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BenB on October 29th, 2010

While President Barrack Obama figures out how to get his teleprompter to fit in his travel bag so he can show the Indian parliament how it’s done, the early voting has started. Unfortunately, fraud has started along with it. One woman in Nevada went to vote on Tuesday only to find her ballot with Harry [...]

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BenB on October 13th, 2010

The Economist tells us that they aim to, “take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress.” Which side are they on? The Economist is widely accepted to be one of the best sources for international events abroad. But having read their magazines, I often [...]

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BenB on September 10th, 2010

70% of Americans oppose the Ground Zero “Muslim community center” (mosque) and for a good reason. The issues are not tolerance or religious liberty, but rather, ignoring cultural sensitivities and allowing radical anti-American ideologies to prevail. And this is only the beginning. While the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution, fortunately, preserves the right to [...]

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BenB on August 28th, 2010

65 years ago, on August 6th, Hiroshima, Japan was bombed — making Japan the only country to ever be attacked with an atomic weapon. And U.S. ambassador to Japan, John Roos, attended the Hiroshima memorial ceremony in Japan. This is the first time any U.S. ambassador has accepted the invitation to the ceremony. Why? State [...]

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BenB on July 23rd, 2010

The likelihood of Elena Kagan’s approval by the Senate is high, not because she’s qualified, but because she knows the right people, talks the right way and has the right mannerisms. While the people in Washington are often — and correctly — called “the ruling minority,” Angelo M. Codevilla with the American Spectator‘s latest issue [...]

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