We can only hope that the Times Square near-bombing will focus our attention on the conventional wisdom surrounding from the left surrounding immigration reform. First there’s the belief that no attempt at reform can succeed without a generous amnesty. Then, there’s the belief that immigration “coyotes” and other scam artists …

I don’t often expect to find myself supportive of President Barack Obama. But I didn’t think I’d be as mystified by his actions over the past few months as I have been. Mr. Obama and his team won a well-deserved reputation during the 2008 campaign for message discipline and a …

My name is Ruth Bartels and I am a cancer survivor. My husband and I have been married for almost 20 years and we have two young children. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 46 years, in August of 2008. By the time it was …

Folks, it’s a free country — even for Tiger Woods. So for Pete’s sake let’s leave the guy alone already. The public relations geniuses are screaming that more must be said by the golfing great and fast. Why? To satisfy the public’s insatiable curiosity for dirt? To pull one of …

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:00:11 +0000 – By Jon Kraushar Communications Consultant For those searching for a theme to counter the return of the era of big government, big spending, big deficits and big pork projects, how about returning to the idea that “small is beautiful”? If Republicans want to …

What I remember most about serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in Iraq was realizing the extraordinary level of hatred that the Sunnis and Shia Arabs had for each other. To understand Iraq today, one must understand the deep religious divisions within the country. The Islamic faith fractured into two …

On Sunday June 8, Egypt’s former defense minister, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, was inaugurated as the sixth president–a de facto pharaoh, though chosen by the people–of the oldest nation-state on earth. As expected, Egyptians overwhelmingly voted May 26-28 to elect him to lead the country, which he as ruled …

There’s no question that Israel is located in a very tough and dangerous neighborhood. And these are especially grim days. The brutality of radical Islamist militias – particularly ISIS – has stunned the world and now threatens the Israel/Syria border of the Golan Heights. To the north, Lebanon is reeling …

It really is an Age of Wonder, as in: I wonder what the hell those people are thinking. They would be the people arguing against personal responsibility and for unending handouts. Take the Planned Parenthood Association, which blasted New York Mayor Bloomberg for an ad campaign that aims to get …

How would you like to pay 20 percent interest not for a year, but a night? Not 365 days — one day. Then how would you like to be a U.S. taxpayer? Oh, you are? Well, good for you. You’ll relate to a $15 billion jobs bill that became an …