threat among delusional and radicalized citizens constantly threatens the nation. Domestic terrorism will never be ridden
So, where are we ten years after 9/11? It is comforting that we have been blessed with a near-unbroken decade without further mass-casualty attacks since those that killed nearly 3,000 Americans on September 11, 2001. Unfortunately, our government is pursuing
The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently released a report demonizing conservatives and others on the political Right for standing for truth and freedom. Several outlets, including the Center for Security Policy, have reviewed the report and defended those who
This was the president’s intention from the start. I don’t mean directly harming America’s war effort, I mean indirectly by virtue of who he is at heart. After all, he increased the troop presence in Afghanistan and the left the
These numbers are fascinating: while most Americans view events in America unfavorably, Muslims are optimistic about the future. From Ynet, reporting on the findings of a new survey by Pew Research: “A majority of US Muslims are content with the
The cover story in the current issue of Columbia Journalism Review is this article by Columbia University president Lee Bollinger calling for an American ‘World Service’: ” … a media institution with sufficient funding to bring the highest-quality American journalism
Al-Awlaki: The CIA thinks studying his case is not “current” or “comprehensive” enough — Last week, the CIA didn’t hold a scheduled, three-day conference on “homegrown radicalization.” This was due in some significant part, I am hearing, to pressure from
As the nation mourns the loss in combat of thirty of its military heroes – including 22 members of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 – in Afghanistan over the weekend, the question inevitably occurs: What are we fighting for
Underwear bombers, radicalized military officers, gang members, and even family members of asylees have threatened the United States domestically. Some would like to call these ideologically deranged persons extremists; simultaneously, our government no longer desires to label such persons as
As expected, I won few friends within the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) and University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) administrations by exposing the communist indoctrination that occurred in their respective classrooms. In response to a threatening letter I received from
There is no where else in the media where you can get this much depth and this much time on serious national security issues with a presidential candidate. Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Presidential candidate, Senator Rick Santorum
From Der Spiegel: Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned that a militant left-wing movement is on the rise in the country. An arson attack on cables that caused severe disruption to the Berlin rail network last month has thrown a
How’s this for a wake-up call: America’s most cherished civil liberties and the Constitution that enshrines them are actually enabling Muslim Brotherhood operatives and other Islamists who have the declared mission of destroying our freedoms and government “from within…by [our]
The Islamic Center of Toledo Mosque and Minarets Mosques as Barracks in America Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan represents the triumphant Janus-faced approach to the fundamentalist global “Islamic revival.” He and his pious forbears have now completed dismantling Turkey’s secular experiment,
I don’t mind that Meghan McCain wants to redefine RINOism or, conservative liberalism, as “Republican” because no actual conservative takes it seriously. I do mind that she talks about the tea party without actually knowing the scorecard. “I think the
Even before Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. soldiers, his brand of anti-modern, anti-pleasure Islam was under attack by Bollywood, India’s pop culture juggernaut that boasts a global audience of 3 billion people. As Reason Foundation Senior Analyst Shikha
Just as Islamist extremists sought to use Ground Zero as a triumphal place to build their mosque, the United States should use the site to display Osama bin Laden’s naked body for all Americans to see. We have a right
From using Nazi references to adorning the American Flag with political bumper stickers and using it as a poncho, the full extremism of the left was on display in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend. Rejecting any attempts at conveying a ‘New
Before discussing the next move re Libya, let’s take stock of what we know now. We know, for sure, that the current adventure is far from over. We also know that Gadaffi isn’t going anywhere. We know that NATO is
A northern Virginia man was sentenced to 23 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to two counts of trying to provide material support to al-Qaida. Farooque Ahmed scouted subway stops along Washington, D.C.’s Metro system and other potential targets
In Great Britain, the historic cradle of liberty and sanctum of freedom of expression, it appears that you can no longer refer to Arab depravity in the slaughter of an Israeli family — including a three month-old baby — as
In Great Britain, the historic cradle of liberty and sanctum of freedom of expression, it appears that you can no longer refer to Arab depravity in the slaughter of an Israeli family — including a three month-old baby — as
Rattled by the unprecedented and contagious revolts befalling Arab despots around them, the Saudi monarchy has realized that bribery is not enough to placate their disenfranchised citizens. The notorious Saudi Minister of Interior, Prince Naif, issued a stern warning against