Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

Coming to America: A Terrorist Cell Near You

AMERICAN THINKER by Lauri Regan January 15, 2015 ……So how pervasive are the views of the barbarians otherwise known as Islamists?  Brigitte Gabriel explained: There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world today – of course not all of them are … Continue reading

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This Is Obama’s Last Foreign Policy Chance

Gelb is a committed Democrat, former New York Times columnist, senior government official and currently President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. DAILY BEAST by Leslie H. Gelb January 15, 2015 The failure of Obama or Biden … Continue reading

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Paris Attack Wasn’t “Senseless Violence” #CharlieHebdo

COMMENTARY by Jonathan Tobin January 7, 2015 …..But the problem isn’t whether the administration is ready, as it was initially reluctant to do after Benghazi, to speak of terrorism, as it is the president’s refusal to discuss the motivation of … Continue reading

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Who Derailed Middle East Peace? Ross and Obama Should Look in the Mirror

COMMENTARY by Jonathan Tobin January 5, 2015 On yesterday’s New York Times op-ed page, former veteran State Department Middle East hand Dennis Ross made a strong case for the world to stop “giving the Palestinians a pass” for actions intended … Continue reading

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Could Obama Swing the Israeli Election?

MIDDLE EAST FORUM by Steven J. Rosen January 3, 2015 This is the first time since 2009 that the Obama Administration may think it has a credible opportunity to replace Benjamin Netanyahu with an Israeli government prepared to make more … Continue reading

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The Laffer Curve turns 40: the legacy of a controversial idea

WASHINGTON POST by Stephen Moore December 26, 2014 It was 40 years ago this month that two of President Gerald Ford’s top White House advisers, Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld, gathered for a steak dinner at the Two Continents restaurant … Continue reading

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George W. Bush’s Graceful Silence

BLOOMBERG by Cass R. Sunstein December 22, 2014 In the domain of foreign affairs, 2014 has brought heated national debates on an impressive range of subjects: Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Syria, Ebola, immigration policy and, most recently, torture, North Korea and … Continue reading

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How the State Department Annually Perpetuates Palestinian Misery

MIDDLE EAST FORUM by Asaf Romirowsky and Alexander H. Joffe December 19, 2014 One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. By any measurement, Western policy towards United Nations Relief and Works … Continue reading

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An Israeli Flag in South Carolina

ALGEMEINER by Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency December 17, 2014 At Alan Clemmons’ Myrtle Beach law firm in South Carolina, the Israeli flag proudly flies alongside the U.S. and state flag. While the South Carolina state representative put the flag … Continue reading

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That’s rich! Why so many wealthy Americans think they’re middle class

SALON by David Sirota December 21, 2014 By Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s reckoning, being a millionaire does not constitute living high above the ranks of ordinary people. Lew said last week that back when he was in the private sector … Continue reading

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