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In his address to the nation last week, President Obama declared to the nation — to the world — that ISIS (also known as ISIL, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) was not Islamic. Across the globe, jaws dropped. It’s not my purpose today to cite chapter and …

As American warplanes return to Iraq to bomb ISIS targets today, it is clear that it has not been a good year for freedom. Islamist, bent on genocide against religious minorities, established a Caliphate in Iraq and Syria. They now menace Lebanon and Kurdistan. Vladimir Putin invaded and annexed Crimea; …

The Supreme Court unwisely declined to review Drake v. Jerejian, last week, a case that challenged New Jersey’s discretionary system of concealed-carry permitting. By denying review, the Court failed to resolve a nationwide split about the meaning of the Second Amendment. Eventually, the Court will have to face the issue …

The House Ways and Means Committeereleased a letterWednesday detailing what it believes to be criminal misconduct by Lois Lerner, the former IRS official at the center of the ongoing IRS Tea Party targeting scandal. For those who want to understand how partisan bureaucrats can manipulate a powerful federal agency, the …

For the past 14 years, Vladimir Putin has worked hard to return Russia to what he believes is its rightful place as a great power, respected and heeded in international affairs. The United States and our allies have helped him, thinking it was the right thing to do at the …

Do e-cigarettes work? Are they safe? First, my own experience as a doctor – I have found e-cigarettes to be one of the most effective methods of cutting down or quitting smoking for recalcitrant smokers. This is because e-cigarettes are not only a nicotine replacement therapy, they are a total …

Don’t be fooled. Gov. Jan Brewer’s decision late Wednesday to veto Arizona’s controversial S.B. 1062 bill is about money and politics, not an endorsement of equal rights for gay people. Until opposition to the bill picked up steam by winning the backing of big business and the national Republican establishment …

One month ago Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” was not controversial. A little more than a month ago Martin Bashir had a show on TV. And weeks ago few people knew Mitt Romney’s family included an adopted black grandson. But in the mash-up of politics and culture that now passes …

Pope Francis is undergoing a popularity surge comparable to the way Barack Obama was greeted by the world in 2008. And just as President Obama has been a disappointment for America, Pope Francis will prove a disaster for the Catholic Church. My fellow Catholics should be suspicious when bastions of …

Editor’s note: On Saturday, November 9, watch Fox News Reporting: 50 Years of Questions: The JFK Assassination at 9 pm ET. Hosted by Bill Hemmer. Click here for more information. I remember clearly what I was doing the moment President Kennedy was assassinated. I was a 17-year-old college freshman, throwing …