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Squandered Resources on College Education
by Walter E. Williams | December 9, 2015, 1:12 PM

Most college students do not belong in college. I am not by myself in this assessment. Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson said, "It's time to drop the college-for-all crusade," adding that "the college-for-all crusade has outlived its usefulness." Richard Vedder, professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University, reports that "the U.S. Labor Department says the majority of new American jobs over the next decade do not need a college degree.

A Churchill-Like Moment
by Cal Thomas | December 8, 2015, 9:57 PM

LONDON -- Wisdom can often be found in unexpected places. During debate in the House of Commons on whether Britain should join the U.S. and Russia in bombing ISIS targets in Syria, Hilary Benn, the shadow foreign secretary of the liberal Labour Party, delivered a speech that approached Winston Churchill in its vision: 

The World That Pearl Harbor Created Is Coming to An End
by Scott Rasmussen | December 7, 2015, 10:06 PM

In my youth, Dec. 7 was always a big deal, as we remembered Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Today, most of those alive on that fateful day in 1941 are no longer with us, and the collective memory of the event has faded. Subsequent generations have other powerful dates to remember. Nov. 22, the day President Kennedy was assassinated, loomed large in the lives of Baby Boomers. More recently, Sept. 11 has become the day we must never forget.

ABC: Don’t Worry about Terror Because Gun Violence So Much Worse
by Scott Whitlock | December 7, 2015, 5:08 PM

Good Morning America’s Dan Harris on Sunday lectured viewers on worrying too much about terrorism and instead pushed gun control. Regarding Islamic plots, he wondered, “But, how serious is this threat, really?” Harris noted, “Terror attacks are actually quite rare.

The CAIR Effect: See Something, Say Nothing
by Michelle Malkin | December 4, 2015, 7:46 PM

As news of the San Bernardino jihadist shootings blared on airport TVs, I spotted a TSA monitor flashing the now ubiquitous message:

"If you SEE something, SAY something."

The warning should be followed with a big "LOL" and a winky-blinky, just-kidding emoji. It's one of the emptiest slogans in modern American life.

While the White House pays lip service to homeland security vigilance, it consorts with Islamic terror sympathizers who attack vigilant citizens and law enforcement officers at every turn.

In Israel, the More Things Change...
by Cal Thomas | December 2, 2015, 10:12 PM

JERUSALEM -- More than a decade after my 19th trip to Israel and the Middle East, this 20th visit shows how some things have changed, but the important ones remain the same.

Terrorists As 'Tourists'
by Cal Thomas | November 24, 2015, 8:47 PM

President Obama has put a new twist on the Islamic invasion now taking place across Europe and the United States. Speaking to reporters last week during his visit to the Philippines, the president compared Syrian refugees to "tourists," saying they are no bigger a threat than people who come to sightsee and visit attractions.

The America-Basher in Chief Rolls On
by David Limbaugh | November 23, 2015, 8:19 PM

How could America have twice elected a president who not only can't stand America but also won't perform his constitutional duty of defending it?

Events, Not Politicians, Are In Control of the Political Agenda
by Scott Rasmussen | November 19, 2015, 9:56 PM

Two items in the news this week highlighted a reality that politicians hate to admit. While they pretend to lead the nation, they are not in charge.

An Education Disaster In the Black Commuity
by Walter E. Williams | November 19, 2015, 9:39 PM

The 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress report, also known as The Nation's Report Card, shows that U.S. educational achievement, to put it nicely, leaves much to be desired.