Hayward: "Occupy Wall Street, in Pictures"

John Hayward at Human Events has a bit of fun with some of the Occupy Wall Street protestors' signs. Writes Hayward about this one, if by 'rich' you mean 'primitive, impoverished, and easily dominated', well, yeah.

GMU Law School & Nonie Darwish

The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) tried—and failed—to prevent author and Islamic law critic Nonie Darwish from speaking to George Mason University law school students this week.

In a stinging rebuke to CAIR, the George Mason University School of Law stood tall for freedom of speech and freedom of expression and allowed the lecture by Darwish to go ahead. The university took a very principled stand, firmly rejected CAIR and its arguments, and placed itself squarely on the side of civil liberties and the American way of life, despite the usual harassment, intimidation, and threats by CAIR and its fellow travelers.

Future Brighter for Energy, Jobs

Two years ago, America was importing about two thirds of its oil. Today, it imports less than half. And by 2017, the US could be poised to pass Saudi Arabia and overtake Russia as the world's largest oil producer. So reports National Public Radio in New Boom Reshapes Oil World.

A Big Blow to Man-Made Climate Change Theory

Environmental extremists who prey on fears of a man-made climate change Armageddon have been busted ... by hard science published in Nature, the world's most prestigious scientific journal.  "New, convincing evidence," writes Lawrence Solomon, "indicates global warming is caused by cosmic rays and the sun -- not humans."

A Yale Student Defends Life

"Welcome to Yale, a university that values tolerance and diversity," writes sophomore Elizabeth Gray Henry in the Yale Daily News, adding, "Well, as long as you have the correct beliefs..."  Miss Henry does an outstanding job of defending her beliefs about abortion in the article and calls for an open, tolerant dialogue on both sides. Read the article.

Constituent defends 2012 'Calendar Girl'

It's always gratifying to see strong conservative women leaders supported, so hat's off to constituent Robert Murfitt, who heartily defends Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle against a verbal assault by a liberal in a letter to the editor of a Brighton NY newspaper. He begins with this, and refutes the liberal's complaints point by point.

Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle is a threat to the left and they have painted a large target on her back for defeat in 2012. This effort has been reenergized by the fact that she was recently added to the Claire Booth Luce 2012 Calendar of the most conservative women. After only seven months in office, she shares the other 11 months with the likes of Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Michele Bachmann and Monica Crowley. This drives the left crazy.

Haven't gotten your 2012 calendar yet? Order it here.

President's Deficit Plan: $1.5 Trillion in Taxes & Fees

"It's not just millionaires who'd pay more under President Barack Obama's latest plan to combat the deficit," reports the Associated Press. Airline passengers, for example, would see federal fees doubled to $10 per trip, tripled to $15 by 2017. And new mortgage applicants would pay an additional fee—averaging $15 per month for the life of the mortgage—for the care and feeding of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

One AP reader summed the plan up well: "So millionaires will be taxed, the rest of us will just pay fees."