AFP: Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied in Dhaka after an overnight “long march” to the Bangladeshi capital, demanding the execution of atheist bloggers for defaming Islam. It is the latest protest to rack Bangladesh, deepening tensions between secularists and
(AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied in Dhaka after an overnight “long march” to the Bangladeshi capital, demanding the execution of atheist bloggers for defaming Islam. It is the latest protest to rack Bangladesh, deepening tensions between secularists
In response to Consent of the Governed?: Ah, you’ve brought forth one of my favorite hobby horses, among the most unique treasures of the Revolution, and one of the towering achievements of moral imagination: the consent of the governed. The
This year, March 31 is Easter Day, the day that American Christians celebrate Jesus Christ having risen from the tomb to join his Father in Heaven. But instead of hosting a doodle celebrating that sacred holiday, this March 31, Google
In response to Jerome: It’s all so anti-Enlightenment in other ways. It flies not just the blackletter of equality and amity of all men, but against the understructure of the Enlightenment, which was reason and independence from tribe. Toure’s cant
(AP) – A contentious bid by a pro-China businessman and three associates to acquire Taiwan’s largest newspaper and an influential investigative journal has fallen through after protests that the deal threatened press freedom on the democratic island. Mark Simon, spokesman
The most telling line in President Barack Obama’s speech Thursday to students in Jerusalem was his plea for Palestinian statehood on the basis of “fairness”: “It is not fair that a Palestinian child cannot grow up in a state of
We conservatives are so used to network television being hostile territory that we flip through the channels with the trepidation of the characters on The Walking Dead strolling through a forest, except with fewer tiresome Andrea-related sub-plots. But recently, the
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Koch Brothers might be interested in purchasing the LA Times. The Kochs, who some sources say are interested in the clout they could gain through the Times’ editorial pages, could bid on their own
With liberals hell-bent on stopping America from energy independence, Fort Collins, Colorado is the latest city to ban the groundbreaking energy development technology known as fracking. On Tuesday, the city council banned oil and gas operations within the city, with
Former President Jimmy Carter hailed deceased Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez on Tuesday as a visionary who left “positive legacies.” “We hope that as Venezuelans mourn the passing of President Chávez and recall his positive legacies — especially the gains made
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Terrorist bombs target Shias in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 47 Nearly 60 dead in four days of deadly ethnic clashes in Bangladesh The ‘Harlem Shake’ is shaking up the Mideast Terrorist bombs target Shias in
By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKBonnie Franklin, the pert, redheaded actress whom millions came to identify with for her role as divorced mom Ann Romano on the long-running sitcom “One Day at a Time,” has died. She died Friday at
(AP) – A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced a leader of an Islamic political party to death for crimes during the nation’s 1971 war for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests that left at least
Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy clashed with police in Bangladesh for a third straight day Sunday, and at least four protesters were killed when police opened fire. Up to 3,000 protesters, including students from religious
Noteveryone is happy with UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision togive the British people an opportunity to leave the European Union (EU).If he is re-elected, Cameron has promised to hold an in-or-out votebefore the end of 2017. Yet with the
(AP) – Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday demanding death to Islamic political party leaders who are on trial for alleged war crimes during the country’s 1971 independence war. Eight top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest
While Missouri Democrats push gun bans that would give law-abiding citizens 90 days to turn in their AR-15s and certain semi-automatic pistols and shotguns, MO Republican Reps. Doug Funderburk, Timothy Jones, and others, are pushing a “Second Amendment Preservation Act,”
In response to Thousands Expected To March Against The Keystone Pipeline in DC Sunday.: As promised, thousands of environmental activists showed up in DC, Sunday, to march to the White House inopposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. Here, courtesy of
Illinois state Sen. Toi Hutchinson a Democratic candidate for Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s congressional seat in Illinois has dropped out of the race after she faced an onslaught of advertising from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s (I) super PAC Independence
Bangladesh has shut down a blog site after it was linked to the murder of a anti-Islamist blogger who helped organise protests against the leaders of the largest Islamic party, officials said on Sunday. Blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider, 35, was
Missouri Democrats are trying to join New York, California, and Illinois as states that oppose gun rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. National talk-radio host Lars Larson–who is not a lawyer–understands the relevant provisions of the Constitution better than many
No one has to tell me I’m being greedy; I already know that. But if I’ve learned one thing during this misspent life of mine, it’s that the worst someone can say is “no.” But this is really Erik Wemple’s
Archaeologists working at a dig site near the Dead Sea in Israel have uncovered a long-lost ancient text that appears to prophesy doom for the twelve Jewish Democrats in the U.S. Senate for their failure (thus far) to protest or
Reading the story of how Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha became the fourth living Medal of Honor recipient from the War on Terror is a bracing reminder that the spirit of valor which won our independence, and threw down the
Obama has now “pivoted to jobs” more times than he’s made par. And he’s golfed an awful lot, you know. He golfs almost as much as he dusts targets when he does gun-firing-at-moving-inanimate-targets. Meet the new focus, same as the
Independence USA PAC, founded by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, released an attack ad last week against former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson (D-IL) for her support of the Second Amendment. “When she was in Congress before, Halvorson got an ‘A’
During the Senate Judiciary’s hearing on gun violence on Jan. 30, the Independence Institute’s David Kopel made two poignant observations: First, the gun control plans being proposed in the wake of Sandy Hook necessitate gun registration. Second, the current plans
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) faces his long-anticipated confirmation hearing today before the Senate Armed Services Committee for the position of Secretary of Defense. The hearing will not only be an examination of Hagel’s qualifications and views, but will test
Writer and film director David Mamet has weighed in on the current gun control push, and what he sees as government overreach couched in an “assault weapons” ban that is actually “a political appeal to the ignorant.” Mamet describes it as a
A top lawyer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department’s foreign aid agency, is under investigation for allegedly rigging a bid to ensure that it would be “won by the agency’s retiring chief financial officer.” According to
By ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressDAVOS, SwitzerlandBritish Prime Minister David Cameron wants nothing to do with a United States of Europe, an idea that’s gaining currency as the countries that use the euro struggle to fix their debt crisis. A day after
In an Orwellian speech reversing the plain meanings of terms like “liberty,” “freedom,” and “tyranny,” President Barack Obama today laid forth a leftist agenda in the guise of universality. But even in doing so, he exposed just how divided America
THE PRESIDENT: Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the
As President Barack Obama prepares for his inauguration, Breitbart News sat down with radio talk show host Mark Levin, the bestselling author of the blockbusters Liberty and Tyranny, Ameritopia, Men in Black, and Rescuing Sprite. Levin painted a stark picture
Hollywood is buzzing over the impending film adaptation of 50 Shades of Grey, the hit erotic novel by E.L. James that turned publishing on its head and brought bondage sex into the literary mainstream. The screenwriter, Kelly Marcel, has made
One of the existential threats to broadcast and cable television is anything involving Internet streaming. We the People are slowly but surely getting used to the idea of watching what we want, when we want. And as people get used to
Indian officials have stirred further outrage over the now infamous brutal gang-rape and murder that occurred on December 16, 2012 on an Indian bus by insulting the deceased victim. The brutal assault became a murder after the victim, a young
Promised Land, the new anti-fracking film starring Matt Damon, may have more difficulty polarizing opinion against fracking than environmentalists would have thought. Fracking, the process that shoots water, sand and chemicals into shale-rock formations to force out oil and gas,
Hi, everybody. Over the past year, as I traveled across the country campaigning for this office, I told you that if I was fortunate enough to be re-elected, I’d work to change a tax code that too often benefited the
