Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center, scaring donors since 1971 Apr 15, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 29 • By CHARLOTTE ALLEN
Last August a 28-year-old gay-rights volunteer named Floyd Corkins entered the office lobby of the Family Research Council (FRC), a Christian traditional-values group headquartered in Washington that condemns homosexual conduct and opposes same-sex marriage. Corkins took a gun from his backpack and fired three shots at building manager Leo Johnson, one of them wounding the unarmed Johnson in the arm before he wrested the gun from Corkins.
Read more... A very American story. Apr 15, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 29 • By KEN JENSEN
I was charmed by Lee Smith’s “Dreams from My Mother” Casual a few issues back. The main delight was learning that Smith was a multiethnic “mutt” like myself and most of the rest of Americans whose families have been here more than a generation or two.
Read more... Hosted by Michael Graham11:58 AM, Apr 12, 2013 • By TWS PODCAST
THE WEEKLY STANDARD podcast with William Kristol on immigration reform, gun control, and a review of this week in Washington.
Read more... 10:29 AM, Apr 12, 2013 • By VANCE SERCHUK
Tokyo John Kerry’s first visit as secretary of state to Asia this week will be rightly dominated by the heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula, where Kim Jong-un’s regime continues to generate headlines around the world with its bluster and brinksmanship.
Read more... 11:02 AM, Apr 12, 2013 • By THOMAS JOSCELYN
Top U.S. intelligence officials revealed new details about the exploitation of Osama bin Laden’s extensive archive during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Thursday. The officials revealed that at least several hundred intelligence reports have been generated based on an analysis of bin Laden’s files.
Read more... Obama’s phony compromise on contraception.Feb 18, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 22 • By WESLEY J. SMITH
The Obama administration pulled another fast one last week, announcing its much-anticipated “compromise” on the free-birth-control rule as it affects religious employers opposed to contraception. There was hope in some quarters that the administration would back off its narrow religious exemption. Alas, a careful reading of the proposed rule shows that instead of offering a true modus vivendi, the administration launched a stealth power grab.
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