Dean Kagan had an even more direct connection to the Saudis’ Shariah-recruitment efforts at Harvard. She personally officiated in 2003 over the establishment of an “Islamic Finance Project” at the law school itself.
Archive for June, 2010
New evidence points to porn’s destructiveness
Pornography, now deeply embedded in American culture, is considered in some quarters a harmless private pleasure, but there is new evidence that porn causes psychological damage to those who consume it.
Feds burn ‘deep cover’ Russian spy network
Federal authorities arrested 10 people suspected of carrying out long-term “deep-cover” assignments in the U.S. for Russia that involved integrating into American society as married couples, infiltrating “policy-making circles” in Washington, and recruiting government and business sources.
Could finance reform die with Byrd?
Rick Santorum explains how the finance reform bill could be in trouble if the West Virginia Governor who is a conservative Democrat appoints himself as Byrd’s replacement.
Supreme Court extends gun rights
The Supreme Court extended gun rights nationwide on Monday, casting doubt on Chicago’s handgun bans.
In Wake of Arizona Law, Labor Unites Behind Immigration Reform (amnesty)
Unions Stand to Gain Strength From Legalization Efforts. “We want a strong legalization program, and we want to legalize as many workers as fast as possible,” said Ana Avendaño, director of immigration at AFL-CIO, adding that the AFL-CIO supports the creation of an “independent commission” to structure requirements for future immigration inflows based on the needs of the economy.
U.S. officials say Karzai aides are derailing corruption cases involving elite
President Hamid Karzai should point out the protection of the corrupt but politically well connected Shore Bank by Democrat Senators, the criminal scam known as the Chicago Climate Exchange which will enrich friends of Democrats who want to pass cap and trade and the unseemly alliance between Obama, the Center for American Progress, oil giant BP, billionaire George Soros and Brazil’s state owned oil company Petrobas.
Americans Relate to Founders, Not Progressives
We still live in an America like the America of the Founders, and unlike the America of the Progressives and the New Dealers, in which a majority of citizens are or have every prospect of becoming property owners. And a nation of property owners is less willing to plunder the property of others in search of some promised gain than a nation where most people don’t and will never own significant property.
Unions battle for public job benefits
Major clashes are breaking out between public-sector unions and state and local governments seeking to steady their wobbly books by scaling back employee benefits, pitting labor’s political clout against lawmakers eager to avoid raising taxes or cutting programs.
Sean Hannity’s Time for Choosing
Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda
By Sean Hannity – a review. Sean Hannity scores again.