The U.S. men’s soccer team plays Germany, a three-time World Cup champion and a pre-tournament favorite for this year’s competition, today at noon Eastern. How should the U.S. approach the game? It is only human nature to wonder not only
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, a U.S. law firm that is known to work closely with hedge funds, requested a ruling for a “potential repudiation/moratorium event” by Argentina according to a letter dated June 20 to International Swaps and Derivatives
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Los Angeles Municipal Code section prohibiting the use of a vehicle “as living quarters either overnight, day-by-day or otherwise” is unconstitutionally vague under the due process clause
University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan has won the prestigious 2014 F.A. Hayek Prize for his 2012 book, The Redistribution Recession: How Labor Market Distortions Contracted the Economy. “Mulligan’s work shows how government policies designed to improve Americans’ economic fortunes
DALLAS, Texas–Last week, Breitbart Texas sat at the education roundtable, so to speak, with three of the most prominent voices in the fight against Fed Led Ed — Dr. Sandra Stotsky, Dr. James Milgram, and Jane Robbins, JD. The trio
As the bipartisan permanent political class pushes for more guest-worker visas in America that will lower the wages of American workers, Canada is reducing the number of guest-worker permits it will award. According to the Wall Street Journal, Canada will
Fouad Ajami, who was a senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and one of the most passionate critics of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy in the Middle East, passed away Sunday after a battle with cancer. The 68-year-old Ajami had
Donald Trump took to his Twitter account to raise questions in and around what the Wall Street Journal reported was a ‘Phenomenal Result’, far exceeding established precedent for wrongful conviction cases. N.Y. City is paying FORTY MILLION DOLLARS to five men
With a victory over Portugal today, the US men’s soccer team can advance to the second round–an accomplishment few had predicted. To move on, Jürgen Klinsmann and the US team must on offense deal with the loss of Jozy Altidore
Barack Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett dined with Rupert Murdoch this week, the key topic was immigration reform according to sources. The evening was “very enjoyable,” according to Jarrett, who also claimed to be “impressed by Murdoch’s passion for passing
On Thursday NCAA President Mark Emmert said in court that converting college sports teams from being played by amateurs to being played by paid athletes would cause many colleges to drop sports entirely. Emmert was called as a witness to
While the use of air power is a tempting alternative to “boots on the ground” and appears to be the emerging strategy, ISIS is actively developing its own tactics and strategy to mitigate the effectiveness of air strikes against ISIS
While more states are attempting to extricate themselves from the controversial Common Core standards, a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has suspiciously found that 59 percent of Americans “strongly” or “somewhat strongly” support “adoption and implementation” of the nationalized standards,
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos is enjoying a victory lap after being reelected last week–an election that many interpret as a mandate to continue peace talks with the terrorist guerrilla, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The United States,
While everybody argues over whether the likes of Dick Cheney have anything useful to say about the current Iraq crisis, I can’t help thinking the dangers of leaving Saddam Hussein in power are being grossly undersold. Have the years since
Vox.com, Ezra Klein’s new “explainer” website, explains that the IRS scandal was all about budget cuts–not corruption: The core issue is that the IRS needs to figure out which nonprofit groups that file as 501(c)4s for tax purposes are eligible…But
Vox explains that the IRS scandal was all about budget cuts: The core issue is that the IRS needs to figure out which nonprofit groups that file as 501(c)4s for tax purposes are eligible…But enforcing that is tough…it requires investigating each
Cubans and Cuban-Americans in Miami-Dade County strongly support keeping Cuba on the U.S. terror watch list, but are willing to lift the embargo on the island and try something new, according to a new poll released by Florida International University.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney explained that President Obama is fully engaged in the situation in Iraq – even though he spent last weekend golfing. Carney was asked about former Vice President Dick Cheney’s op-ed in The Wall Street
As Americans become educated about the controversial Common Core standards, more states are finding ways to make U-turns to get their students, parents, and teachers out of the nationalized system of standards. Once thought to be a champion for education
The fast food chain Jack in the Box is now accepting food stamps as payment in San Antonio, Texas. An employee at Jack in the Box told Breitbart Texas that Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards–the “modern” version of food stamps, which look and
Writing at Business Insider, Brett LoGiurato examines the disastrous new numbers coming out about Americans’ disapproval of Barack Obama’s foreign policy. President Barack Obama has seen support for his foreign policy plummet to an all-time low, according to a new Wall Street Journal-NBC poll released
After a slight rebound last month in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, President Obama is back to his previous overall job approval low of 41% (a drop of 3%) and hit record lows on his handling of foreign policy
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll shows that President Obama is suffering some of the worst approval numbers of his presidency. Only 42 percent of Americans polled believe that Obama can, in fact, perform his job, while 54 percent say
On Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd reacted to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showing President Barack Obama’s job approval rating at 41 percent, matching a previous low, and also finding 54 percent
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate, is doubling down on Common Core. On Monday, Bush’s nonprofit Foundation for Excellence in Education declared that “pressing pause” on Common Core “means stopping forward momentum,” and he pushed
Mark Glaze, the former executive director of Michael Bloomberg’s gun control group, says Obama’s “political problems” killed gun control. Glaze’s last day with the gun control group was June 13 and he left without securing the gun control measures he
The United States government is prepared to directly engage the government of Iran in seeking a resolution to the ongoing conflict in Iraq, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The ultimate goal of the Ayatollah-led theocratic government of Iran
Finland’s EU minister who is on course to become prime minister later this month may be ready to poke the Russian bear and take Finland into NATO. The move by Alexander Stubb would end his country’s tradition of neutrality along its 800-mile
In a move sure to depress values, the U.S. Marshals Service plans to auction off nearly 30,000 bitcoins confiscated during its investigation into drug dealers on the Internet’s “Silk Road.” The federal government confiscated just over 29,000 bitcoins last fall
California lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown have reached agreement on funneling 25% of tax revenue from the state’s cap-and-trade program into constructing the controversial high speed rail project, often referred to as the bullet train. According to the Sacramento Bee,
The wide condemnation of the coup in Thailand is to be expected. Washington suspended $3.5 million in military aid, it’s considering halting $7 million more in direct assistance, and bilateral military exercises with this longtime ally have been curtailed. Secretary
Climate McCarthyism has claimed another victim. Dr Caleb Rossiter – an adjunct professor at American University, Washington DC – has been fired by a progressive think tank after publicly expressing doubt about man-made global warming. Rossiter, a former Democratic congressional
Tesla CEO Elon Musk released a statement on Thursday, vowing his company would “not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.” He said that patents hanging on the wall of Tesla headquarters have
Khair Mundos, one of the top officials of radical Islamist terror group Abu Sayyaf, has been arrested in a Manila slum Wednesday after escaping from prison in 2007. Among other duties, Mundos was responsible for keeping ties with al Qaeda.
One day before Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s historic primary loss, the Wall Street Journal reported: “Immigration’s Primary Effect Muted.” One day after, the newspaper is reporting nothing like the shocking upset will happen again. “Those senators have been preparing for months
Paula Deen, the 67 year-old celebrity chef who was personally and professionally destroyed last year by America’s bigoted elite for having a Southern accent and enjoying food, announced Wednesday that Hollywood and the media can shove it. Backed by an
Former Politico reporter Reid Epstein just jumped to the Wall Street Journal but seems to have taken the worst of Politico’s instincts with him. In an uncharacteristically bizarre WSJ piece, Epstein attempts to manufacture from thin air a political controversy
In response to Brat Wins in Virginia – Cantor Goes Down!: Congratulations to Dave Brat, who will now find himself under sustained attack from both Republican and Democrat elements of the Democrat-leaning but “bipartisan” (or really, trans-partisan) Beltway machine. This
As voters began heading to the polls in Virginia on Election Day, the Wall Street Journal posted a story declaring “immigration a no-show in GOP primaries.” By the end of the day, House Majority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) had been defeated
