Doug Wilson on the current conflict between Israel and the United States. I pick it up in the middle of the argument:   … let me make some observations about the slap fight. The thing that kicked this round of controversy off was America’s act of high, feckless cowardice at the Security Council. Abstain? If you are for it, […]

Yesterday, Dilbert creator Scott Adams issued a challenge to scientists:  So today’s challenge is to find a working scientist or PhD in some climate-related field who will agree with the idea that the climate science models do a good job of predicting the future. Notice I am avoiding the question of the measurements. That’s a

A controversial proposal to ban adults without children from the vicinity of playgrounds in Los Angeles city parks has been met with outrage after it was submitted by a local council member.  Read Full Article

This video is well worth your time. Working with Millennials can be a challenge. Here’s why… It’s from Simon Sinek for Delta Protective Services. 

Via McClatchy:  As America’s first family enjoys its eighth and final vacation in Hawaii, new estimates put the price tag of the Obamas’ annual trip at $3.5 million or more. In total, the cost of the the first family’s personal or largely personal travel during the last eight years comes to $85 million – though that is

The CIA sends a letter admitting that it has not looked at a FOIA request that was sent to the CIA over six years ago. How convenient.  Back in 2011, MuckRock user Jason Smathersfiled a FOIA with the CIA for all responses they had sent to requesters containing the term “record systems.” This was a reference to

Trump has given his Supreme Court short list, and boy are the progressives ticked!  (CNN) – Judicial conservatives are buzzing about a new Supreme Court justice who could cement a conservative majority on the bench for decades. President-elect Donald Trump has given a firm commitment to Republicans that he will stick to a list of

This is really bad news for the Democrats.  They could always just ask the Russians for the emails. </sarcasm> (Washington DC) – Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement regarding today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a case that would require Secretary of State John Kerry to

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just responded to Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech, and he didn’t hold back. He said Kerry’s speech was almost as unbalanced as the U.N.’s resolution. Benjamin @netanyahu expresses “deep disappointment” in John Kerry’s speech: “Almost as unbalanced as” last week’s UN resolution. pic.twitter.com/TJSyx9Nzmn — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics)

“…but we have to put our money where our mouths are. And we can only realize the promise of this institution’s founding — to replace the ravages of war with cooperation — if powerful nations like my own accept constraints,” said Obama. “Sometimes I’m criticized in my own country for professing a belief in international norms

Secretary of State John Kerry declared Wednesday that Israel “can either be Jewish or democratic” but “it cannot be both.” Here’s a transcript: “The truth is that trends on the ground, violence, terrorism, incitement, settlement expansion and the seemingly endless occupation, they are combining to destroy hopes for peace on both sides and increasingly cementing

Since this past summer, the only publicly available evidence that the Russian government was responsible for hacks of the DNC and key Democratic figures is circumstantial and far short of conclusive, courtesy of private research firms with a financial stake in their claims. Multiple federal agencies now claim certainty about the Kremlin connection, but have yet