When 72 percent of Americans surveyed by Gallup see big government as the greatest threat to their freedom and safety, we’ve got a huge problem. Gallup says: “This suggests that government policies specific to the period, such as the Affordable Care Act — perhaps coupled with recent revelations of government …
Read More »Saudis lament, 'we have been stabbed in the back by Obama'
Arabs don’t trust Obama either. As 2013 ends, President Obama has lost credibility with many people who trusted him at the start of the year. Thanks to the Healthcare.gov debacle, polls find support for the president among women and independents has dropped to the lowest ebb of his presidency. Obama’s …
Read More »American Humanist Association sues teacher who prayed for sick student
The latest allegations from the American Humanist Association are shocking, titillating, and (cue the 1950s soap opera organist) downright scandalous. In a complaint filed by the organization on November 20 a Missouri public school teacher has been accused of praying for an injured student, organizing a project to feed hungry …
Read More »Teaching kids about weather
I was excited to publish my new children’s book “Freddy the Frogcaster” in September. The book is about a little frog who loves weather. And he doesn’t just love the warm sunny days, but also ones that are cloudy with rain. He likes to figure out how far away a …
Read More »Are you nuts, Mr. Putin? The United States is exceptional
President Putin, the United States is exceptional among the world’s nations. This is not the usual jingoism you may hear from the citizen of any nation – the type of jingoism, incidentally, in which Russia excels. Instead, Mr. President, take it from someone whose family fled your country over 30 …
Read More »Why Cory Booker's cozy relationship with Silicon Valley is bad for New Jersey
The bulk of Senate candidate and Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s personal wealth, according to a blockbuster New York Times expose, comes from a previously unknown company called Waywire, which styles itself as a “socially conscious” alternative to YouTube. Waywire counts Oprah Winfrey, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and Lady Gaga’s manager …
Read More »We never should have witnessed a Zimmerman trial
The George Zimmerman case should never have been brought. Saturday night after the “not guilty” verdict was delivered, State Attorney Angela Corey justified bringing the case “to put the facts out there.” But criminal cases should never be brought simply to put the facts before the public. No one should …
Read More »Abortion and fatherhood — a man's take
A dear friend of mine recently confessed to me that he was the father of one living daughter and four deceased children. The four were aborted, three with his consent and one without. My friend said the pain of those deaths is something he copes with on a daily basis. …
Read More »Americans beware — ObamaCare expands how the IRS can hurt you
Most of us interact with the Internal Revenue Service once a year at tax time. But President Obama’s Affordable Care Act health law puts us under the IRS’s thumb all the time. The IRS has a history of using leaks and delays to punish people based on their politics. The …
Read More »The five best, worst things in the Senate's immigration bill
I’ve spent a decade working as an advocate for immigration reform. Finally, we’ve got a real bill to work with. This month, a bipartisan group of Senators released an 844-page immigration proposal that goes a long way to fixing our current failed system. Changing demographics and politics pushed the process …
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