There was a White House executive order signed into law yesterday. “When appointed, the Council will be reviewing such matters as involving the National Guard of the various States; homeland defense; civil support; synchronization and integration of State and Federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest pertaining to National […]

Well, after Obama’s big “security” speech on Thursday, the media was taken with the line: “We are at war.” Some analysts noted the similarities with Bush speeches; others suggested the administration’s finally confronted the reality that the war on terror exists, and that Al-Qaeda’s not going to go away. Remember something:  This is Obama. His […]

The AP reports “a steady flow of new immigrants is giving a population boost” to cities “that have been seeing serious declines, including Chicago, Miami, New York, and Los Angeles.” That assertion is from a study by the liberal Brookings Institution. The report finds that over the last decade, 20 out of 40 cities like […]