Introduction: As we go to print with this issue of 21st Century WATCH, a national speech is being given by the president to outline a strategy to deal with the threat of ISIS. Despite constant intelligence warnings dating back at least a year and more, the administration declined to raise the issue publicly, and declined to take any action whatever until…
The sheer volume of raging crises has grown so large, it is getting difficult to keep up with anything other than the latest developments that media outlets believe will generate the most interest. Putting them in some kind of order of importance would also be a daunting task, because some threaten the whole civilized world; some threaten the continued viability of the…
Nothing of value was learned, they tell us, when terrorists who were high value al Qaeda operatives were subjected to “enhanced interrogation.” Scandal of all scandals, the six thousand page report was released with tremendous fanfare to the mass media obsessed for weeks with the “racist police” narrative. While demonstrations rage on both coasts and…
The Devil thought that he had won a great victory in the Garden of Gethsemane and at Calvary. However, when Christ was resurrected according to God’s Plan, our Savior achieved true and final victory for mankind and the devil’s evil plans were foiled, as we can see in I Corinthians 15:20, 52-53, 57. “But now…
As of November 2014, same-sex marriage is legal in 32 of the 50 states that are the United States of America. Adding to that total, same-sex marriage is legal within the District of Columbia and ten Native American tribal jurisdictions. Those 32 states translate to 64%; now a majority of states that have, as of…
It looks like vindication for the ancient Proverb that tells us pride comes before a fall. Russia’s President Putin has flaunted an arrogance of national power and personal vanity that captured the imagination of his subjects. Russians wildly supported Putin’s invasion and annexation of the Crimean peninsula. While Ukraine battled Russia’s military conquest to carve…
Questions remain over the global economic impact of Beijing’s efforts to reduce its financial reliance on the U.S. –via Permission from ft.com — Financial Times When an economic theme goes global, Hollywood is never far behind. In the futuristic thriller Looper, retired hit man Bruce Willis travels back in time from the year 2074. Upon…
Immutable Law of Supply and Demand This fall oil production rose to create an oil surplus. Supply outpaced demand. Demand declined because of a recession in Europe, the slowing Chinese economy and increased energy efficiency in the developed world. Supply expanded because U.S. shale and Canadian tar sands oil production increased. Saudi Princes’ Power Gamble …
Shocking? Yes, it is! Millions suppose Christ came to “save the world.” They believe He came to die for the sins of mankind, yet do not know what sin is. Millions think He came to establish the Christian religion. Almost no one knows why Christ really came to this earth, even though Christ plainly says so!…
Soeren Kern is a Senior Fellow at the New York-based Gatestone Institute. He is also Senior Fellow for European Politics at the Madrid-based Grupo de Estudios Estratégicos / Strategic Studies Group. There is a mounting public backlash over what many perceive as the government’s indifference to the growing influence of Islam in German society. This…
