The Prospect of World War Three

The Prospect of World War Three

  By Alan Caruba. Let me begin by saying that the deal the U.S. struck with Iran on November 24 is so criminally stupid that mobs with torches and pitchforks should be surrounding the White House and Department of State demanding that the [...]
The Middle East's Peace of the Grave

The Middle East’s Peace of the Grave

By Alan Caruba. After both great wars of the last century nations got together to create organizations that would ensure that large conflicts would not occur again. After World War I, it was the League of Nations. When Woodrow Wilson (who was [...]
Why Syria?

Why Syria?

By Alan Caruba. Conservatives are asking themselves why liberals, so opposed to Bush’s war against Iraq and its dictator, Saddam Hussein, are so hell bent to get into a war in Syria and its dictator, Bashar al-Assad? The President’s assertion [...]
The Incredible Shrinking President

The Incredible Shrinking President

By Alan Caruba. In 1981 Lily Tomlin starred in a film, “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”, and it seems to me that Barack Obama is starring in the 2013 sequel, “The Incredible Shrinking President.” A half hour late to his Rose Garden [...]
Could Syria Spark WWIII?

Could Syria Spark WWIII?

By Alan Caruba. Who recalls that one of the reasons Americans approved the invasions of Iraq was the fact that Saddam Hussein had used poison gas to kill Kurds? Now we are told that Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s strongman, has used poison gas to [...]
Losing the Battle with Islam

Losing the Battle with Islam

By Alan Caruba. “Egypt, the largest Arab state, the second largest recipient of U.S. military air, and our second most important ally in the Middle East, is now in the hands of a hostile regime—an elected one at that—which we continue [...]
Obama Could Not Pass a Background Check

Obama Could Not Pass a Background Check

By Alan Caruba. President Barack Obama could not pass a background check if he was applying for a gun permit or a job. Why has this man been allowed to remain in office or take the oath for a second time? During the 2008 campaign, it was known [...]
America Went Over the Fiscal Cliff Long Ago

America Went Over the Fiscal Cliff Long Ago

By Alan Caruba. I doubt that President Obama will compromise with the House Republicans on anything that might be done to avoid the January 2nd “fiscal cliff” that kicks in with higher taxes for everyone. Obama has made it clear that increasing [...]
What the Political Gurus Kept Telling Us

What the Political Gurus Kept Telling Us

By Alan Caruba. Throughout the year leading up to the November elections, I had a friend who called regularly for reassurance that whoever the Republicans nominated would defeat Obama. I began to keep a file of what the political commentators [...]
Israel Will Defend Itself

Israel Will Defend Itself

By Alan Caruba. www.israelnationalnews.com, 11/11/12 Minister: We’ll Hit Them Till They Say ‘Enough’ Min. Moshe Yaalon says “We will put an end to this. We will not maintain restraint.” Minister Yaalon said Sunday [...]
Islam’s Many Murders of Americans

Islam’s Many Murders of Americans

By Alan Caruba. Editor’s Note: This commentary was written prior to the third presidential debate. Moments in history are markers from which we are expected to draw some lessons. Thus, October 23, 1983, twenty-nine years ago, was the date [...]
ER Squeeze the Producer: America’s “Statist” Quo

Squeeze the Producer: America’s “Statist” Quo

By Daniella M. Augenstein. Applause and cheers of “yes!” and “that’s right!” echoed throughout the venue in Roanoke, Virginia on Friday as President Barack Obama spoke to hundreds about the deficit, cutting spending, the golden years [...]