Number of Long-Term Unemployed Up 14% Under Obama

Fifteen things you didn’t know about the Iron Dome

The Iron Dome anti-missile defense system is without a doubt the champion of Israel’s current conflict with Gaza. Without it, the hundreds of missiles fired by Hamas into Israel day after day would have likely caused many deaths, and severe damage.

Reshuffle & UK Climate Policy

The reshuffle has also seen energy and climate change minister, Greg Barker, resign. Barker was one of a few true Tory greens, who saw the danger of global warming and the opportunity of the fast-growing green economy. The replacements for Paterson, Barker, Fallon and Hague may yet surprise us, but as it stands the Conservative Party are set to go into the next election with a very different position on the environment than the “vote blue, go green” of 2010. They have got rid of the “green crap”. –Damian Carrington, The Guardian, 15 July 2015

Maybe on Tranquility Base

Josh Earnest (Jay Carney’s replacement) is a bigger “knob” than Carney; and it only took a couple of weeks for him to prove it. Earnest said: “I think that there have been a number of situations in which you’ve seen this administration intervene in a meaningful way, that has substantially furthered American interests and substantially improved the, uh, you know, the – the tranquility of the global community.”

Anything but 1701, Anything but 1860

An end to Operation Protective Edge with resolutions and understandings similar to the above-mentioned Security Council resolutions would constitute a political and security failure for Israel. They will not weaken Hamas, which in any case will portray the situation at the end of the fighting as a success, nor will they prevent Hamas’ rearmament; furthermore, a large proportion of the rockets launched against Israel are now self-produced. Only a radical change in the behavior of the various actors in the Gaza theater is likely to bring about a change in the situation, and the chances of such a change are not good.

On the Border, Activist’s Arrest Rattles the ‘Dreamers’

McALLEN, Texas — Visitors staying at the Wingate by Wyndham hotel in this suddenly notorious border town were awakened by the chants and finger snaps of protesters outside.

A natural way to monitor, and possibly control populations of, stink bugs

Anyone who has squashed a stink bug knows why they got their name. Although just a nuisance to homeowners, the insects feed on and damage fruits and vegetables, causing significant economic losses for farmers. Now scientists report in ACS’ Journal of Natural Products that they’ve discovered certain stink bug pheromone components and made them artificially in the lab for the first time, and these substances can be used to monitor and manage their populations.

The race is on to power the next generation of electric cars

A major shift from gasoline-powered to affordable electric vehicles feels tantalizingly close, but the battery technology that could make it happen still needs to catch up to its own hype. Although luxury-car maker Tesla is banking on lithium-ion to power future generations of electric vehicles, others are taking a chance on promising new approaches, according an article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society.

An anti-glare, anti-reflective display for mobile devices?

If you’ve ever tried to watch a video on a tablet on a sunny day, you know you have to tilt it at just the right angle to get rid of glare or invest in a special filter. But now scientists are reporting in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that they’ve developed a novel glass surface that reduces both glare and reflection, which continue to plague even the best mobile displays today.

Bubble wrap serves as sheet of tiny test tubes in resource-limited regions

Popping the blisters on the bubble wrap might be the most enjoyable thing about moving. But now, scientists propose a more productive way to reuse the popular packing material — as a sheet of small, test tube-like containers for medical and environmental samples. Their report, which shows that analyses can take place right in the bubbles, appears in the ACS journal Analytical Chemistry.

The heroic courage of Larry Grathwohl transcends Fox News

The most valuable information ever unearthed about Obama came not from the mainstream media but from heroic FBI-informant Larry Grathwohl. The information Grathwohl let the world in on proved who Barack Obama truly is: the lifetime friend of unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, who also gave America's most anti-American commander in chief his White House rise.

Bowe Bergdhal: The Army Dude who Deserted his Platoon in Afghanistan

Mildred Lewis Rutherford: Southern Educator and Historian

Did you know? The first woman to be recorded in the Congressional Record “Mildred Lewis Rutherford” was 10 years young at the outbreak of the American War Between the States in 1861. Fifty-five years later she said in a 1916 speech:

The Days of Telling Voters for whom they MUST Vote Are Over

The entire knock ‘em down, drag ‘em out style of vicious Toronto politics long precedes the world’s best known Digital Mayor, the much beleaguered Rob Ford.

Remove Hamas - find peace. A new plan for a better Middle East future

For those advocating a Two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a major problem to finding a way forward has been the monster in the room. That monster is Hamas.

An "Angry Republican"

Wake up, open your eyes and watch as the Liberal left led by their king and savior, Barack Obama, take away your rights one at a time

A Border Massacre of Children the Media Ignored

Where was the media sympathy for immigrant children when Castro slaughtered them at sea?

The Popular Palestinians

The world’s anti-Semites unite in rage against Israel — facilitated by the West’s elite.

Greenpeace showcases its anti-human side

It was a surreal experience. As the Heartland Institute's hugely successful Ninth International Conference on Climate Change ended, I agreed to let Greenpeace activist Connor Gibson interview me.

Texas Style Smackdown of California's Economic Woes

An economic comparison of Texas versus California in recent years is no contest. Texas wins easily