Ann Coulter:
Avoid the Need for Spying Using This One Not-So-Weird Trick
Well, of course the government is spying on Americans! Look at the havoc caused by American citizens engaging in terrorism.
Jackie Gingrich Cushman:
Resilience is What Matters
This past month has been eventful and unusual. My sister Kathy and I spent a weekend cleaning out our mother's home in order to rent it out, and two weeks later we both flew to Washington to surprise our dad for his 70th birthday. These two events have provided a backdrop for my reflection here on living a full life, making the most of what you have and moving forward rather than focusing on the past.
Victor Davis Hanson:
When Untruth Undermines Democracy
Deception is now institutionalized in the Obama administration. It infects almost every corner of the U.S. government, eroding the trust necessary for the IRS, the Department of Justice, our security agencies, and the president's official press communiqués -- sabotaging the public trust required for democracy itself.
Larry Elder:
Oh, Yeah, the Economy
With President Obama in the fifth year of his presidency, let us examine the effect of the stimulus program, tax hikes, Obamacare and additional regulation on the economy. It isn't pretty.
Jeff Jacoby:
Two Pandering Poseurs at the Final Senate Debate
Gallup reported last week that Americans' confidence in Congress has fallen to just 10 percent — an all-time low. After watching last night's debate between Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez, I don't think the next US senator from Massachusetts is likely to reverse the public's low opinion.
Michael Reagan:
Mexico Held Back by Corruption
What the heck is wrong with Mexico? It’s got everything it needs to be a prosperous First World country.
Cal Thomas:
Talking to the Taliban
After 12 years of fighting, the Taliban in Afghanistan have announced they are ready to talk peace with the United States.
Michael Medved:
An Open Letter on Middle-East Confusion
A close-friend wrote to my wife with serious concerns about her nephew, a bright and idealistic young man who came home from his elite university full of indignation about the state of Israel and its alleged destruction of the once flourishing nation of Palestine. In response, I wrote back with a general point about any nation's "right to exist" and four specific questions about the recent history of the Middle East.
Mike Shedlock:
Fed Keeps Low-Rate Policy Intact
A mere hint the Fed might slow its QE program was enough to send treasury yields and the US dollar higher and stocks lower. This is further evidence the current markets are all about liquidity and speculation and nothing about fundamentals (in case you did not realize that already).
Ransom Notes Radio:
Firing Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke’s days are numbered. As it becomes increasingly clear that Obama is pushing Bernanke out, one has to ask what kind of legacy he’s leaving behind. Bill Tatro joined the program to discuss the impact of the Fed’s recent easing programs.
Debra J. Saunders:
Obama Debates Himself
When a man has been in the Oval Office for a few years, does he start to buy his own balderdash? In an interview with PBS' Charlie Rose that aired Monday, President Barack Obama asserted that the debate on National Security Agency intelligence gathering "is a healthy thing" and "a sign of maturity" and that "this debate would not have taken place five years ago."
Fred J. Eckert:
Two Cheers For the House Republicans: But to Earn Three Cheers They Need to Take this Next Step
They’ll merit three cheers only if they wake up and see the obvious and take the next logical step: force Boehner to quit aiding and abetting the Obama Administration’s Benghazi cover-up operations by his single-handedly blocking action on a proposal that more than two-thirds the House Republicans strongly support that is so clearly in the best interest of the country.
Daniel J. Mitchell:
Can the David of Swiss Human Rights Withstand the Goliath of IRS Extraterritorial Tax Enforcement?
Because we live in an upside-down world, Switzerland is being persecuted for being a productive, peaceful nation that has a strong human rights policy with regards to privacy.
Night Watch:
North Korea Seeks Talks With US
A pro-North Korean news outlet in Japan published a lengthy signed article urging the US to accept the North's talks proposal. The article contained a tutorial on North Korean understanding of terms, implying the US might not have appreciated their significance.
David Harsanyi:
The Media's Shameful Coverage of the Abortion Debate
Here's what we know about the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban most abortions after 20 weeks: The Associated Press tells us that the "GOP-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill." But don't worry, Politico adds. It is "largely symbolic: The bill will be dead on arrival in the Senate."
Matt Towery:
Palin Is Right: Let Someone Else Determine Syria's Fate
Sarah Palin is often criticized for misstatements or controversial comments. Of course, were she a female Democrat with a flamboyant style, she would be labeled "brave" and "courageous" by the press.
Brett Bogus:
No Change In Policy
On Wednesday afternoon, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke sat down in front of a room full of reporters and journalists to basically say there was no change in policy.
Rich Galen:
Headwinds for Obama
As the President giggled and played rock, paper, scissors with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-8 Conference in Ireland, the bloom appears to have begun to come off the Obama Rose as far as the American people are concerned.
Steve Chapman:
Car Buyers Get Hijacked
Gov. Rick Perry is fond of saying that Texas is "wide open for business." A couple of months ago he was in Illinois offering hope to local companies suffering from burdensome government regulation. "There is an escape route to economic freedom," he said, "a route to Texas."
Charles Payne:
Freedom and Free Stuff
That's what freedom was all about back then. The right to own property, to work and earn a living and not expect the government to pay you for not working - that was being a man.
Emmett Tyrrell:
Exit the IRS Stage Left
The IRS is again enmeshed in another political controversy. Franklin Roosevelt was the first American president to abuse the IRS. Then there was John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon. Now it is ensnared once again by claims it has unfairly harassed conservatives and possibly suppressed voter turnout in 2012.
Daniel Pipes:
What Turkey's Riots Mean
The unrest marks a deeply important development with lasting implications. Turkey has become a more open and liberal country, one in which leaders face democratic constraints as never before. But how much it changes the role of Islam in Turkey depends primarily on the economy.
Crista Huff:
Stocks in the News: Adobe Strategy Pays Off Big
Software company Adobe Systems beat quarterly profit expectations on surprising momentum with its new Creative Cloud product.
Hal Scherz:
Do You Trust The Government to Oversee Your Healthcare?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare) has given Secretary Sebelius incredible and unprecedented latitude regarding virtually all aspects of American health care decision making. The ACA left the regulatory scope of the law including the powers granted to the Secretary intentionally vague, potentially allowing her office unlimited oversight into every aspect of healthcare.
Randall DeSoto:
As Alaska Goes, So Goes America?
Mid-term elections are problematic for the party holding the Presidency; mid-term elections following scandals or highly divisive policy choices are particularly problematic.
Peter Schiff:
Markets Discover There is No Exit Strategy
Although many haven't yet realized it, the financial markets are stuck in a "Waiting for Godot" era in which the change in policy that all are straining to see, will never in fact arrive.
Bob Goldman:
The Big Ask
Even if the position is looking more and more like your nightmare job, you may still want to point out why you are the perfect fit. Simply explain that "no one else is desperate enough to take a job this terrible, and if you don't hire me, I'm going to hold my breath until my face turns red."
Michelle Malkin:
The Amnesty Mob vs. America
You can try to put "conservative" lipstick on the lawless amnesty mob. In the end, however, it's still a lawless mob. The big government/big business alliance to protect illegal immigration got a lot of mileage using foolish Republicans Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan as front men. But the true colors of the open-borders grievance-mongers always show through.
Walter E. Williams:
Unasked and Unanswered Questions
I'm not arguing that today's progressives are racists like their predecessors, but they share a contempt for liberty. My question is: Why haven't today's progressives disavowed their racist predecessors?
Neil McCabe:
Mothers Demand Action Targets Video Shooter Games
Naomi Beth Seligman, the left-wing PR specialist, who helped CIA clerk Valerie Plame deceive the nation, is at it again, and this time she is going after gun makers and video game producers.
Bob Barr:
The “Soft Tyranny” Born Of “Trust Us”
“If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.” This is the mentality shared by a growing number of Americans who would allow government to run roughshod over their rights, rather than raise concern about the vast expansion of the Surveillance State in the past decade.
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