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When religious-inspired terrorists use the Web to spread hatred it falls to religious leaders to respond by building bridges. But our efforts will fail unless misguided politicians refuse to stop cloaking the enemies of humanity behind a shroud of dangerous and false political correctness..

In the dead of night at 1:17 a.m. the Senate invoked cloture on the “manager’s amendment” to the Reid health care takeover bill. This was the first key vote to end debate in the Senate, and it passed along party lines, 60-40, with every Democrat voting to end debate and …

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:45:16 +0000 – By Leonard JacobsWriter/Political Commentator/Editor, The Clyde Fitch Report The proactive and progressive nature of President Obama’s plan should give Senator McCain a bit of pause, for it was he, let’s recall, who placed squarely within the center of the national spotlight his belief …

Golda Meir, Israel’s fourth Prime Minister, once said, “We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.” Every time I heard this, I considered it hyperbole, demonstrating not the possibility that mothers could hate their neighbors more than love their own …

The 70th anniversary of D-Day is a time of pride, gratitude and fear. Pride that the generation of ’44 had the courage to storm across the English Channel and take the Nazis’ Fortress Europa. Gratitude that their self-sacrifice has helped make it possible for us to enjoy 70 years of …

Monday the U.S. Supreme Court will decide Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, a case that will clarify whether business owners can express their religious beliefs through their business policies. Here’s the issue. Hobby Lobby, a nationwide chain of arts-and-crafts stores, objects to providing the so-called “morning-after pill” to its employees …

China wants the capability to inflict a 21st century Pearl Harbor on the United States should conflict ever arise. Beijing knows the best way to do this is to target the technology on which we rely for defense and daily life. While President Obama has cited the risks of inadequate …

In 2011, a federal judge threatened high school valedictorian Angela Hildenbrand with jail time if she dared pray at her graduation. Then, in 2013, public school officials turned off valedictorian Remington Reimer’s microphone mid-sentence when he started talking about his faith during his graduation address. And, just last year, public …

The Mullahs of Iran may not realize it yet, but it’s over — maybe not this week, or even this year, but make no mistake, their days are numbered. They may succeed in shutting down this round of demonstrations and get away with their rigged election.and re-anoint Ahmadinejad as President …

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) should be used as “tools of opportunity, not as weapons of oppression,” President Bidenremarked recently. He’s right. But this exhortation makes his subsequent vow to work directly with “our competitors” to harness the power of AI “for good” all the more curious. Working with …