Conflict Minerals: Another of Dodd–Frank’s Hidden Costs
On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a little-known section (and there are many) of the Dodd–Frank financial regulation bill that will end… Read More
State Department Website Morphs into the World According to Obama
The State Department is continuing to edit its website into a more Obama-centric story of the world. As reported by The Heritage Foundation’s Jim Roberts,… Read More
Radical Islamists and Hunger Stalk North Africa
The ongoing crisis in Mali, a poor, landlocked country in northern Africa, continues to sow devastation and displacement. Mali’s current troubles began in earnest following… Read More
Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Attacks Church
The suicide attack against Harvest Field Pentecostal Church in the northern Nigerian on Sunday serves as another reminder of Boko Haram’s enduring violence. As many… Read More
A Dangerous Marriage in Northern Mali
Just as we thought the situation in Mali couldn’t get worse, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), a Tuareg group that historically… Read More
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Africa’s Sahel Region Spirals into an Extremist Hell
Last year, the fall of the Qadhafi regime spurred a domino-like effect across Africa’s Sahel region. When approximately 2,000 well-armed Tuareg rebels loyal to the… Read More
Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian Newspaper Offices and University
The past week has been a bloody one for Nigeria. Attacks in the capital city of Abuja and across the north have strongly implicated the… Read More
A Year after Osama bin Laden’s Death: Al-Qaeda Alive and Kicking
Nearly a year ago, America did the world a favor and killed Osama bin Laden. Now the Obama Administration is taking credit for al-Qaeda’s defeat…. Read More
A Return to War for Sudan and South Sudan?
Not even a year after South Sudan’s independence from Sudan, the world’s newest country is already on the brink of war with its longtime foe…. Read More
Scribecast: How Kony 2012 Went Viral
Invisible Children brought worldwide attention to Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army with a wildly popular documentary called “Kony 2012.” The 30-minute film depicted… Read More
