President Barack Obama said he’s focusing the end of his presidency on increasing income equality because the recovery’s benefits haven’t spread to the middle class while enriching the wealthiest Americans, according to an interview he gave to website Vox.com. During … Continue reading
The New York Times [nytimes.com 2/4/15] reports that Federal Communications Chairman (FCC) chairman Thomas Wheeler: proposed regulating consumer Internet service as a public utility, saying it was the right path to net neutrality. He also included provisions to protect consumer … Continue reading
We’re used to thinking of Islamofascism as a primary threat to United States security, and it certainly is. But the military build-up in China, as the United States reduces its military capacity to levels not seen since prior to World … Continue reading
Regarding the Israeli prime minister’s decision to speak before Congress, yesterday the Chicago Tribune reported in a 1/26/15 commentary: Washington’s reaction to this breach in protocol was immediate. The White House and State Department made it clear that they would … Continue reading
Here’s a good response to the nonsense spouted in Obama’s tax-and-spend State of the Union address. It’s not from some mealy-mouthed Republican, but from one of the better social-political thinkers of all time, nineteenth century French thinker Frederic Bastiat: What, … Continue reading
Obama will reportedly call for massive tax increases in his upcoming State of the Union address. No surprise there. Obama ran and won on the idea — twice and explicitly — that we are all our brother’s keepers, and that … Continue reading
“Now he [Obama] needs to talk to us. And that’s good, because when the American people elect divided government they’re not saying they don’t want anything done,” the new U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell (a Republican) said. “What they … Continue reading
Hundreds of police officers outside the Queens, N.Y. church Saturday where the funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos was being held turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio as he eulogized the fallen officer who was ambushed last week along … Continue reading
President Obama said Friday he thinks Sony “made a mistake” in choosing not to release “The Interview” in the wake of the devastating hacking attack which he blamed on North Korea, while vowing that the U.S. “will respond.” He mocked … Continue reading
Alan Gross emerged Wednesday from five years of captivity in Cuba praising the Cuban people and offering a lesson he said he learned: Freedom is not free. In his first public remarks after arriving in the U.S., Gross also spoke … Continue reading
When it comes to the ideal job atmosphere, Google’s got it. Free gourmet food, generous time off and shuttle bus rides to work will buy you a huge amount of employee goodwill. Those are just some of the benefits that vaulted … Continue reading
Political analyst Charlie Cook, publisher of the widely read Cook Political Report, says that Republicans face a challenge with younger voters. While they don’t think government is very effective — they grew up with Hurricane Katrina — they tend to … Continue reading