Is Barack Obama an imperial president?
President Obama’s use of executive action to get around congressional gridlock is unparalleled in modern times, some scholars say. But to liberal activists, he’s not going far enough. by Linda…
Government needs trust to effectively govern, but trust is at historic lows
From the IRS to the NSA, Americans have sound and reasonable reasons not to trust the Obama Administration. by Glenn Harlan Reynolds At a tax symposium at Pepperdine Law School…
White House Warned Journalist to back off Benghazi
by Kerry Picket Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren claims someone in the Obama administration told her to direct colleague Jennifer Griffin to stop investigating and reporting on the deadly…
Netanyahu: Nuclear deal with Iran does not stop the bomb
by Herb Keinon The Iranian interim agreement that went into effect Monday does not prevent Iran from implementing its intentions to create nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Netanyahu said in the…
USAToday: Obama NSA ‘reforms’ fall short
Five months ago, after leaks revealed that the government is engaged in a vast and disturbing array of intrusive surveillance programs, President Obama vowed to find ways to strike the…
Obama’s NSA Proposals Fall Far Short of Real Change
The White House’s tepid plan aims to calm the public, not curtail the government’s surveillance programs. by James Oliphant The White House promised Friday that it was ending the NSA’s…
Iran’s Rouhani: ‘World Powers Surrendered to Iranian Nation’s Will’
by Daniel Halper Iranian president Hassan Rouhani is taking to Twitter to gloat about the nuclear deal his country struck with the U.S. and other Western countries. “Our relationship w/…
Saudi Prince: Obama has made a mess of the Mideast
A Saudi prince sent a harsh message to President Obama and his administration, saying White House waffling and indecision has compromised the ability of the United States to nail down…
What does the future hold for the People’s Republic of China?
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi In China, history is always viewed through the prism of a peculiarly inverse political logic. The fact that tyranny in the form of a communist…
Freed Guantánamo Detainee Involved in Benghazi Attack
by Frances Martel U.S. officials told the Washington Post that Abu Sufian bin Qumu, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee and leader of a paramilitary group with al-Qaeda ties, had a…
How Iraq views America’s Leadership
by Guy Taylor Iraq’s ambassador to Washington says the Obama administration doesn’t fully grasp the consequences of failing to more aggressively combat a surging al Qaeda threat inside his country,…
The high price of Obama’s Mideast peace push
by John Bolton The breaking news that al Qaeda has captured Fallujah and Ramadi raises the question whether America’s sacrifices in Iraq were made in vain. It also highlights the…
Despots Love a Vacuum
by Peter Roff It wasn’t that long ago that Barack Obama took America to the brink of armed conflict in Syria over its use of chemical weapons against rebels trying…
Jihadist militancy is on the rise across the globe
In a landmark speech that recalibrated a central tenet of US foreign policy, President Barack Obama in May (2103) declared the global war on terror over. What seemed optimistic then…
How China Is Behind the Nuclear Program of Iran—and Every Other Rogue State
Beijing proved masterful at enabling Pyongyang to expand its program, and did the same for Pakistan. Now it’s Tehran’s turn. In November, immediately after the announcement that Iran had reached…