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Hijacking the Environmental Movement What makes 350 so devious, is that they hijack public emotions (and ignorance) using phony “divestment” as a disorganizing tool to redirect activism away from effective work.—Jay Taber A coalition of environmental activist groups, led by 350.org, is promoting a series of “Break Free From Fossil Fuels” training sessions and protests during May 4-15, 2016, at locations involved in fossil fuel production or transportation. The protests will occur at key sites related to production and transport of fossil fuels, including rail lines and yards, in the United States and Canada. The problem? 350.org only cares about...

President Kennedy made one of his greatest speeches in Berlin. Some debate whether his German intonation was perfect -- "Ich bin ein Berliner" -- but the speech's venue certainly was perfect. Kennedy wanted a side-by-side comparison of limited government versus authoritarian government, and there was no better place to do that than in the artificially divided German city. The speech also employed powerful repetition: "Let them come to Berlin!" Today, there are those who say that America has become more like the dysfunctional, oppressed East Berlin of 1963 than its efficient, free contemporary to the West. New York Times columnist...

This weekend, President Obama will leave the White House to attend an awards ceremony and fundraiser held by the Human Rights Campaign, a homosexual activist group. He is the second president to address the gathering. Obama is slated to speak to members of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Saturday evening at the Washington Convention Center, where the group will hand out the first-ever Edward M. Kennedy National Leadership Award in honor of the late liberal senator’s support for the homosexual political agenda. “We are honored to share this night with President Obama, who has called upon our nation to embrace...

A group called the National Conference for Community and Justice (I think they used to be the National Conference for Christians and Jews) is running an "Anytown USA" "creative leadership training experience" at my child's school later this month. Are they on the level? Anybody have any experience with the group or this program? Judging from their website they look a bit on the liberal side for my taste. My daughter is a committed and thoughtful conservative and I'm not worried about anybody "getting to" her - I just don't want her to waste her time if this is a...