May 11, 2009

Rethinking the presidential rating game

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — The trouble with many of the past ratings of America's presidents is that the "consensus" has been arrived at by academics who act alike, do alike, and think alike. In the view of many, they are suspect of viewing history exclusively through the prism of Ivy League faculty lounge discourse... (more)

May 10, 2009

WASHINGTON TIMES — The grass-roots "tea party" movement that swept across the country April 15 to protest federal tax and spending hikes will hold demonstrations in Washington and elsewhere this summer and fall... (more)

May 10, 2009

JAMES SIMPSON — An extension of the Hate Crimes law recently passed the House of Representatives which will essentially codify into national law the "speech codes" that are smothering academic freedom on college campuses today... (more)

May 9, 2009

THOMAS SOWELL — While Pres. Barack Obama has, in one sense, tipped his hand by saying that he wants judges with "empathy" for certain groups, he has in a more fundamental sense concealed the real goal -- getting judges who will ratify an ever-expanding scope of federal-government power and an ever-declining restraint by the Constitution of the United States... (more)

May 9, 2009

PENSACOLA NEWS JOURNAL — A federal judge on Friday approved a consent decree that calls for Santa Rosa County School District officials to stop promoting their religious beliefs in schools... (more)

May 9, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A Louisiana driver was stopped and detained for having a "Don't Tread on Me" bumper sticker on his vehicle and warned by a police officer about the "subversive" message it sent, according to the driver's relative... (more)

May 9, 2009

BAPTIST PRESS — President Obama has called for the repeal of a ban on government-funded abortions in the District of Columbia. The recommendation in Obama's first proposed budget contradicts his stated desire to reduce abortions or the need for abortions, a leading pro-life organization said upon the May 7 release of details of the president's spending plan for 2009-10... (more)

May 9, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — The acting chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has told members of a "diversity" committee who almost exclusively represent left-leaning organizations to tackle the status quo in America's broadcast industry and suggest "aggressive" solutions to what they see as problems... (more)

May 9, 2009

JOHN GIZZI — Stopping the President's controversial appointment of Harold Koh as legal advisor to the State Department is the first major mission of a newly-formed caucus of House Members devoted to issues of American sovereignty... (more)

May 8, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are among the Republican heavyweights launching a new "listening tour" to "rebrand" the GOP. Their message: time to move past the "nostalgia" of the Reagan years and focus on expanding the tent to attract more people to the party... (more)

May 8, 2009

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON — Colin Powell keeps insisting that the Republicans lost the presidency because of right-wing extremists like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter, who, in his view, have become the public face of the Republican party, and thus will ensure its permanent marginalization... (more)

May 8, 2009

JEROME R. CORSI — Great Britain's decision to ban Michael Savage because of his "extreme views" marks a dark day in the history of free speech. The shame should be particularly severe in a nation that gave birth to John Stuart Mill, the 19th century political philosopher whose writings so strongly advanced the cause of open dialogue... (more)

May 8, 2009

WASHINGTON TIMES — House Republicans demanded Wednesday that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano detail how the controversial "right-wing extremism" report was compiled, using a rare legislative maneuver that ensures that the Democrats must take a public stand - one way or another... (more)

May 8, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — One of the images in a pro-life campaign in the Slovak Republic reveals a pile of human skulls under the title "Cambodia" and that's beside an image of a tiny aborted fetus in a doctor's gloved hand under the title "Slovakia"... (more)

May 8, 2009

THE BULLETIN — It's fair to say the real war against media bias has begun. A conservative leadership summit to confront media bias is meeting in Washington, D.C. this week to formulate strategy for a nationwide battle against mainstream media bias... (more)

May 8, 2009

CNSNEWS.COM — A bill designating May 22 as "Harvey Milk Day" in California passed a state senate committee on Wednesday. Six Democrats and one Republican voted in favor of the bill, and two Republicans voted against it... (more)

May 8, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Hawaii's state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday to celebrate "Islam Day" -- over the objections of a few lawmakers who said they didn't want to honor a religion connected to Sept. 11, 2001... (more)

May 7, 2009

NEWSMAX — For the first time in nearly two decades, the White House has declined to participate in the congressionally authorized National Day of Prayer beyond issuing the standard proclamation... (more)

May 7, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — Swine flu has been confirmed by laboratory tests in 1,516 patients in 22 countries, according to the WHO. Mexico has reported 942 cases, including 29 deaths, while the U.S. has 403 cases and two deaths... (more)

May 7, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A new proposal in Congress is threatening fines and jail time for what it calls "cyberbullying" -- communications that include e-mails and text messages that "cause substantial emotional distress"... (more)

May 7, 2009

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — In a classic case of poetic justice, President Obama is getting some flak from his own Democrats in Congress on the issue of shutting down the Guantanamo Bay prison that holds the world's worst terrorists... (more)

May 7, 2009

MARIE JON, RA ANALYST — After a hundred days of Barack Hussein Obama's presidency, sadly we are finding out the meaning of Obama's slogan "Change We Can Believe In," followed by the mantra, "Yes. We. Can." We now know the meaning of these slick words... (more)