In1776, the Second Continental Congress commissioned Thomas Jefferson, along with Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston, to draft what would become the seminal document in American history, the Declaration of Independence. With the final wording approved on July 4, 1776, the direct objective of this document was to justify, enumerating the reasons…
Arming the Enemy Where should we start? And how many more actions, detrimental to Israel, destructive to the traditional citizenry of the United States will have been committed by the time you read this article? Should we begin with the insistence that a “deal” be signed with the recalcitrant Iranian regime, just in time for…
Reprinted by permission, www.GatestoneInstitute.org Europe’s migration crisis is exposing the deep divisions that exist within the European Union, which European federalists have long hailed as a model for post-nationalism and global citizenship. Faced with an avalanche of migrants, a growing number of EU member states have moved decisively to put their own national interests above…
Reprinted by permission, www.realclearworld.com Four days ago, French President François Hollande declared his in-principle commitment to the creation of a ‘euro government, with the addition of a specific budget and a parliament to ensure democratic control.’ This is more an opening gambit in a debate about the terms of putative federalisation (a term Hollande was…
Life is cheap in Mexico, El Salvadore, Guatamala, and many of the home nations of millions of illegal immigrants coming into the United States. Until recently, life was considered precious in the United States. But how dear is life to those who insist that brutality against the unborn must be supported and financed by all…
