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Where’s the coverage of heroes who stop mass killings?

Heroic citizens stopping someone from killing a large number of people don’t seem to be considered news worthy. Don’t people want to read about a brave soul risking his life by running towards the sound of gunfire while others run…

Skip vaccines? Opt out of tests? Radicalism is tearing us apart

April 8, 2015: Robert Kennedy, Jr., son of former U.S. Attorney Gen. Robert Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, speaks against a measure requiring California schoolchildren to get vaccinated during a rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento.…

Why I wish the Koch brothers spent even more money on politics

Lots of people sure hate the Koch brothers. The Kochs get death threats like this: “If I had a chance to murder a Koch brother in cold blood, I would surely take it.” Jim Dean doesn’t want to kill the…

Wake up call? Obama White House changes its mind about Paris response

Some 40 world leaders marched together in a unity rally Sunday in Paris in what the New York Times banner headline dubbed a “Huge Show of Solidarity Against Terrorism.” Forty world leaders were present, but not President Obama, who was…

AG pick Lynch may face grilling over seizing properties, experts say

April 28, 2014: Loretta Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, speaks during a news conference in New York. President Obama chose Loretta Lynch as attorney general on Nov. 7, 2014, which would make her the first…

Flag flap: Indiana veteran, wife battle homeowners association over Old Glory

Bob Willits, 82, of Greenfield, Ind., insists he’ll fight a local homeowners Association over the American and POW/MIA flags outside his home. (FOX59.com) An elderly veteran and his wife say there’s “absolutely no way” the flagpole outside their Indiana home…

Iran’s ‘Happy’ dancers sentenced to 91 lashes, jail

Iran’s latest crackdown on freedom includes lashes and prison for seven young adults who posted a video of themselves dancing to the American pop hit “Happy” and a death sentence for a blogger accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad. The seven…

California battle over concealed-weapon rights could be headed for Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has turned aside all Second Amendment challenges since a pair of landmark rulings in 2008 and 2009 confirmed the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms. But some believe a California case could make the high…

Obama is right to grant drug offenders clemency

President Barack Obama. (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder announced this week that the Obama administration will welcome applications for clemency from non-violent drug offenders – users or, perhaps, distributors – who have served at least 10 years in jail and…

Obama’s drone warfare: A legal way to kill?

When President Obama decided sometime during his first term that he wanted to be able to use unmanned aerial drones in foreign lands to kill people — including Americans — he instructed Attorney General Eric Holder to find a way…