Mar 25, 2011 By Matt Barber Irony is defined as “the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.” The term doublespeak means “evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.” There is perhaps no greater example of ironic doublespeak than inclusion of the phrase “civil [...]

Mar 25, 2011 By Pat Buchanan “Who would be free themselves must strike the blow.” So wrote the poet Byron, who would himself die just days after landing in Greece to join the war for independence from the Turks. But in that time, Americans followed the dictum of Washington, Adams and Jefferson: Stay out of [...]

By Paul Greenberg (Archive) · Friday, March 25, 2011 ” …as always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible. Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.” –Field Marshal Erwin Rommel The world in 2011 seems much like that of the century before, and much [...]

By Suzanne Fields (Archive) · Friday, March 25, 2011 Many Americans were disappointed when President Obama devoted a Saturday radio address to a celebration of the progress of women in society. Most of us were more interested to hear about the progress (or lack of it) in dealing with the crisis that threatens to become [...]

By Linda Chavez (Archive) · Friday, March 25, 2011 New Census figures out this week show that the Hispanic population in the U.S. has increased dramatically over the last decade. Hispanics now number roughly 50 million nationwide, up from 35 million in 2000. They also are no longer concentrated in just a handful of Southwestern [...]

By Mona Charen (Archive) · Friday, March 25, 2011 The village of Berkeley, Ill., 15 miles west of Chicago, is small enough to proclaim its population (5,245) on its welcome sign. It is also small enough to escape mention in the national news — most of the time. But the village, which, according to The [...]

By Jonah Goldberg (Archive) · Friday, March 25, 2011 What do Yasser Arafat, Jon Stewart and Joe Biden have in common? Well, let’s see. Yasser Arafat, the carbuncle who used to run the Palestinian Authority, had a gift for saying what Americans wanted to hear in English and what his own murderous constituents wanted to [...]

By David Limbaugh (Archive) · Friday, March 25, 2011 Everyone seems to have a different theory about why President Obama attacked Libya when he did and what his ultimate purpose is, because he has been so adamantly against similar uses of military force and reluctant even to voice his support for some democratic movements. I [...]

By Michelle Malkin (Archive) · Friday, March 25, 2011 New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner toasted the one-year anniversary of Obamacare this week — and accidentally spilled his champagne glass all over the disastrous, one-size-fits-all mandate. Ostensibly one of the federal health care law’s staunchest defenders, Weiner exposed its ultimate folly by pushing for a [...]

By Matt Towery (Archive) · Friday, March 25, 2011 I can’t believe what I’m watching. Nation by nation, the hotbed of the world is melting down. It started with Egypt, now Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and others. A tumultuous region is getting more tumultuous. Is this a cheery debutante’s ball for emerging democracies? No way. Anarchy [...]