Unless someone has hacked the Security and Exchange Commission's website, it would appear that Viacom's Chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone chose to sell almost $12 million worth of stock in the midst of the Rathergate scandal roiling its... More

For three years now after 9/11, many Westerners curious about Islam have walked softly around it and skipped over some of its customs. For example, all of us have heard of cutting off the hands of thieves and hitting wives. But are these punishments rumors or facts?

It is time now to... More

The Los Angeles Times, with an assist from CBS News, once again earns the prize for most imaginative leftist political rationalization. Alert readers will remember the vicious attempts of the LAT to slander Governor Schwartzenegger as a groper prior to his election in the recall... More

[A down home message for Dan Rather in the colorful Texas idiom he so loves]
 
Y'all know what we all been thinkin' out here in Texas, Dan, since you started all this foolishness? We think y'all been whizzin' down our necks an' tellin' us it's rain for so long that you boys done got... More

American Thinker exclusive

Mary Mapes, producer of the Rathergate fiasco, soon may have federal law enforcement officials knocking on her door, if a press story today holds water. In what could be another blow to the already scandal ridden Dan Rather and CBS News, Joe... More

Martin Indyk served two stints as US Ambassador to Israel during the Clinton Administration.   He is one of the individuals that the Kerry campaign has identified as part of its Middle East advisory team, and many think he will return to a significant government job in the diplomatic... More

The Baehr Essentials

The wheels are flying off the Kerry campaign. In August, the Swift Boat Veterans' attack softened Kerry up. The Republican Convention then reinforced the contrast between President Bush as a strong leader, and John Kerry as somebody who can't make up... More

The importance of John Kerry's Silver Star to his political career cannot be overstated. Without the medal, it is fairly safe to say, we would have probably never heard of him.

Kerry used his Silver Star to run for Congress (unsuccessfully) as a returning war hero in his first political... More

Anger, the most toxic of emotions, has poisoned the American left and much of the Democratic Party. To the astonishment of many level—headed political professionals, the Kerry campaign is unable to let go of its charges that George Bush's Air National Guard service was deficient, even as... More

Every once in a while, a new word enters the popular American lexicon and enjoys its richly—deserved 15 minutes of fame, before receding into the dark recesses of the public consciousness, never to make an appearance again. We are fortunate to be graced with just such a word now:... More

The third anniversary of the deadliest enemy attack on US soil has come and gone, the memory once again fading. It is important to take stock of what we have learned from that fateful day. The lessons are clear and the enemy is open about its identity, aims and agenda. The US and its allies are... More

CBS's performance of September 15, 2004 was bizarre. First, they put—off for more than six hours the promised issuance of a statement. Then the Tiffany network released a puzzling vague promise ('we believe we should redouble our efforts to answer those questions, so that's what we... More

Since it was announced that Professor Tariq Ramadan, a so—called moderate Muslim scholar, had his visa revoked on the advice of the Department of Homeland Security, an outpouring of outraged reactions rained down.

Ramadan was supposed to start teaching at Notre Dame in September. If... More

John F. Kerry has already demonstrated a frightening level of incompetence as an executive. Regardless of any agreement or disagreement American voters may have with him on the issues, his demonstrated inability to handle the complexities of a presidential campaign ought to preclude voting for... More

MSM — Main—Stream Media — in the guise of CBS has received some heavy body blows over the past few days. However, the incessant, gleeful handclapping by conservatives at the well—publicized faux pas of Mr. Rather & Co. is, in my humble opinion, a bit overdone and... More

CBS is being judged, albeit not in a docket, but rather in the court of public opinion. A well—established legal doctrine throws light on the extent of its troubles, and expands the dimensions of the Rathergate scandal. As the implications begin... More

The so—called assault weapons ban expired on Monday, ending with a fizzle, not a bang.  The Republicans did not let the proposal to extend the ban come to a vote and, if I'm correct, the Democrats will not be reloading.  While there was a time when they would bang the drum... More

The small band of terrorists thought that things were going their way.  They had even succeeded in convincing a portion of middle class citizens that they were fighting for a just representation in... More

Apparently, reports last week that Saddam's number two man, Izzat Ibrahim Al—Douri, was captured were incorrect.  US forces stated that they did not have him in custody, and Iraqi security forces said they were awaiting testing on confirmation of the detainee's identity. ... More