The media is ignoring a growing threat to civil society on the left: the strange resurrection of the dangerous dogma known as anarchism. Simply put, anarchism is the belief that human beings are basically and intrinsically good and all authority is evil and corrupting. It can also lead to violence such as the riots in Seattle on May 1, when a mob roamed through the city’s downtown attacking police and destroying property. The crowd, composed largely of anarchists, threw rocks, firebombs, metal pipes, and fireworks at police. Such riots have become a yearly event in
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Mass shootings and explosions are happening with more and more frequency across the country, and the way that our government responds to them has always been less than ideal. Whether it involves fraudulent attempts to infringe upon second amendment rights, racial profiling, or other divisive tactics, it’s important to remain constantly vigilant about the steps that the government takes in the name of protecting our safety. Those who sacrifice liberty to ensure safety deserve neither, and it’s crucial that we are vocal about our resistance to the inflation of government power. There are some legitimate
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The hypocrisy of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the animal rights movement in general is once again on display for all to see. One of Britain’s leading newspapers, The Daily Mail, just ran an excellent expose on how PETA really treats animals. The article features a number of shocking, disgusting, and disturbing photographs taken by PETA critic Nathan Winograd. Among other things, it shows pictures of dozens of trash bags found in a garbage dumpster behind a supermarket in North Carolina in 2007. The bags were full of cats that PETA
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One would think that the president’s new fiscal budget would have this small town excited. President Obama has included funding to activate the Thomson Federal Prison in his 2014 fiscal budget, submitted to Congress on Wednesday. According to a letter that Congresswoman Cheri Bustos wrote to President Barack Obama on April 3, 2013, the opening
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A disturbing trend is afoot these days with the federal government’s recent purchase of over a billion of rounds of ammunition – which on the surface, doesn’t seem particularly troubling, until you learn that this purchase is not for the military. Who’s buying up all this ammunition then, if not the military? The Department of Homeland Security, that’s who. If this thought leaves you scratching your head as to why an agency like DHS needs to have 1.6 billion rounds of .40 S&W and .223 Remington on hand, you aren’t alone. Many people don’t really
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There has been a debate for many years about the state of Iran’s nuclear program. As citizens of the United States, we simply cannot afford to wait around for official confirmation that their nuclear program exists. Iran certainly operates enough uranium enrichment plants at the moment to build their own nuclear weapons, but it is entirely possible that they don’t even need to resort to that option, as they easily could have purchased weapons from Russia years ago. Whether Iran purchased, stole, or built nuclear weapons, intelligence reports from across the world agree that if
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More than 300 retired generals and admirals joined a group called Mission: Readiness to ask Congress to take steps to stem the childhood obesity epidemic by improving nutrition in schools. The group’s 2010 report, “Too Fat to Fight,” pressed Congress for healthier school lunches, and their efforts didn’t go unrewarded. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, supported by First Lady Michelle Obama, reformed the school lunch program for the first time in thirty years. New rules requiring more fruits and vegetables, lower-fat milk and less bread and condiments went into effect this fall in schools around
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The school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut is a tragedy that has gripped the nation. Everyone is eager to lay the blame on some person, some object, some ideology, or some group. We’re quick to point in one direction or the other as the answer to the problem of our increasingly violent society. And just like a society that has been medicated on the 30 minute sitcom and the 60 minute drama, where Hollywood writers provide answers and resolutions that are quick and defined, we scramble to find the same in real life when dealing with
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In three weeks, you may not be able to read this content free of scrutiny. You may not be able to read this content at all. The U.N. is holding a conference in Dubai meant to address Internet oversight. While there are plenty of benign agenda items scheduled for the conference, such as methods to reduce scams and Internet phishing schemes, there are some proposals that could have devastating effects on the way that citizens across the globe use the Internet. Commercial Ramifications Some proposals set to be discussed during the two-week convention are about
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The headlines coming out of Syria are truly frightening. Mass graves, civilian bombings, rampant violence – it seems to be degenerating daily. As of August 2012, analysts put 6,000 jihadists on the ground participating in violence. To say it’s not a good situation is an understatement, but will the unrest ultimately impact America? Answers seem mixed. On one hand, America likes to play the role of the world’s police force. On the other hand, Syria is mired in an internal conflict where the U.S. has no reason to interfere. They’re not a major trading partner
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