Feminists Are Anti-Choice Linda Chavez – Linda Chavez – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Horror of horrors! Lego has introduced a new line of gender-specific toys aimed at girls.

I might not even have become aware of the controversy had it not been a topic … More

The Battle over Boykin at West Point

Diana West

Sally Quinn, a Washington Post columnist, believes that not only was it right to ban General Boykin from addressing West Point, but that the person who invited him should be fired…

Iran Strikes: Are You With or Against Israel?

Gadi Adelman

Israel says time is running out and Leon Panetta says Israel could attack Iran as early as April. As all this unfolds the Obama administration cautions our greatest ally Israel, rather than Iran.

 

Susan G. Komen, the leading US breast cancer charity, has reversed its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood. (Jelena Jankovic/AFP/Getty Images)

The Susan G. Komen Foundation has apologized and reversed its decision to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood after facing intense criticism from lawmakers and women’s health advocates and a fierce backlash from donors.

On its website, the foundation said, “We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives.”

It went on to state, “We have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood. They were not.”

More on GlobalPost: Susan G. Komen ends funding for Planned Parenthood

The Komen Foundation and it’s founder and CEO Nancy G. Brinker insisted that the decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood was not due to Planned Parenthood providing abortions, but because of policy issues and a desire to improve how grantees were selected, according to The Los Angeles Times.

Brinker said, “You have to be sure you are granting to the right people.”

Cecil Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, told KTLA, “This is a result of a very ugly and aggressive campaign by right-wing organizations to bully the Komen foundation and keep them from working with Planned Parenthood.”

More on GlobalPost: Mollie Williams, top Susan G. Komen official, resigned over decision to cut Planned Parenthood

In an official press release posted on its website today, Komen tried to make amends, stating, “We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities.”

Mauling the Military

“Freedom isn’t free.” We usually hear this on occasions such as Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day. It’s meant to remind us of the brave American troops who put their lives on the line daily to protect our liberty and preserve our security.

But that phrase also applies to matters of money. It takes dollars and cents to field a world-class military. Equipping and training the best soldiers, and providing them with the best vehicles and weapons, is expensive. So why are we preparing to slash the amount we spend to ensure that our defense remains as capable as possible?

For make no mistake: That’s the upshot of what Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was talking about recently when he previewed the cuts to come under the Obama administration’s latest budget request. They include:

·A smaller Army and Marine corps. The Army would go from 562,000 now to 490,000. The Marines, meanwhile, would drop from 202,000 to 182,000. It would cut the number of U.S. combat brigades as well. Two would come out of Europe, where our allies would realize they can’t rely on us

The battle is joined on religious liberty

At the heart of recent cases is the right to act on one’s moral beliefs without fear of intimidation and/or government coercion.

Homeland Security Lexicon: You’re All ‘Militia Extremists’ Now

by Patrick Poole

Love the Constitution? Hate government regulations? New DHS “lexicon” brands you a “militia extremist.”

Read | 7 Comments

Americans Are Better Than Who Obama Thinks We Are
Lloyd Marcus
It is extremely disheartening that the president of the United States believes he can win the votes of a majority of Americans by exploiting the sin of covetousness and hatred for the rich. More

If Fox Fails Us
Bruce Walker
Rupert Murdoch may be the only one keeping Fox News conservative. But the possible fall of Fox shouldn’t worry right-leaning people for a couple of reasons. More

Lessons About Iran from Hitler

by David P. Goldman

What Hitler imagined in his nightmares, Ahmadinejad fears in the full light of day.

Read | 162 Comments

The Civil Rights Movement’s Wrong Turn
William Flax
This February, let’s acknowledge several forgotten heroes from black history. More

Bringing Electricity to an Indian Hogan
Henry Percy
Would you spend $60,000 to install solar generating equipment on an Indian hogan? I, and all those who pay their bills to my local utility, have. More

Santorum the ‘Good Son’? Not So Much.
C. Edmund Wright
Much like the good son in the biblical parable, thin-skinned Rick Santorum has shown a fair amount of open resentment over the embrace conservatives have given prodigal Newt Gingrich upon the latter’s return to the conservative scene. But is Santorum even entitled to feel this way? More

Health Care: The Straw That Should Break Newtmania’s Back
Calvin Freiburger
The idea that Newt Gingrich would be preferable to Mitt Romney on health care is about as unserious as it gets. More

America after Obama
Jeff Lukens
Barack Obama has gone from the “one we’ve been waiting for” to the one we can’t wait to kick out. More

Like Your Freedom? Thank a Church.

by Andrew Klavan

Whether we’re Catholic or not, every single one of us should stand up against Obama’s assault on their church.

Read | 10 Comments

Why Santorum Voters Wouldn’t Become Gingrich Voters

by Adam Graham

The former speaker’s character issues would make him a bad fit for Santorum supporters.

Read | Comments

Are You ‘Them!’?

by Victor Davis Hanson

How did Barack Obama & Co. conjure up so many demons?

Read | 89 Comments

Glengarry Glenn Greenwald

by David P. Goldman

A response to the liberal pundit’s attack on my previous post, “Lessons About Iran from Hitler.”

Read | 36 Comments

Apple Branches Out to High-Tech Israel

by Brian London

Another huge technology firm decides Israel is the place to be.

February 6, 2012

Why Does U.S. Pay to Protect Prosperous Allies?
Christopher A. Preble on CNN.com.

No More Bipartisan Bailouts
Michael D. Tanner in National Review

• Facebook’s ‘eye-popping’ IPO: 5 surprises The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012A number of revelations are hidden among the data points in the social network’s S-1 filing More »Facebook’s ‘eye-popping’ IPO: 5 surprises
• Is Komen’s flip-flop really a victory for Planned Parenthood? The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Caving to pressure, the cancer-fighting charity apologizes for defunding Planned Parenthood. But that doesn’t mean Planned Parenthood will get its Komen grants More »Is Komen’s flip-flop really a victory for Planned Parenthood?
• ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’: Madonna’s ‘ego-boosting’ new video The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. join the Queen of Pop for her new football-themed video, strategically released days before her widely hyped Super Bowl performance More »’Give Me All Your Luvin’: Madonna’s ‘ego-boosting’ new video
• Why we’ll never find another planet like Earth The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012It doesn’t matter how hard NASA looks, says Mark Fischetti at Scientific American. Until it identifies another planet with plants, Earth remains stubbornly unique More »Why we’ll never find another planet like Earth
• The dangers of quick thinking The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Our intuition is often wrong, says Daniel Kahneman, especially when we’re searching for patterns and causes More »The dangers of quick thinking
• Europe’s unrelenting deep freeze: By the numbers The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Hundreds have died as a wave of cold air from Siberia pushes temperatures in many towns to their lowest point in a century More »Europe’s unrelenting deep freeze: By the numbers
• Would Jesus raise taxes on the rich? The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Yes, He would, suggested Obama at Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast. Is the president playing politics with scripture? More »Would Jesus raise taxes on the rich?
• Dissecting the Mayan apocalypse The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Did the ancient Mayans really predict that the world would end in 2012, as millions of people believe? More »Dissecting the Mayan apocalypse
• The ‘unequivocally strong’ January jobs report The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Employers go on an unexpected hiring spree in January, pushing the unemployment rate to its lowest point in three years. But is all the news good? More »The ‘unequivocally strong’ January jobs report
• Did the Komen charity’s Planned Parenthood diss backfire? The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012The pink-ribboned Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it dumped Planned Parenthood to distance itself from controversy. Whoops More »Did the Komen charity’s Planned Parenthood diss backfire?
• The Nevada caucuses: 5 key questions The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney may seem like a sure bet in Nevada, but caucuses are difficult to poll and the Tea Party remains an X factor More »The Nevada caucuses: 5 key questions
• Nominating Mitt Malaprop Robert Shrum – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Romney has the GOP nomination wrapped up — but his serial verbal miscues will haunt him in November More »Nominating Mitt Malaprop
• Dylan Ratigan’s 6 favorite books The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012The passionately anti-”bankster” MSNBC host recommends authors who propose solutions for how Americans can improve their lives and nation More »Dylan Ratigan’s 6 favorite books
• Is Romney ‘too perfect’ to be president? The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012On paper and on television, Mitt Romney looks like archetypal presidential material. Maybe that’s why so many people don’t like him More »Is Romney ‘too perfect’ to be president?
• Jim Moran, Racist Pig Michelle Malkin – Michelle Malkin – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Congressman Jim Moran is an old white Democrat from Virginia who thinks he can judge whether we minority conservatives are acting sufficiently non-white enough. Moran’s … More »Jim Moran, Racist Pig
• Feminists Are Anti-Choice Linda Chavez – Linda Chavez – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Horror of horrors! Lego has introduced a new line of gender-specific toys aimed at girls. I might not even have become aware of the controversy had it not been a topic … More »Feminists Are Anti-Choice
• Drop the Middle Class Talk Mona Charen – Mona Charen – Fri, Feb 3, 2012In 1992, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton built his campaign for the White House on doing more for the “forgotten middle class.” Calling it the “new covenant” (Democrats since … More »Drop the Middle Class Talk
• Primary Purposes Susan Estrich – Susan Estrich – Fri, Feb 3, 2012If the goal of the primary process is simply to nominate a candidate, essentially to nominate the man or woman most likely to win in the end, then this primary season … More »Primary Purposes
• Ron Paul: Reactionary or Visionary Pat Buchanan – Pat Buchanan – Fri, Feb 3, 2012After his fourth-place showing in Florida, Ron Paul, by then in Nevada, told supporters he had been advised by friends that he would do better if only he dumped his foreign … More »Ron Paul: Reactionary or Visionary
• A drinking age for soda? The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week – Fri, Feb 3, 2012Doctors argue that sugar is a potentially deadly poison like alcohol and tobacco — and that we ought to treat it like one More »

The Shape of the War to Come

by Michael Ledeen

With my Ouija board working again, I reached the spirit of my old friend James Jesus Angleton, formerly head of CIA’s counterintelligence team.

Read | Comments