By Charles Krauthammer (Archive) · Friday, May 27, 2011 WASHINGTON — Every Arab-Israeli negotiation contains a fundamental asymmetry: Israel gives up land, which is tangible; the Arabs make promises, which are ephemeral. The long-standing American solution has been to nonetheless urge Israel to take risks for peace while America balances things by giving assurances of [...]

By Linda Chavez (Archive) · Friday, May 27, 2011 The Democrats’ victory Tuesday in a special election in New York’s 26th Congressional District is being touted as proof that Republicans have overreached on Medicare reform. But the facts are more complicated. Many analysts considered the victor, Democrat Kathy Hochul, a better candidate than Republican Jane [...]

By Jonah Goldberg (Archive) · Friday, May 27, 2011 Alea iacta est. That’s what Julius Caesar proclaimed as he crossed the Rubicon river in 49 B.C. It means “the die is cast.” By crossing the Rubicon with his army, against Roman law, Caesar guaranteed a head-on conflict with the overconfident Roman ruler Pompey. Outnumbered, Caesar [...]

By Mark Alexander · Thursday, May 26, 2011 They Gave Their Fortunes and Lives for Our Liberty “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” –John 15:12-14 Memorial Day was first observed as Decoration Day to commemorate those who died in the War Between the States. It is [...]

MAY 27, 2011 IBD Big Government: Getting sold a stimulus bill of goods was bad enough. Now we learn that price tag was $43 billion bigger than advertised, and that billions of stimulus bucks went to tax cheats. According to a Congressional Budget Office report this week, the stimulus actually cost taxpayers $830 billion, not [...]

MAY 26, 2011 IBD Economic Policy: Today’s choppy economic growth conjures up memories of the ’70s, when another Democrat presidency reigned over a similar period of stagnation, dubbed the era of “malaise.” Like the Carter years, the Obama years so far are marked by anti-business policies and anemic business activity. This week’s raft of gloomy [...]

MAY 27, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: RC-East, Bagram Media Center TF Currahee  discusses the importance of Armed Forces Day   Story and photo by Army Sgt. Luther Boothe Jr., TF Currahee  (From Left to Right) AF Senior Airmen Eric Shaner, a member of the Tactical Air Control Party; AF 1st Lt. Lars Swanson, the Air Liason/ [...]

It’s time for the GOP to hit back against empty attacks By Emily Miller The Washington Times 7:53 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011 Democrats are convinced that their Mediscare tactics gave them the win in New York’s 26th Congressional District this week. They’re also convinced it will give them the same edge nationally in 2012. [...]

The State Department is separating Jerusalem from Israel By THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Times 7:53 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011 The dust is starting to settle a week after President Obama’s major policy speech on the Middle East, and the White House must still be wondering what happened. The address was supposed to show a [...]

By Cal Thomas Published May 26, 2011 FoxNews.com Dublin –  Lord and Lady Gaga (aka President Barack and Michelle Obama) are being treated like royalty on the first days of their European (aka re-election) journey. I took to the streets in Dublin on Monday to ask people their reaction to the American president. The line [...]