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On campus, social norms no longer apply. The university, long exempted from social norms and rules, has gone wild in the 21st century — or rather, regressed to pre-puberty. The University of Missouri campus police now request that students — a group not known for polite vocabulary — call law enforcement if someone disparages them with hurtful names. On the…

They are from some of the oldest Christian communities in the world, from lands where Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah walked, and where Jonah called the people of Ninevah to repentance. But today these Christians have been targeted for death, sexual slavery, displacement, cultural eradication and forced conversion by ISIS. The U.S. government’s response has been woefully inadequate — neither…

Some of you, especially those on the left side of the political aisle, are scratching your heads over Ben Carson’s recent surge in the polls. I get why you’re surprised, but you shouldn’t be. This has definitely been the year of the outsiders in the Republican race, but this “outside” group may be more multifaceted than you think. Many people…

During Saturday’s debate, all three Democratic presidential candidates refused to say that the U.S. was at war with “radical Islam.” They all bobbed and weaved as they tried to follow the PC line and avoid admitting that obvious fact. “I don’t think we’re at war with Islam, I don’t think we’re at war with all Muslims, I think we’re at…

“Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.”—Gore Vidal The countdown has begun. We now have less than one year until the 2016 presidential election, and you can expect to be treated to an earful of carefully crafted, expensive sound bites and political spin about climate change, education,…

Paris attacks put dagger through heart of liberal Europe Attacks threaten viability of Schengen agreement and the vision of tolerant, multi-cultural society that is “essence” of Europe, analysts warn The Paris attacks that killed at least 128 people on Saturday night will put renewed pressure on Europe Schengen agreement and threaten the “very essence” of the European way of life,…

As I write, Paris is under curfew for the first time since the German occupation, and the death toll from the multiple attacks stands at 158, the vast majority of them slaughtered during a concert at the Bataclan theatre, a delightful bit of 19th century Chinoiserie on the boulevard Voltaire. The last time I was there, if memory serves, was…

Neil Cavuto interviewed Keely Mullen this week (video below). Mullen is the organizer of the Million Student March, which she described as “a movement for a more equitable and fair system of education as opposed to the really corporate model that we have right now.” (sigh) They have three core demands: (1) free public college, (2) cancelation of student debt,…

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; Unless we’re talking about a white chocolate-paneled cake for a gay wedding or perpetual funding for “women’s health” clinics because it’s the “right thing to do.””or abridging the freedom of speech;” Unless that speech is used by boorish climate change denialists to peddle dirty…

DALLAS, November 10, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – Dallas city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an ordinance allowing transgender people to use the “facilities” of the opposite sex. The measure, which opponents describe as a “bathroom” bill, adds “gender identity” to the city’s 2002 anti-discrimination law alongside race, sex, and sexual orientation. Mayor Mike Rawlings said, “We’re a very diverse…

Less than three months before the kickoff Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them. Party leaders and donors fear that nominating either man would have negative ramifications for the GOP ticket up and down the ballot,…