Make No Mistake, It Was Jihad  —  Let's hope the administration gets over its reluctance to recognize attacks on the U.S. for what they are.  —  If your concern about the threat posed by the Tsarnaev brothers is limited to assuring that they will never be in a position to repeat their grisly acts, rest easy.

Sen. Paul Issues Letter to Majority Leader Reid Regarding Consideration of Immigration Bill  —  In the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombings, focus should be on National Security  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging …

A red state/blue state chasm  —  In the week since modest gun control died in the Senate, those of us who don't think guns make the country safer have been inclined to blame a few cowardly senators whose votes could have shifted the outcome.  —  Unfortunately, the problem is bigger than that.

The Jobless Trap  —  F.D.R. told us that the only thing we had to fear was fear itself.  But when future historians look back at our monstrously failed response to economic depression, they probably won't blame fear, per se.  Instead, they'll castigate our leaders for fearing the wrong things.

Senator Told Shooting Victim's Mother He Supported Background Checks, Then Voted Against Them  —  Shortly before the a crucial Senate vote to expand background checks in gun transactions, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) sent a letter to the mother of a shooting victim claiming that he was “truly sorry” …

Kerry Compares Boston Victims, Marmara Terrorists  —  At Istanbul, Secretary of State makes jarring comparison between Boston Marathon terror victims, IHH terror activists killed by Israel.  —  Speaking at Istanbul, Turkey, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a jarring comparison between …

Commander Sees Boston Blast as Natural Outcome of US Policies, Actions  —  TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian Commander lashed out at the US for its attitude towards terrorism in the world, and stressed that the recent explosions in the US city of Boston was the outcome of the performance and policies of the US statesmen.

Why Is Congress Trying to Make Our Internet Abuse Laws Worse, not Better?  —  The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is too vague and broad to make sense in an increasingly computer-mediated world.  Yet legislators don't seem to get it.  —  In January this year, political activist and net guru Aaron Swartz committed suicide.

George W. Bush says library ‘a place to lay out facts’  —  DEDICATING A NEW PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY  —  The federal government will spend more than $68.7 million this year on programming, operations and maintenance of 13 presidential libraries, including $3.5 million for the central management office.