Assimilation, Not ‘Integration,’ Prevents Young Immigrants from Turning to Terrorism
Cultural assimilation, not economic integration, is key to preventing young immigrants from turning to terrorism.
How the Next President Should Deal with Russia
Usually, domestic issues are front-and-center in presidential campaigns. Not so this year. From Islamist terror in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East to the growing Iranian nuclear threat, foreign and ...
No Clock Is Ticking
Too many in Washington seem to regard the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran as an episode of the once-popular TV show 24. They think the clock starts counting down on ...
Big Data, Big Brother: It’s a Big Deal
Government knows it can find small problems by sweeping up “Big Data.” Sifting through it, they can find terrorists’ needles amid a haystack of tweets about who got voted off The ...
Obama’s Speech: Replacing Nothing with Nothing
President Obama took an interesting step in the War on Terror today. Rather than outline what he will do to address the setbacks America has suffered in its battle against ...
OMB Urges Defense Contractors to Ignore WARN Act
Yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget advised defense contractors to keep their workers in the dark about pending layoffs. Here’s the back story.
Spending cuts mandated by the Budget Control ...
‘The Lights Are Blinking Red, Mr. President’
This infamous warning, made famous by the 9/11 Commission, reminds us that Washington should take seriously the messages its enemies are sending. Today’s horrific bombing in Mumbai comes hot on ...
Obama Targets Defense for Cuts
Back when Washington used to worry about deficits, Bill Clinton suckered a conservative Congress into avoiding hard choices on domestic spending by gutting defense. Today, President Obama plans an instant ...
He Has a Dream
When the president talks about Middle East policy, it often seems as though he’s channeling his inner Jimmy Carter. Today, however, he seemed to be going for Martin Luther King ...
A President Who Can’t Leave Out His Politics
For over a week, Washington has had to play charades, trying to determine the scope and nature of the U.S. commitment by sifting through various public statements from officials — ...