The chief technology officer at the IRS was “blown away” after learning backup tapes that likely contained messages to and from controversial ex-official Lois Lerner were destroyed, according to an internal government watchdog report. The 1,600-page report, prepared by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, examined the agency’s handling of Lerner’s missing emails and apparent computer crash. Lerner is […]

A republic such as the one born 239 years ago tomorrow requires a populace capable of citizenship. Unfortunately, a Sacramento city school district is doing everything it can to prevent children of immigrants from acquiring the skills of citizenship. The Sacramento City Unified School District’s Board of Trustees has unanimously agreed to establish an ethnic studies pilot program because, as […]

The owners of a mom and pop bakery have just learned there is a significant price to pay for following their religious beliefs. Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of Sweet Cakes By Melissa, have been ordered to pay $135,000 in damages to a lesbian couple after they refused to bake them a wedding cake in 2013. The Oregon Bureau […]

Police prepared in large numbers Thursday for what could be a restive weekend as Arabs in Jerusalem commemorate the one year anniversary of the death of Mohammed Abu Khder. The youth, 16, was kidnapped from eastern Jerusalem on July 2 and burned to death. Three Jews – a 29 year old and two 16 year olds – have been indicted on charges […]

Accountability: While the latest batch of Hillary Clinton emails contains many embarrassments — like her troubles with a fax machine — it also exposes still more deceptions on her part and by those around her. Clinton might have hoped she put that whole silly email kerfuffle behind her when she deigned to hold a press conference in March to answer […]

Redefining marriage is a slippery slope. A man in Montana has applied for a marriage license to legally wed wife number two, saying he was “inspired by the Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage last week.” Nathan Collier and his wives Victoria and Christine applied at the Yellowstone County Courthouse in Billings on Tuesday in an attempt to legitimize their […]

Republican presidential candidate and Texas Senator Ted Cruz denounced the US opening an embassy in Cuba wondering “How sad is it that under the Obama administration the United States is going to have an embassy in Havana before we have an embassy in Jerusalem?” on Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” Cruz said, “I think this is a serious mistake. It’s a […]

“Extremism” is one of those politically correct words used to protect Islam by the left. Remember when the Justice Department announced last year that it would be launching some pilot programs devoted to “countering violent extremism”? Now Rep. Michael McCaul wants to create a federal Office of Coordination for Countering Violent Extremism and house it at the Department of Homeland Security. […]

When is he going to go away? In a recent interview with the Soros-funded “policy studies” nonprofit Aspen Institute, former worst President of the United States Jimmy Carter did what he has always done best: criticize America. For that he was rewarded with frequent applause from his audience, who shared his revulsion for the greatest country in the history of humankind. Asked about Obama’s inability to […]

After discovering that Hillary Clinton charges exorbitant amounts to appear at events (actual quote: “Yikes!”), administrators from the University of Missouri at Kansas City decided to go with a slightly cheaper member of the Clinton family to headline their lunchtime gala for the opening of a women’s hall of fame: Chelsea. Chelsea, a relative bargain at $65,000 compared to her […]

Fifty-seven percent of Americans continue to believe the Confederate flag is a symbol of Southern pride and not racism, according to a new CNN/ORC poll, but the opinions are divided sharply along racial lines. The opinion on the flag remains about the same as it was 15 years ago, when 59 percent said they saw the flag as a sign […]

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made sure to give her official endorsement of the re-opening of a U.S. embassy in Cuba, a part of President Obama’s restoration of diplomatic relations with the communist country. Senior administration officials informed CNN that the president and Sec. John Kerry are expected to announce the restored embassy this week. The embassy will be located at the same building […]

Eugene Kontorovich: New federal law fights European boycotts of Israel In plain English, this means U.S. courts cannot enforce judgements that doing business in or being based in the West Bank or Golan Heights violates international law, or particular European rules. There are not as of yet any such foreign judgements to speak of; indeed, legal challenges to business activities […]

While a host of state officials across the country have expressed sentiments ranging from disappointment to outrage over the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing gay marriage — stripping the issue from state control — some officials are not accepting the decision without a fight. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton characterized the decision as “a judge-based edict that is not based in […]

While the 24 hour waiting time for abortions in Florida were just blocked by the courts. NRA News’ Ginny Simone has more on Carol Bowne, the New Jersey woman from Berlin Township who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Michael Eitel on June 3. Bowne’s friends said she did everything to ensure that she would be safe from Eitel. She got a […]

On Tuesday night, the major broadcast networks refused to cover the latest news regarding the fight for religious liberty as Oklahoma’s Supreme Court ruled hours earlier that a Ten Commandments monument at the State Captiol grounds in Oklahoma City must be removed due to it being “obviously religious in nature” and “an integral part of the Jewish and Christian faiths.” […]

A new poll from TransferWise shows that 35 percent of those born in the United States would consider ditching their home country to live elsewhere; that number skyrockets among those aged 18-34, the so-called millennials, 55 percent of whom said they would think of taking off if given the chance. Most of those millennials cite economics as a chief factor […]

Police in Macon, Georgia, say up to 50 black teenagers stormed into and trashed a local Walmart store over the weekend, causing thousands of dollars in damage in what appears to be an organized attack. The onslaught took place at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, and an incident report from the Bibb County Sheriff’s office says floors in parts of the store […]

A [Muslim terrorist] opened fire at a group of Israelis near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Monday, the Israeli military said, in a …drive-by attack. A spokesman for Israel’s ambulance service Magen David Adom said medics were treating four people in their twenties, one of them badly wounded. A military spokesman said forces were searching the area […]

The young Israeli man critically injured in a drive-by shooting by [Arab Muslim terrorist] in the West Bank has died. Malachi Moshe Rosenfeld died Tuesday afternoon, less than a day after the car he was riding in with three other men came under attack on a major West Bank road near the Shvut Rachel and Shiloh settlements. The victims, all […]

Iran will be permitted to operate more than 5,000 nuclear centrifuges under any final deal secured in the coming days, according to Western sources who fear that the Islamic Republic could use such technology to continue building a nuclear weapon. Sources commenting on the resumed talks indicated on Tuesday that Iran and Western powers have reached a deal that would enable […]

Israel has deported a group of [Nazi Anti-Israel] activists, including a former Tunisian president, who tried to breach its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Sabine Haddad said among those sent home Tuesday was former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki. Another 14 people on board the activist boat, which was peacefully intercepted early Monday, will be deported in […]

The [so-called] PA government dissolved two weeks ago and there has been no agreement on the new members as the PLO attempts to replace the “technocrats” with its own political hacks. Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction issued a statement insulting Hamas for not being serious enough about forming a new national unity government. Their specific charges against Hamas reveal yet again […]

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled late Monday that the National Security Agency may temporarily resume its once-secret program that systematically collects records of Americans’ domestic phone calls in bulk. The program had lapsed on June 1, when a law on which it was based, Section 215 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, expired. Congress revived that provision on June 2 […]

There is no such thing as Palestine or a Palestinian. It is a propaganda war intended to destroy the Jews. In 2000, speaking in a mosque in [so-called] Palestinian-held Ramallah, Yasser Arafat declared, “No one will succeed in removing us from our land, including Jerusalem, and the Palestinian flag will fly from the Temple Mount and from the churches in […]

Because giving someone time to think it over before an abortion might actually prevent a minority of abortions and that’s completely unacceptable to “compassionate” liberals. [AP] – A Florida judge is blocking a new state law that requires women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion. Chief Circuit Judge Charles Francis blocked the law Tuesday, one day before it […]

Delegates call on UCC’s financial arms to sell off stock in any company profiting from ‘human rights violations arising from the occupation’ – Economic impact on Israel expected to be negligible. The top legislative body of the [Nazi] United Church of Christ voted Tuesday to “divest” from Israeli companies with business in the [Arab Muslim] territories, a sign of the […]

150 children trained paramilitary style in youth camp sponsored by Fatah. We are quoting this article but want to be clear, there is no such thing as Palestine or a Palestinian. It is a propaganda war intended to destroy the Jews. From Arutz Sheva: More than 150 children “of Martyrs and prisoners” participated in a Palestinian Authority camp named “Jerusalem in the […]

It would be nice if the establishment press, including the folks at the Associated Press, aka the Administration’s Press, had spent a bit less time this past week preparing for and celebrating the Supreme Court’s sadly as-expected Obamacare and same-sex “marriage” rulings, and a bit more on giving readers, listeners and viewers genuine updates on the horrid state of U.S. […]

Racial and ethic minorities children under the age of five are now the majority as non-Hispanic white children make up an ever-smaller slice of the population, according to the Census Bureau. New population estimates released Thursday reveal a striking shift in the composition of America’s population as racial and ethnic minority births are also outpacing minority deaths. Meanwhile non-Hispanic whites […]

For years conservatives and proponents of religious liberty in America have warned that if same-sex marriage became legal, the left would then pursue revoking the tax exempt status for religious institutions, particularly Christian churches, around the country. Just days after the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that gay marriage is a constitutional right, progressive activists like Mark Oppenheimer […]

How will the Supreme Court making same-sex marriage legal in the United States affect you? Long have opponents warned of a legal slippery slope, but mainly because they are fear-mongers who are full of H8. The fact is, those gay couples getting married doesn’t affect you or your dumb religion in any way at all. Nobody is going to have […]

Justices on the Supreme Court, with their majority back-to-back decisions on Obamacare and same-sex marriage, violated their judicial oath, Sen. Ted Cruz said Monday. “On Thursday of last week the court rewrote Obamacare, rewrote the statute, ignored the language of the statute and as a result forced millions of people into this failed law,” the Texas Republican, a presidential candidate, […]

Daniel Greenfield’s new pamphlet reveals how Obama’s soft spot for Islam has disastrously undermined America’s security. We know that Barack Obama has said that one of the sweetest sounds is the Muslim call to evening prayer.  We know that he has repeatedly said that Islam is a religion of peace and — side-swiping Danish cartoonists who must now fear for […]

The privacy-minded search engine DuckDuckGo announced this week that it has reached a milestone. The Google alternative now serves over 10 million searches per day. (By comparison, Google serves about 4.3 billion per day.) Back in May 2012 when Ars profiled the startup, we reported that DuckDuckGo hit an all-time record of 1.5 million searches per day. At that time, its daily […]

A senior U.S. official acknowledged Sunday that Iran nuclear talks will go past their June 30 target date. Iranian media said Mohammed Javad Zarif’s trip was planned in advance. Still, the fact that he was leaving the talks so close to the Tuesday deadline reflected his need to get instructions on how to proceed on issues where the sides remain […]

In an interview with Arutz Sheva, Shalom Galil, the ambulance driver who was shot at Saturday night as he was driving along a road adjacent to Beit El in the Binyamin region of Samaria, north of Jerusalem. The traces of at least three direct hits from the bullets were later located on the ambulance, but fortunately no one was wounded in […]

Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused Republicans of doublespeak and shedding “crocodile tears” over Friday’s Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. Many in the Republican party are “popping champagne” after the decision, Cruz said at stops across Iowa Friday, accusing Republicans of issuing deceptive press releases at odds with what they truly believed. While other Republican candidates are happy […]

Top suspect Yassine Salhi, a truck driver with a history of [Muslim terrorism] ties, as well as his sister and wife remained in police custody in the city of Lyon, a day after he crashed a truck into a U.S.-owned chemical warehouse and hung his employer’s severed head on a factory gate, officials said. One of the officials said the […]

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could continue to subsidize health-insurance coverage through Healthcare.gov, the federal exchanges. An ecstatic President Obama declared that Obamacare is “here to stay.” No, it’s not. A judicial victory doesn’t automatically translate into a political victory, let alone a policy success. Once they’ve quaffed their celebratory champagne, the president and White House […]

It’s not Barack Obama’s style to win a victory with any sort of humility, you understand. That’s not in his makeup. And there’s really little point in mentioning that he was “opposed” to gay marriage as recently as 2012 when he announced his big evolution on the issue, because everyone knows he wasn’t really opposed at all. He pretended to […]

Confederacy purge builds steam, while last century’s worst villains spared All symbols of the Confederacy are rapidly disappearing from stores, websites and the public square in the wake of last week’s racially charged shooting in a Charleston, S.C., church, but the purge of some allegedly hateful icons has spared memorabilia linked to some of history’s most infamous mass murderers, some […]

Supreme Court ruled Friday that states no longer have rights and cannot ban same-sex marriage. The day after declaring Obamacare magically rewritten and that the lawsuits against discrimination in housing require no proof of actual discrimination, the Supreme Court found a unicorn in the 14th Amendment. By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court ruled that the right to privacy […]

Both the attacker and the victim of a gruesome terrorist attack in France on Friday morning have been identified by authorities. At least one Islamic terrorist launched a daylight raid on an industrial gas factory in France Friday and pinned a severed head to the gates, in what President Francois Hollande called a “terrorist” attack. The grisly attack near France’s second […]

A 16-year-old British boy saw his parents and grandmother slaughtered by Muslim terrorists who opened fire on European sunbathers on a beach in Tunisia. His relatives were among at least 37 to be killed during the horrific attack on two hotels in Sousse, while another 36 have been injured. The boy is being treated for his injuries in hospital, according […]

Obama’s mentor and pastor Rev. Wright and Obama himself attended the Million Man March of Farrakhan. According to Washington DC radio station WMAL, controversial race leader Louis Farrakhan stated “We need to put the American flag down. Because we’ve caught as much hell under that as the Confederate flag.” “White folks march with you because they don’t want you upsetting the city, […]

There is no such thing as Palestine or a Palestinian. It is a propaganda war intended to destroy the Jews. Just like with Nazi Germany, the Vatican is on the wrong side of history ….. again. In a supreme act of dhimmitude and submission, the Vatican has signed a treaty with the terror entity, ‘the state of Palestine.” Decades of […]