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Today's Outrage: No Heroic Deed Goes Unpunished Tue May 29

Paul Greenberg

Just as Americans are learning how to spell the name of Chen Guangcheng, the heroic Chinese dissident who is now safe in this country, we have a new hero's name to learn, repeat, and shout if necessary: ... more
How Bill Kristol Purged the Arabists Tue May 29

Pat Buchanan

After taping John Stossel's show on March 16 in New York, the Mrs. and I took the 10 a.m. Acela back to Washington. Once we had boarded the train, who should come waddling up the aisle but Bill Kristol. ... more
Counting Palestine Refugees Tue May 29

Daniel Pipes

The fetid, dark heart of the Arab war on Israel, I have long argued, lies not in disputes over Jerusalem, checkpoints, or "settlements." Rather, it concerns the so-called Palestine refugees. ... more
“I Would Vote For Obama!” Squeals Castro’s Daughter Sun May 27

Humberto Fontova

“If I were a U.S. citizen I'd vote for Obama for president," said Mariela Castro during her San Francisco conference this week. "I think he is sincere, I think he speaks from the heart." ... more
The Bad/Good Idea of Removing Assad Thu May 24

Victor Davis Hanson

Who could not despise the tottering Bashar al-Assad dictatorship in Syria? The Syrian strongman has killed some 10,000 protestors over the last year; thousands of Syrians are now refugees. ... more
From Mao to 'Money Worship' Thu May 24

Steve Chapman

CHANGSHA, China -- On an island in the Xiang River stands a massive bust of the late Chinese ruler Mao Zedong as a young man, his long hair blowing gracefully in an imaginary wind. Good thing for him he's a safe distance from the Expo Central China. If he could see it, he would be tearing his hair out. ... more
Greece: Mulligan Election, Mulligan Economy Wed May 23

Austin Bay

Greece wants two mulligans -- like a golfer demanding second chance, a do-over tee shot, times two. ... more
Why The EU Economic Disaster Is "The Black Box" For America Tue May 22

Wayne Allyn Root

Europe is on the verge of economic collapse. And, it matters to every American. If the EU breaks apart, your life and that of your children and grandchildren may never be the same. ... more
China and the Lure of the Status Quo Sun May 20

Steve Chapman

BEIJING -- A rising Asian power with an unstoppable export machine, rapidly growing wealth and a sense that our time is past and its time has come: China in 2012? Yes -- but also Japan in the 1980s. ... more
State Department Says Chinese Dissident Chen En Route to U.S. Sat May 19

Daniel Doherty
Whoa: US Official Says America 'Ready to Strike' Iran Thu May 17

Kate Hicks
Chicago Summit: Showcase for a 21st Century NATO? Wed May 16

Austin Bay

The last two decades have demonstrated that NATO's post-Cold War death notices reprised a classic Mark Twain one-liner. When Twain learned that a New York newspaper had published his obituary, he wisecracked, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." ... more
Waiting For a European Santa Claus Tue May 15

Rachel Marsden

While your co-workers hover around the water cooler debating whether it matters if Mitt Romney bullied some kid in his youth, a formerly First World nation called Greece is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Why, you might ask, should Middle America pry its overworked eyes away from Jennifer Lopez gyrating around in a bodysuit on "American Idol" long enough to bother caring? ... more
American Sovereignty—LOST at Sea? Mon May 14

Ken Blackwell

Sen. Dick Lugar’s defeat in a Republican primary this week has not been attributed, as nearly as we can tell, to his 1979 trip to Moscow with Joe Biden. Then, the two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee left the bosses of the Kremlin with the distinct impression that they cared about arms control and not so much about human rights. ... more
Institutional Arrogance Fri May 11

Oliver North

WASHINGTON -- Last week, this column described a deadly suicide attack by the Haqqani network on a secure compound outside Kabul, Afghanistan, and the failure of NATO officials to heed human intelligence that might have saved lives. I wrote, "The intel provided included information on how to precisely locate the terrorists. When I asked why the attack wasn't prevented, I was told: 'It was HUMINT. Nobody pays attention to HUMINT.'" ... more
China's Dilemma: Berlin Transition or Tiananmen Destruction? Wed May 9

Austin Bay

The 23-year-old photograph is a stunning record of Chinese courage past and an insight into China's present political turmoil. Unless China's government chooses liberty and just law over tyranny and crony corruption, the picture prefigures a bloody future history. ... more
Voting for War, Again and Again Sun May 6

Steve Chapman

Ninety-six years ago, when President Woodrow Wilson ran for re-election, two notable things happened: 1) His campaign used the slogan "He kept us out of war," and 2) he won. ... more
The President's Private War Fri May 4

Judge Andrew Napolitano

Did you know that the United States government is using drones to kill innocent people in Pakistan? Did you know that the Pakistani government has asked President Obama to stop it and he won't? Did you know that Pakistan is a sovereign country that has nuclear weapons and is an American ally? ... more
Obama's Disgraceful Abandonment of Chen Guangcheng Fri May 4

Mona Charen

It's hard to know which is worse: one's grief over Chen Guangcheng's fate or the fury over the Obama administration's abandonment of him to that fate. ... more
A Decade of War -- for What? Fri May 4

Pat Buchanan

"My fellow Americans, we have traveled through more than a decade under the dark cloud of war," said Barack Obama from Bagram Air Base. ... more
NAFTA's Evolving NATO? Wed May 2

Austin Bay

NAFTA isn't NATO, at least not yet. However, the North American defense ministers conference hosted by Canada the last week of March sent the low-key but categorically public message that Mexico has emerged as the U.S. and Canada's regional security partner. ... more
Is Europe Sailing on the Titanic? Tue May 1

Pat Buchanan

U.S. growth in the first quarter fell to 2.2 percent, a disappointment. But in Europe, that news would have caused general rejoicing. ... more
Victory Parades Fri Apr 27

Oliver North

GEORGETOWN, S.C. -- Sixty-seven years ago this week, U.S. and Allied forces were racing across Germany and uncovering the deepest horrors of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Liberated death camps and extermination centers where millions perished were evidence of a brutal Holocaust perpetrated in the Fuhrer's "Final Solution." ... more
With the ONE Campaign Wed Apr 25

Rich Galen

Anyone who has every traveled overseas will tell you the hardest thing to do is to keep up with events back in the U.S. of A. ... more
Sudan Versus South Sudan: Mixing Volatile Oil, Water and Religion Wed Apr 25

Austin Bay

In the last two weeks, the lingering war between Sudan (northern Sudan, capital in Khartoum) and South Sudan (capital in Juba) has escalated dramatically. Fearing a wider regional war involving other east and central African nations (Egyptian military involvement is the nightmare scenario), international diplomats are pursuing a ceasefire agreement between Khartoum and Juba. ... more