Over the last several hours, citizens from dozens of nations have taken a stand in solidarity with Pastor Saeed Abedini – a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran – and other Iranians who have been imprisoned for their faith. In the United States, I joined concerned citizens as they gathered in front of the Iranian Interest Section, hosted by Pakistani embassy in Washington D.C., today at noon to demonstrate their support for Pastor Saeed. Ever since the United States cut off diplomatic re... Continue Reading

Buried deep in a report, which has received a lot of fanfare and criticism and has been used by media elites to declare that social conservatism is a dying cause, is a stark and poignant fact that gives hope that the pro-life movement is far from antiquated. The report is a College Republican National Committee report that surveys the youth vote, what 18 to 29 year old registered voters care about and their views on many of the pressing political issues of the day. That report shows that a maj... Continue Reading

As efforts continue to raise Pastor Saeed Abedini’s case at the United Nations and with world leaders to increase pressure on Iran to release the persecuted pastor, there is a new groundswell of grassroots support around the world. The people, the citizens of the world, are raising up, decrying Iran’s human rights abuses, and demanding that Iran immediately release the 33-year-old U.S. citizen. Tomorrow, June 13, 2013, an effort is being organized to peacefully demonstrate and asse... Continue Reading

Thanks to the TaxProf blog and to Instapundit, I discovered this chart detailing political giving by government lawyers: With certain limitations understood (we don’t know the affiliations of non-donors), the chart above looks more like the political affiliations of Ivy League women’s-studies departments than those of an allegedly impartial federal bureaucracy. The civil-service system was designed to replace the spoils system, which — in addition to creating chaotic rushes... Continue Reading

U.S. Senator James Risch (ID), Pastor Saeed Abedini’s Senator, has a message for the people of Iran. He recorded a message (above) to be sent into Iran through Voice of America ahead next week’s elections, sent directly to the people of Iran. He told them about Pastor Saeed and how he is being wrongly imprisoned in the brutal Evin prison merely because of his religious beliefs – because he is a Christian. He urged the people of Iran to stand up for freedom, for human rights... Continue Reading

Let’s begin with a simple proposition: America faces a remorseless, savage jihadist enemy that is seeking — under the guise of various organizations and support structures — to kill as many Americans as it possibly can. Given the existence of this enemy, only the suicidal or the foolish refuse to defend themselves. At the risk of over-simplifying, assuming we are not suicidal or (entirely) foolish, our methods of self-defense can be offensive in nature, defensive in nature, or... Continue Reading

After first attacking the victims, the Left has decided there is no need to further investigate the IRS targeting of conservative groups for their beliefs. Over the weekend, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, proclaimed the end of the need for an investigation into the IRS targeting. He said, “the case is solved,” and we all just need to “move on.” Until now he was one of the most outspok... Continue Reading

Another day. Another revelation regarding the IRS scandal. We now are learning that the IRS national office in Washington, D.C. knew about the unlawful scheme targeting conservative groups in 2010 - one year earlier than previously acknowledged. Reporters have reviewed transcripts of interviews with IRS workers by Congressional investigators. According to one news report, the transcripts show that in July 2010, Elizabeth Hofacre, an IRS official in Cincinnati who was coordinating "emerging iss... Continue Reading

The Wall Street Journal reports that transcripts of interviews by congressional staffers point the finger to IRS attorneys in Washington, further confirming that the targeting of conservative groups originated by the IRS in Washington, D.C. and that it was not the mistake of a couple of rogue, low level IRS agents in one Cincinnati office as the Obama Administration and the IRS continue to claim. One Cincinnati IRS official directly named an IRS attorney who she reportedly says was micromanagin... Continue Reading

“Chilling.” It is the term most used to describe the IRS targeting scandal that has rocked the nation and the Obama Administration. Yet, it ironically has a very specific constitutional definition, a double entendre that aptly applies to this abuse of government power, regardless of whether the Left fully understands its gravity. To most, the fact that the IRS targeting was chilling means that it is scary. And it is. The IRS – the most feared of federal government agencies... Continue Reading