If you’re Israel, there’s nothing like being lectured on your domestic policy by a man who thinks that the United States and France kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon. Joe Biden is probably the least-informed man in American politics when it comes to the Arab-Israeli conflict. That may be because he, like President Obama, want to [...]
Biden’s Dinner Diplomacy
March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As a presidential candidate, Obama won plaudits from media and political sophisticates for his promise to meet “without preconditions” with America’s enemies. This was to be a break with the putative “cowboy diplomacy” of the Bush years. Obama didn’t get around to explaining how his administration would conduct diplomacy with America’s allies, but now we [...]
Qaddafi Calls for Jihad on Swiss for Minaret Ban – AP
February 26, 2010 By 4 Comments
TRIPOLI, Libya — Liby’s leader called for a jihad, or holy war, against Switzerland on Thursday because of its ban on mosque minarets — escalating a long-running diplomatic feud between the two countries. Muammar Qaddafi also urged Muslims everywhere to boycott Swiss products and to bar Swiss planes and ships from the airports or seaports [...]
A New Threat to Free Speech on Campus
February 19, 2010 By 58 Comments
Campus lefists and administrators discover the academic equivalent of the poll tax.
Keep the Fringe on the Fringe, Not at CPAC
February 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Back in December, NewsReal’s own Ryan Mauro took the Conservative Political Action Conference to task for accepting the crackpot John Birch Society as a sponsor of CPAC 2010, calling it a “monumentally stupid decision” that would give the Left plenty of ammo for their current “conservatives are extreme!” narrative.
With CPAC set to begin tomorrow, The [...]
The War on Coal
February 16, 2010 By 4 Comments
How a new regulatory scheme could undermine coal power and raise energy costs for Americans.
Sarah Palin’s Detractors and Double Standards
February 16, 2010 By 65 Comments
For the media and the Left, a female Republican can do no right.
Byron York: Who are the 300 terrorists held in U.S. prisons? – Washington Examiner
February 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
“The Bush administration used the criminal justice system to convict more than 300 individuals on terrorism-related charges,” writes Attorney General Eric Holder in a new letter to Republican critics in Congress. The letter is part of the Obama administration's aggressive defense of its decision to grant full American constitutional rights to al Qaeda soldier Umar [...]
Andrew C. McCarthy: Holder on Holder – National Review Online
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Attorney General Eric Holder has responded to criticism of the Obama administration’s handling of the Christmas bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, with an “all’s well that ends well” letter to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. Holder’s missive vigorously defends what he says was his decision to treat Abdulmutallab as a criminal defendant, to impose peacetime law-enforcement [...]
Obama: Bank Bailout “Necessary,” Iraq War “Dumb”
February 5, 2010 By 14 Comments
Are we sure the bank baillout was a success?
