A few years back, I ran into one of the U.S. prosecutors who helped set it up, with a grant from the Swedish foreign ministry. Mr. Qarizada currently sits on a committee charged with making revisions to the Afghan legal code. What kind of revisions? Well, for example: “Men and women who commit adultery shall be punished based on the circumstances by one of the following punishments: lashing, stoning.”
At colleges today, all parties are strongly incentivized to maintain low standards.
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In “protecting the rights of all people to worship the way they choose,” then–secretary of state Hillary Clinton vowed “to use some old-fashioned techniques of peer pressure and shaming, so that people don’t feel that they have the support to do what we abhor.”
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Democrat politicians do not want respectful disagreement between evangelicals and gays. War between homosexuals and evangelicals is important for them. The Democratic Party, in order to raise money from gays and lock in millennial votes, is attacking freedom of thought, speech and religion.
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A schism between moderates and liberals over economic inequality is the first front in defining a post-Obama platform.
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John Cornyn saw it coming. Even with no real competition on the horizon, the senior senator from Texas had been hiring staff, building his network and choking his state’s Internet bandwidth with ads that hinted darkly at Texas’s political future without him.
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The national conversation today seems to be about tiny bits of much larger problems that have fallen off and landed down near our feet, where we can all see them. Finally somebody bends down, picks up the bit, dusts it off and demands to know what everybody else is going to do about it!
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Republicans in the Senate want to restore veterans benefits to the Paul Ryan – Patty Murray Budget plan.
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Be prepared for eligibility, payment and information protection debacles—and longer waits for care.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-12-17 02:51:052013-12-17 02:51:05ObamaCare’s Troubles Are Only Beginning
President Obama is packing his bags for a 17-day, taxpayer-funded Christmas vacation to Hawaii, The Washington Times reported. The vacation begins on Friday, December 20.
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It is often said that we live in a post-Christian society. That is true, but its meaning is generally misunderstood. A post-Christian society is not merely a society in which agnosticism or atheism is the prevailing fundamental belief.
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Free traders are ecstatic. Negotiators at the 9th World Trade Organization ministerial conference in Bali cheered, hugged, and wept at what they see as the successful culmination of their recent round of talks. “A giant step for businesses large and small,” enthused the CEO of UPS.
Harry Reid’s recent imposition of the Senate “nuclear option” left many conservatives in high dudgeon over “tyranny of the majority.” But the concept of majority tyranny is largely a fantasy — contradicted, for example, by Angelo Codevilla’s cogent showing, widely accepted by conservatives, that America is dominated by a corrupt bipartisan ruling class.
While much about Barack Obama remains mysterious, he was easily the most left-wing member of the U.S. Senate. As president of the United States, his left-wing orthodoxy is best manifest in his signature health plan. ObamaCare follows a principle beloved of Karl Marx and other socialist founding fathers: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-12-14 00:52:552013-12-14 00:52:55The Affordable Care Act First Does Harm, Period
It is an odd fight. Such a weird little battle over meaningless and known outcomes. Conservatives, aware from press reports and congressional leaks, knew what would be in the Paul Ryan drafted budget plan. The conservative groups released statements in opposition to the plan based on what they had been told. But there was never any doubt about the Ryan plan passing.
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The GOP has been struggling to recapture the Senate majority for nearly a decade. Now, the sixth year itch, a plethora of vulnerable red-state Democrats, and Obamacare’s unpopularity appear to be forming a perfect storm – if the Republicans want it.
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I received several requests to do an article and given the serious nature of this budget proposal and its devastating impact on all the military retirees that have served honorably and live on fixed incomes, I felt the need to heed that call.
When President Obama said this week that ending income inequality was “this generation’s task,” his aides noted he was consciously echoing themes he’d raised in a speech two years earlier in Osawatomie, Kan. The trail actually goes back even farther than that.
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Uncertainty now represents the biggest problem plaguing the economy, says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
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Having watched President Obama and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius over the past several months unilaterally alter or outright ignore major portions of the law, I now believe that a future Republican president would have greater latitude to gut Obamacare than I once thought possible.
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The GOP establishment is loath to admit it, but the government shutdown is turning out to be a brilliant political chess move on the part of Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee.
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Mark Steyn: Sharia’s Protector
/7 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Mark SteynA few years back, I ran into one of the U.S. prosecutors who helped set it up, with a grant from the Swedish foreign ministry. Mr. Qarizada currently sits on a committee charged with making revisions to the Afghan legal code. What kind of revisions? Well, for example: “Men and women who commit adultery shall be punished based on the circumstances by one of the following punishments: lashing, stoning.”
We Pretend to Teach, They Pretend to Learn
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Geoffrey L. CollierAt colleges today, all parties are strongly incentivized to maintain low standards.
Coercing Conformity; Subjugating the First Amendment
/6 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Andrew C. McCarthyIn “protecting the rights of all people to worship the way they choose,” then–secretary of state Hillary Clinton vowed “to use some old-fashioned techniques of peer pressure and shaming, so that people don’t feel that they have the support to do what we abhor.”
Do Democrats Really Need to Promote Religious Persecution?
/1 Comment/in Featured, Opinion /by Karin McQuillanDemocrat politicians do not want respectful disagreement between evangelicals and gays. War between homosexuals and evangelicals is important for them. The Democratic Party, in order to raise money from gays and lock in millennial votes, is attacking freedom of thought, speech and religion.
In Distress: The Battle Within the Democratic Party
/1 Comment/in Featured, Opinion /by Molly BallA schism between moderates and liberals over economic inequality is the first front in defining a post-Obama platform.
Steve Stockman Can’t Lose: The Political Genius of the Texas Firebrand
/1 Comment/in Featured, Opinion /by Christopher HooksJohn Cornyn saw it coming. Even with no real competition on the horizon, the senior senator from Texas had been hiring staff, building his network and choking his state’s Internet bandwidth with ads that hinted darkly at Texas’s political future without him.
Craige McMillan: America, We’re in a Death Spiral
/6 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Craige McMillanThe national conversation today seems to be about tiny bits of much larger problems that have fallen off and landed down near our feet, where we can all see them. Finally somebody bends down, picks up the bit, dusts it off and demands to know what everybody else is going to do about it!
Slouching Toward Bankruptcy
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Veronique de RugyThe longer Washington puts off Social Security reform, the worse the shock will be.
Let’s Be Honest: Establishment GOP Broke Trust with Military Retirees
/8 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Erick EricksonRepublicans in the Senate want to restore veterans benefits to the Paul Ryan – Patty Murray Budget plan.
ObamaCare’s Troubles Are Only Beginning
/1 Comment/in Featured, Opinion /by Michael J. BoskinBe prepared for eligibility, payment and information protection debacles—and longer waits for care.
Obama’s 2013 Hawaiian Vacation — What’s Wrong with Dollywood?
/5 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Todd StarnesPresident Obama is packing his bags for a 17-day, taxpayer-funded Christmas vacation to Hawaii, The Washington Times reported. The vacation begins on Friday, December 20.
Obamacare Disinformation Runs Deep – Sold On ‘A Trinity of Lies”
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Jonah Goldberg‘Obamacare was sold on a trinity of lies.”
The Effects of Living in a Post-Christian Society
/1 Comment/in Featured, Opinion /by John O’SullivanIt is often said that we live in a post-Christian society. That is true, but its meaning is generally misunderstood. A post-Christian society is not merely a society in which agnosticism or atheism is the prevailing fundamental belief.
Bankers Win, Workers Lose
/1 Comment/in Featured, Opinion /by Irwin M. StelzerFree traders are ecstatic. Negotiators at the 9th World Trade Organization ministerial conference in Bali cheered, hugged, and wept at what they see as the successful culmination of their recent round of talks. “A giant step for businesses large and small,” enthused the CEO of UPS.
The Nuclear Option: the Misplaced Conservative Outrage
/3 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Lester JacksonHarry Reid’s recent imposition of the Senate “nuclear option” left many conservatives in high dudgeon over “tyranny of the majority.” But the concept of majority tyranny is largely a fantasy — contradicted, for example, by Angelo Codevilla’s cogent showing, widely accepted by conservatives, that America is dominated by a corrupt bipartisan ruling class.
The Affordable Care Act First Does Harm, Period
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Lloyd BillingsleyWhile much about Barack Obama remains mysterious, he was easily the most left-wing member of the U.S. Senate. As president of the United States, his left-wing orthodoxy is best manifest in his signature health plan. ObamaCare follows a principle beloved of Karl Marx and other socialist founding fathers: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
The Left’s Reality Problem
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Rich LowryThe deceptions around Obamacare are central—both to the law and to the left’s advocacy generally.
Boehner’s Crocodile Tears for Amnesty
/3 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Erick EricksonIt is an odd fight. Such a weird little battle over meaningless and known outcomes. Conservatives, aware from press reports and congressional leaks, knew what would be in the Paul Ryan drafted budget plan. The conservative groups released statements in opposition to the plan based on what they had been told. But there was never any doubt about the Ryan plan passing.
A Splash Or A Wave? A First Look At The 2014 U.S. Senate Races
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Brandon FinniganThe GOP has been struggling to recapture the Senate majority for nearly a decade. Now, the sixth year itch, a plethora of vulnerable red-state Democrats, and Obamacare’s unpopularity appear to be forming a perfect storm – if the Republicans want it.
Diet COLA: Murray-Ryan Budget Targets Military Retirees
/10 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Julie GilletteI received several requests to do an article and given the serious nature of this budget proposal and its devastating impact on all the military retirees that have served honorably and live on fixed incomes, I felt the need to heed that call.
Budget Deal a Step Backward: Opposing View
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Michael A. NeedhamWhile imperfect, the sequester has proved to be an effective tool in reducing base discretionary spending.
As Obama Turns: How the President’s Political Fortunes Predict his Economic Message
/1 Comment/in Featured, Opinion /by John DickersonWhen President Obama said this week that ending income inequality was “this generation’s task,” his aides noted he was consciously echoing themes he’d raised in a speech two years earlier in Osawatomie, Kan. The trail actually goes back even farther than that.
Greenspan: Economic ‘Uncertainty’ Greatest I Have Known
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Dan WeilUncertainty now represents the biggest problem plaguing the economy, says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
Obama Reveals How A Future GOP President Can Gut ObamaCare
/8 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Philip KleinHaving watched President Obama and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius over the past several months unilaterally alter or outright ignore major portions of the law, I now believe that a future Republican president would have greater latitude to gut Obamacare than I once thought possible.
Ted Cruz and Mike Lee Being Vindicated on Shutdown
/7 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Thomas LifsonThe GOP establishment is loath to admit it, but the government shutdown is turning out to be a brilliant political chess move on the part of Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee.