Arnold Ahlert

New Declassified Docs Expose Obama's Benghazi Lies

Newly declassified documents reveal that high-ranking members of the Obama administration were aware that the September 11, 2012 assault on the American consulate in Benghazi was a "terrorist attack" only minutes after the battle began.

The Long-Term Unemployment Crisis

Last Friday, yet another one of those "unexpected" developments that baffle economic "experts," reared its ugly head. Job creation plummeted in December, with only 74,000 Americans gaining employment, matching the weakest gain since January 2011.

Semper Fail

Reality and social engineering recently collided, and reality lost. Beginning in 2014, female U.S. Marines were supposed to meet a minimum standard of three pull-ups for their annual physical fitness test. Unfortunately, when that standard was tested at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in South Carolina last year, only 45 percent of the women could meet it.

Robert Gates Confirms 'Party of Defeat' Narrative

In 2008, authors David Horowitz and Ben Johnson released their book, "Party of Defeat." It chronicled the Democratic Party's duplicitous efforts regarding its initial support for the Bush administration's prosecution of the war in Iraq, followed by their attempts to undermine it--for nothing more than crass political considerations. In a his new book, "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War," former defense secretary Robert M. Gates, who served in both the Bush and Obama administrations, delivers a devastating confirmation of Horowitz's and Johnson's arguments.

Obama's Attack on Workers

Democrats and President Obama aim to make raising the minimum wage and focusing on growing inequality their main agenda for the 2014 mid-term election campaign.

Will 2014 Be the Year of Amnesty?

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) seems determined to undo the political advantage the GOP has gained from the disastrous implementation of ObamaCare.

The Year of ObamaCare

As of January 1, ObamaCare is the law of the land. Or more accurately, those parts of ObamaCare that weren't unilaterally changed or delayed to serve the interests of the Obama administration and the Democratic Party heading in the 2014 election.

Duck Dynasty and a Christmas Creche

The A&E/Duck Dynasty circus and an effort in South Florida to denigrate a Christmas creche display are both driven by the same components. They are classic examples of political correctness run amok, coupled with the idea that the whiners of the world are somehow entitled to special consideration, even when that consideration amounts to nothing more than the tyranny of the minority.

The DOJ's Curious Foray into the 'Knockout Game' Fray

Twenty-seven-year-old Conrad Barrett of Katy, Texas, has been charged with a hate crime by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly targeting a 79-year-old black man as his "knockout game" victim.

A Taxpayer Bailout for ObamaCare

An American public already reeling from the catastrophic rollout of ObamaCare will more than likely be hearing an unfamiliar term being bandied about in the new year. "Risk corridor" refers to a provision in the law that allows the government to "stabilize" premium costs for insurance companies during the first three years of the healthcare rollout.

ObamaCare Chaos Continues

If you like unintended comedy, blatant stereotyping, and an undeniable air of desperation eliciting yet another spasm of lawlessness, the moments leading up to today's sign-up deadline for ObamaCare are sure to please.

Killing the Middle Class

If one takes the mainstream media seriously, Ben Bernanke's announcement that the Federal Reserve would begin "tapering" its purchase of government bonds and mortgage securities by $10 billion dollars per month was the reason for Wall Street's rally on Wednesday.

Big Dem Cities, Big Dem Poverty

On Sunday's ABC This Week telecast, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich squared off with former Clinton Labor secretary Robert Reich, who tried to blame the increase in poverty over the last five years on the GOP.

The Age of Affluenza and Other Afflictions

On June 15 in Tarrant County, Texas, a Burleson Walmart security camera recorded footage of 16-year-old Ethan Couch and his friends shoplifting two cases of beer. That same night, Couch was driving 70 mph in his father's Ford F-350 pickup in a 40 mph zone when he lost control of the vehicle.

ObamaCare's Date with Destiny Approaches

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who remains as determined as ever to substitute Obama administration talking points for the truth, gave it her best effort in yesterday's session before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee. It was an underwhelming performance at best. As key dates approach and more facts about the government overhaul of the health care system emerge, it is becoming apparent that the ObamaCare scheme is headed for structural disaster--and will take tens of millions of Americans with it.

The Government's War on Poverty Reduction

While President Obama is pushing his redistributionist war on "income inequality," the American left is excited about a new study, "Trends in Poverty with an Anchored Supplemental Poverty Measure" that purports to show that government welfare programs have significantly eased the burden faced by poor Americans in the nearly 50 years since Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty was launched.

Putin vs. Pro-West Ukrainians

The massively attended Sunday protest in Kiev, highlighted by the toppling and smashing of the monument to Vladimir Lenin, has apparently forced Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's hand. Yesterday, he called for talks with former government leaders and opposition forces aimed at resolving the nation's political crisis. It is a crisis ignited by his decision to turn away from Europe and feed Russian strongman Vladimir Putin's dreams of a Eurasian Union, which is little more than a thinly-veiled effort to restore Russian hegemony over large swaths of Eastern Europe.

Plundering Sold As Populism

In a testament to the literal bankruptcy of socialism, a report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) advocates for both a massive tax increase and a "one-off" worldwide tax of approximately 10 percent on anyone with more assets than debt. The former idea is a proven economic non-starter. The latter idea amounts to outright plundering.

Where Is the Outrage?

On Sunday, the New York Post ran an excerpt from "The Unarmed Truth" by John Dodson. Dodson is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agent who blew the whistle on the gun-walking operation known as Fast and Furious.

Obama to Netanyahu: Shut Up

The Obama administration can't take the heat. Stung by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reaction to the so-called "deal" made with Iran, President Obama has asked the Israeli leader to "take a breather from his clamorous criticism," according to the Washington Post's David Ignatius.