After the triumph, the tragedy — or at least the stupidity: last month Marine Le Pen and her anti-establishment Front National topped the polls in the elections to the European Parliament, pushing the ruling Socialist party into third place and
On June 6, 1984, the 40th anniversary of D-Day, President Ronald Reagan stood on what he called a “lonely, windswept point on the northern shore of France” to deliver an oration that would become known as his “Boys of Pointe du
“If he is released, he will burn our houses again because he doesn’t shake hands with the government,” Khwaja Gul Ahmad, a 74-year old Afghan farmer, told the Wall Street Journal of Mohammed Fazl, an infamous Taliban military leader now set
France is preparing to train hundreds of Russian naval crew to operate a powerful French-made warship this month, defying calls from the U.S. and other Western allies to keep the vessel out of the Kremlin’s hands, according to a report
The Michael Bloomberg-funded anti-gun group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is preparing to launch a campaign aimed at pressuring Target into barring law-abiding citizens from carrying guns in its stores. This comes after Open Carry Texas posted
In response to Sen. Cruz Files 2 Bills To Protect First Amendment From Democrat Assaults (Video): Cruz wrote an excellent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on this subject as well, investing particular energy in shredding the notion that money
Chicago, Il. — From the moment you arrive at O’Hare International Airport, you realize that the annual convention of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is an economic windfall for the Windy City. ORD, which is 20 miles from the McCormick
The most powerful officer in the U.S. military, General Martin E. Dempsey, Chair of the Joint Chiefs, has not ruled out the possibility of a court-martial of Sgt. Bergdahl for desertion. Using the platform of his Facebook page, General Dempsey
Chinese Maj. Gen. Zhu Chenghu told The Wall Street Journal this week that he believes the United States is making “very, very important mistakes” with regard to territorial disputes in the South China Sea and that continuing the approach preferred by
Gov. Jerry Brown raised eyebrows recently when he dismissed concerns about California’s tough economic environment, which has chased companies like Toyota away: “[S]mart people figure out how to make it,” he said. An increasing number of elite graduates from across
Time published a story May 27 entitled: “Meg Whitman Has the Hardest Job in Silicon Valley,” that claimed Meg Whitman, in cutting headcount and shrinking the size of Hewlett Packard (HP), is being too aggressive. Virtually every sector of HPs businesses
Corporate America was an early supporter of Obamacare, because CEOs thought they could “game the system” by dumping their sickest workers onto state and federal healthcare exchanges that are often subsidized by taxpayers. But in an unexpected financially important ruling,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Vietnam accuses China of ramming and sinking its fishing boat Japan strengthens military alliances with Philippines and Vietnam Egypt extends presidential election for a day because of low turnout Vietnam accuses China of ramming
English football fans are set for four more years of hurt according to a highly accurate Goldman Sachs model of forecasting the World Cup winners. Brazil, claims the investment bank, is the favourite, with Argentina and Germany following. Goldman claims:
Today Venezuela announced an agreement under which they would begin to pay off some of the $4 billion they owe carriers. But dozens of other major corporations are also getting stung by Venezuelan inflation. The deal with air carriers comes
Japan is introducing a new holiday to the calendar: Mountain Day, a day for “opportunities to get familiar with mountains and appreciate blessings from mountains.” It will be Japan’s 16th holiday, the most of all G8 countries, though Japanese workers
As President Obama toured the White House Science Fair, news broke that he would keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan after the end of the year even though he signaled that combat operations would end in 2014. After Obama finished talking
Information on the whereabouts of the man at the head of a family-owned business responsible for the Sewol ferry that sank in April, killing 288 people, will now net an informer $500,000 from the South Korean government. Yoo Byung-eun and
The Chinese State Council has announced that it is limiting the number of cars allowed on the streets of Beijing, and over the next several years, it plans to discard more than five million vehicles nationwide that fail environmental standards.
Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists funded 321 deals in the first quarter of 2014, up 9% from last year and the highest rate since the peak of 347 in 2007. Despite terrible investment returns in the past, the fastest growing area
We love Texas-her independence, her strength, and the way of life possible in the Lone Star State, but the political ruling class that US Senator Ted Cruz fights in Washington, D.C. is alive and well in Austin. Political establishment elites
On “Fox News Sunday,” Wall Street Journal editorial board member Kimberley Strassel criticized President Barack Obama for his “eerily” similar reactions to the many recent scandals plaguing his presidency. Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
The situation at the University of Texas has been quite a S.N.A.F.U since Wallace Hall was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Board of Regents in 2011. The Dallas businessman’s quest to fulfill his fiduciary obligation to Texas taxpayers
China agreed to fund a $2 billion multi-lateral investment fund in cooperation with the African Development Bank. The move is a departure from China’s former “cheque book” policy of investing directly in individual countries. Beijing appears to be forming the “Africa
America Owes Tom Cruise a Big Fat Apology Longtime readers know that I have always been a Tom Cruise fan, and one of his fiercest defenders. Cruise is a legitimate movie star, has been for over 30 years, makes great
“Impure Pope: Leave Our Country,” read one sign held up by a protester, former Israeli legislator Michael Ben Ari, objecting to Pope Francis’s visit to Israel this week. The Pope’s arrival–and use of certain holy locations–have sparked both a wave
President Obama announced plans to send 80 members of the United States Military to join the search for the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigerea by Boko Haram. A U.S. official tells the Wall Street Journal that a MQ-1 Predator drone will
A key cost-reducing aim of Obamacare was to reduce expensive emergency room visits by having taxpayers subsidize coverage for the uninsured. However, according to a forthcoming survey by the American College of Emergency Physicians, nearly half of ER doctors report
On Wednesday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said he was for the “principle” of granting citizenship to DREAMers who serve in the military, but the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was not the place to do it. Cantor also
With months of civil unrest, 42 dead, and a consistent effort by Senator Marco Rubio for the United States to stand up for human rights, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has passed a bill urging the United States to sanction
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whom liberals and the mainstream press have maligned with glee while intrusively trying uncover the most sensitive personal information and who has been accused of faking a pregnancy, mocked liberals who complained about Hillary Clinton’s
The Expendables, those aging but still deadly warriors at the heart of that he-man franchise, get things done with brawn and bullets. The franchise’s cast gathered on a Cannes red carpet over the weekend armed with signs, not AK-47s. Yes,
You mean it’s been more than eight years already? Yep, and the Duke lacrosse case remains fascinating for any number of reasons. There was no Rush Limbaugh or George W. Bush to demonize in this skit. No, the usual suspects,
A devastating new Politico poll released on Monday shows likely voters in key 2014 midterm election races favor a Republican candidate over a Democrat by seven points. Driving Democrats’ electoral descent is the unpopularity of President Barack Obama and his
Commencement exercises are being held all across the country as the school year draws to a close and speakers are doling out advice with abandon. At one such ceremony, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urged students to be
Saturday, the NAACP announced that activist and lawyer Cornell William Brooks would take over as its new president and CEO. Brooks will become the 18th national president, succeeding the temporary leader, Lorraine Miller. Brooks has served as a lawyer for the
A May 15 poll by “the centrist think tank Third Way” shows that 58 percent of moderates “say existing gun laws are sufficient to keep their communities safe.” This is a “poll of moderates… inherently skewed toward Democrats.” Poll results
Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop (D) is asking gun companies to provide police with information “about their business practices” in order to stay in play for future city firearm contracts. According to The Wall Street Journal, the information requested includes
This week, the horrific images of teen girls abducted into lives of slavery to terrorists monopolized the front pages of every major newspaper and received wall-to-wall coverage on television. The vicious crimes of Boko Haram deserve the attention–but they have
New filings from Virginia insurance companies reveal that Obamacare will result in premium spikes of up to 16.6% for some customers. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Anthem HealthKeepers Inc plan’s 110,000 Virginia customers can expect an average 8.5%
