May 23, 2013
In March 2013, President Obama announced that he would investigate evidence of chemical weapons being used by the Syrian military against the rebels. He stated that if evidence of chemical weapons was found that it would be a “game changer” with regard to U.S. involvement in the war. At this point the United States has not made any formal involvement in the war, but there is a growing body of evidence that...
April 16, 2013
Dr. Kermit Gosnell is a former abortion clinic doctor who has been charged with murdering several babies who survived his abortion procedures. The trial is a high-profile case which raises questions about the exact timing in which a baby is considered to be a human life. Ordinary abortions take place within the first few weeks of a pregnancy, but Gosnell practiced what is known as late-term abortions, which take place...
April 03, 2013
North Dakota governor Jack Dalrymple recently signed three new abortion laws into place. Of the three laws, the most controversial is a requirement that all abortions be conducted before a...
March 25, 2013
North Korea’s leadership has taken an intentionally provocative, and perhaps, odd approach to national security and cultural identity. It recently uploaded a propaganda video to YouTube, depicting a battle against South Korea in which 150,000 American citizens are...
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