Newsmax RSS FeedFri, 24 May 2013 18:56:51 EDTThe savage slaughter of a British soldier on the streets of Woolwich, England, not far from London was not a random crime.Fri, 24 May 2013 16:24:03 EDTIt is inevitable that we all make excuses. The biggest problem with excuses is that we use them to pass the blame to anyone but ourselves.Fri, 24 May 2013 15:54:20 EDTOn "Fox News Sunday" recently, White House aide Dan Pfeiffer was asked about President Barack Obama's whereabouts the night of the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi.Fri, 24 May 2013 14:01:39 EDTIn a surprise move Thursday, Republican Rep. Jo Bonner of Alabama announced he would resign from Congress after a decade to become Vice-chancellor for Government Relations of the University of Alabama. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:37:40 EDTThere’s been a nationwide referendum on the effectiveness of leftist government in the U.S. over the past decade and guess what? The leftists lost, but you certainly wouldn’t learn that from the mainstream media.Fri, 24 May 2013 11:05:18 EDTIf you were to suddenly appear this weekend at the numerous barbecues or pool parties, without any knowledge of our nation's history, it might be hard to understand the real meaning of Memorial Day. Is it a day to sell cars, clothes, and mattresses?Fri, 24 May 2013 10:52:57 EDTThis time of year, as college students return home for the summer, many parents may notice how many politically correct ideas they have acquired on campus. Some of those parents may wonder how they can undo some of the brainwashing.Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:42 EDTDespite a tough couple of weeks, President Obama's job approval ratings are holding up fairly well. As I write this, 47 percent of voters nationwide offer their approval. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:29:39 EDTCity Councilman Eric Garcetti's victory in the run-off for mayor of Los Angeles Tuesday was driven in part by the victor's close ties to President Obama and his political organization.Thu, 23 May 2013 23:50:26 EDTArnaud de Borchgrave’s Perspective: Secretary of State John Kerry, on his fourth visit to the Middle East in two months is chasing the brass ring of an Israeli-Palestinian agreement for the creation of an independent Palestinian state. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:36:11 EDTWhen the definitive work on the rise and fall of the United States is finally written — and it may not be that far off — there will be a full chapter on the IRS and other government agencies that have become massive empires in their own right — bigger than most of the world’s nations.Thu, 23 May 2013 17:58:08 EDTJoseph E. Schmitz' Perspective: As the Obama administration attempts to ride out three major scandals, a fourth has yet to make headlines: the lack of independent and effective Senate-confirmed inspectors general.Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:26 EDTThe Jerusalem Post has just published its annual ranking of the world’s 50 most influential Jews, and I’m sorry but also somewhat relieved to report that I don’t appear on it this year.Thu, 23 May 2013 13:52:13 EDTDonald Trump told GOP activists in Michigan that political fallout from the Obama administration scandals could help Republicans in the next two election cycles. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:41:31 EDTEarly in an opinion issued recently by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge A. Raymond Randolph says: "Although the parties have not raised it, one issue needs to be resolved before we turn to the merits of the case."Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:13 EDTYesterday I read an interesting article in Newsweek about the connection between tornadoes and climate change. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:02 EDTPresident Barack Obama believes in the public sector. He thinks it should be made ever more expansive and entrusted with ever more complicated tasks. Its unions should be powerful. It should be hailed by all the great and good, and attract the nation's best and brightest. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:05:47 EDTMy readers tend to expect an inspirational scripture along with a natural life and family discussion. But honestly, considering the latest IRS fiasco, I feel absolutely compelled to ask: What part of 9-9-9 don't the elected officials of this nation understand?Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:53 EDTA British soldier is dead, and two suspected terrorists were shot in a shocking daylight attack outside London Wednesday.Wed, 22 May 2013 16:41:53 EDTIn 1987, Ronald Reagan mused that, if the world were about to be devastated by an alien force — perhaps a collision with a large asteroid, peoples of all nations, ideological persuasions and political parties would come together to save the planet and our civilization.