In an interview with a major Italian newspaper, the newly appointed president of the Italian Senate and former anti-mafia prosecutor Pietro Grasso said that his dream is to to hold his grandson on his lap and tell him a story that starts with the words “C’era una volta la mafia,” meaning “Once upon a time … Read more
In case you missed it, Justin Bieber stopped by the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam on his Eurotour and wrote the following message in the guest book: “Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber.” First reactions to this note can be summed … Read more
David Keene is the president of the National Rifleman’s Association. He is the former chairman of the American Conservative Union. Harvard Political Review: The National Rifleman’s Association has placed a significant amount of blame for gun violence on what executive vice president Wayne LaPierre has called “a callous, corrupt, and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and … Read more
The decision whether to attend or to boycott Tyga’s performance today is a critical one. It is not simply a matter of deciding to spend time having fun listening to a famous artist’s music for one night. Instead, it is a political choice—one with serious, tangible implications. Following the announcement that hip-hop artist Tyga would … Read more
When Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s now infamous 2010 remarks were widely published in January, the world questioned whether he still believed that Israelis were the “descendants of apes and pigs.” A more pertinent question, though, may be whether these statements represented the beliefs of the organization that helped bring Morsi to power. For if these … Read more
“Football is on trial. But because I believe in the game, I will do all I can to save it.” -Teddy Roosevelt, 1905 Football is a uniquely American sport, for the spectacle, strategy, and violent struggle of the game. Now, though, Teddy Roosevelt’s words ring truer than ever, as football finds itself on trial from … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I worked really hard on my Conservative Victory Project, but the Tea Partiers accused me of attacking my own party. All I want is a future with more Republicans in office. What should I do? CONFUSED KARL DEAR CONFUSED: Don’t give up now! Financing electable Republicans is a great first step, but even … Read more
Swedish cognitive scientist Lars Hall has discovered that telling voters that they are classified as a different party according to a survey causes them to change their minds, sometimes drastically. The study results, published in PLoS ONE and mentioned in Nature, indicate that political “loyalty was malleable: nearly half of all voters [in the 2010 … Read more
In the first two days after former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away, it seemed as though every reporter and op-ed contributor had a different view of the Iron Lady. Comments on Lady Thatcher ranged from current Prime Minister David Cameron declaring, “she saved our country” and President George H. W. Bush remembering her … Read more
Breaking news from The New York Times: As if President François Hollande of France did not have enough trouble with a stagnant economy and a scandal over his former budget minister’s secret overseas bank accounts, now his camel has been eaten. The camel was a gift to Hollande from Mali. He left it in the care of a family in Timbuktu … Read more