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August 2nd, 2010 marks the twentieth anniversary of the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. While this event may be a distant and insignificant memory to most, it remains a real event in my life, as one of the 2 million who woke up early that morning without a home. The majority of us who resided in Kuwait were thankfully vacationing abroad. Yet our concerns and fears were drawn to family and friends who were now among the 500 thousand “guests” of our northern neighbor, Saddam Hussein. In late August... Read More→

As the election of Scott Brown to the late “Ted Kennedy’s seat” last week has temporarily muted the winds of socialized medicine, it is time for the Republican party to boldly proclaim their reasoned alternatives within the current health care debate. Despite the rhetoric regarding the “party of no”, alternatives to the Democrat’s disastrous plan have been proposed over the course of the past year. As the Heritage Foundation noted, three alternatives were brought to the floor: The... Read More→

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly spoke to a crowd of over 180 attendees at the January NYYRC meeting kicking off with the NYPD’s stellar record of pubic safety. New York City remains extremely safe given its current population of 9 million, with the murder rate having declined to 471 cases per year in 2009, a decline of over 79% since 1990 (theft was down by 82% and assault by 62% over that same period). This record of achievement has ensured that NYC remains a global tourist attraction and... Read More→

Over 200 people came to the November monthly meeting of the New York Young Republican Club to hear Steve Forbes speak. Mr. Forbes analyzed the current economic situation, such as by showing how monetary policy related to real estate and commodity bubbles.  He also showed why free markets are preferable to government control for health care and more. After the meeting, Mr. Forbes also signed copies of his books, “How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People And Free Markets Are The Best... Read More→

As the windows stopped clattering, the emergency siren quickly sounded after a large explosion violently shook the walls of my classroom.  Two thousand students were escorted out of the school’s main entrance, passing by the parked school buses before sitting down on the desert sands.  A pillar of smoke could be seen rocketing into the sky from behind the school walls. As teachers and school administrators tried to calm down some of my classmates, news arrived that a car bomb exploded at the... Read More→

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is “making brisk headway” for the launch of the Taepodong-2 that will carry the nation’s first….err…..the “second” experimental communications satellite after failed tests in 1998 and 2006. Many analysts believe that Pyongyang is attempting to test the willingness of the BHO White House to bargain a deal, especially after the six party talks on verifying their nuclear activities have been on hold since mid-2008. South Korea,... Read More→