China is worried that the new college focus  on such values as civil liberties will effect Chinese youth. MORE

Pardon the urgency of this email, but Public Policy Polling (PPP) just released a poll — and Joni Ernst and Bruce Braley are TIED!

That’s means Joni Ernst is gaining steam from PPP’s last round of polling in May where she trailed Braley by 6 points… Continue reading →

Heroin abuse has been getting more attention lately.

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin recently spent his entire 34-minute State of the State address talking about the state’s “full-blown heroin crisis,” and law enforcement officials in small cities across New England have noted an increase in heroin use.

Demand for the drug might be coming from people who are hooked on prescription pills. MORE

The U.S. Forest Service says a pair of wildfires sparked by lightning nearly three weeks ago continues to grow while threatening as many as 250 homes in far Northern California. MORE

In the time before a major crisis occurs, private ownership or use of firearms, bows and arrows, and crossbows may be illegal and banned. As the situation gets worse, the government will impose martial law and confiscate weapons no matter how well you may think they are hidden.

Here are a few weapons that may be overlooked and that can be used to protect your family and loved ones. MORE

There are thousands of young Assyrian Christian men that have volunteered to join the protection units we’re planning on establishing in the coming weeks and months… Situations like this need political consensus before anything takes place on the ground. MORE

It seems just about everyone is doing the “Ice Bucket” Challenge…in fact, I can’t recall a day in the past few weeks where I haven’t seen something on someone’s Facebook page about it. Even in USA Today, it was reported that a grandfather dumped a large bucket of ice water on an infant!  You can CLICK HERE to see that story. MORE

Also drawing attention to the topic of same-sex unions, the cardinal explained that within the outline “a distinction is made between the contexts in which civil legislation is more or less in favor.”

He emphasized that “There is a need for pastoral care on the part of the particular Churches in these situations, including matters relating to children who may be present.” MORE

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia’s armed forces, backed by its nuclear arsenal, were ready to meet any aggression, declaring at a pro-Kremlin youth camp that foreign states should understand: “It’s best not to mess with us.” MORE

Billions of locusts swarmed Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo on Thursday, prompting residents and tourists to share photographs of the sudden insect invasion on Twitter, while experts worried about the effect on the country’s food supply.

In the past five years, swarms of giant locusts have regularly swept in over the island nation off Africa’s southeastern coast, devastating crops and other food supplies within just a few hours. MORE

What happened to the New Church’s Utopia? MORE

Pope Francis has removed a key protege of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI from the Vatican’s liturgy office and sent him back to his native Spain. MORE 

Illegals have taken their invasion of our borders to a whole new level.

Last Monday, a homeowner’s video cam caught pictures of a group of illegals storming the beach in San Diego. They were in a small boat, and strangely they were all dressed in black. MORE

A new study says that California’s drought is so severe it’s causing the ground to rise. Angela Fritz of The Washington Post reported scientists estimate 63 trillion gallons of water have been lost in the past 18 months. MORE