The European horse meat scandal – and America’s complicated legal policy As the controversy over unlabeled horse meat reaching grocery stores and restaurants in Europe widens, let’s explore how the scandal has unfolded and why it’s so hard to find horse on a menu in the United States. Jan. 16 – Ireland’s Food Safety Authority […]Continue Reading
Edward Olshaker Sounding indistinguishable from Noam Chomsky or Rev. Jeremiah Wright, former Sen. Chuck Hagel agreed in an Al Jazeera interview that the United States is “the world‘s bully” and has depicted Israel as a cruel oppressor, yet appears to have little similar concern about the danger of a nuclear-armed Iran. To the contrary, Hagel […]Continue Reading
Hillary Clinton finally faced down her critics on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week. She fired back at Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) when he tried to get her to acknowledge that the entire story of an anti-Islamic video inflaming mobs who then murdered Amb. Chris Stevens and three other brave Americans in Libya had […]Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel, the likely next secretary of defense, would be the first to enter the Pentagon as a public advocate for sharply reducing the number of U.S. nuclear weapons, possibly without equivalent cuts by Russia. He supports an international movement called Global Zero that favors eliminating all nuclear weapons. That puts him […]Continue Reading
John Ransom: Biotech company Excelixis CEO George Scangos likes to quote oil wildcatter JP Getty when asked about his philosophy for success: “Get up early; work hard; find oil,” he deadpans. And under the direction of dry-humored Scangos, the San Francisco-based company is drilling a lot of research holes, so to speak. They have to: […]Continue Reading
Pat Buchanan: When, in the 1950s, Nikita Khrushchev said, “We will bury you,” and, “Your children will live under communism,” Eisenhower’s America scoffed. By 1980, however, the tide did indeed seem to be with the East. America had suffered a decade of defeats. Southeast Asia had fallen. The ayatollah had seized power in Iran. Moscow […]Continue Reading
Fracking kills. That’s according to Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s widow and the latest celebrity to take up the environmental fad against hydraulic fracturing, the method of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers deep inside the earth. It’s a process that has been used since 1947 but modernized to make it economically viable since 1998. […]Continue Reading
Google Inc. (GOOG), which says it gets about 1,400 requests a month from U.S. authorities for users’ e- mails and documents, is organizing an effort to press for limits on government access to digital communications. The company has been talking to advocacy groups and companies about joining a lobbying effort to change the 1986 Electronic […]Continue Reading
“I plan to say some things that may challenge your assumptions,” warned Louisiana Governor and rumored 2016 contender Bobby Jindal. “You may not agree with all of it, but that’s ok, ours is a party that can handle real discussions.” Challenge accepted, governor. One of Jindal’s big takeaways, as I understand it, was that to […]Continue Reading
After four months of playing hide and seek with the American people, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored the Congress with her presence long enough to duck and deceive the American people regarding the worst incident of terrorism against Americans since 9/11. Those who are fans of Mrs. Clinton must have been delighted with her […]Continue Reading
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel‘s prime minister says he wants to build a broad governing coalition to face serious security threats to Israel, including Syria‘s chemical weapons and Iran‘s nuclear program. Benjamin Netanyahu told his outgoing Cabinet Sunday that Israel must be ready for any development in the turbulent region. Netanyahu’s ticket won the most seats […]Continue Reading
Daytona International Speedway could be getting a facelift ? The speedway unveiled artist renderings Tuesday that show what a proposed redevelopment of the historic 53-year-old Florida racetrack would look like. The plan calls for five new modern entrances, a second pedestrian bridge for easier access to the track and an expanded grandstand area with thousands […]Continue Reading
So now the president is a committed man of the left. No longer is he faking moderation or even trying to bring the nation “together.” Nope. As he made clear in his inauguration speech, Barack Obama is dedicating himself to achieving “social justice” no matter what the cost. And the cost is high. The annual […]Continue Reading