4 Reasons Why We Need Another 9/11 Commission After Orlando

June 14, 2016
Happy Flag Day from Washington, where, barely two days after the Orlando terrorist attack, policymakers struggle to confront a new reality. With Islamist-inspired terror plots up sharply in the past 18 months, the government ought to conduct a 9/11 Commission-style probe, homeland security expert James Carafano argues. Plus: a freshman senator battles the national debt, the story of a home schooling Hollywood mom, and the new imperial Russia. Happy 241st birthday, U.S. Army.
Analysis 4 Reasons Why We Need Another 9/11 Commission After Orlando The attack in Orlando is the 22nd plot since 2015. To put this increase in perspective, more than a quarter of domestic terror plots in the U.S. since 2001 have occurred in the last 18 months. Read More
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Commentary Why This Hollywood Mom Became a Home-School Advocate In her interview with The Daily Signal, actress Sam Sorbo explains how she and her husband, actor Kevin Sorbo, came to the conclusion that home schooling was the best option for their family. Watch the Video
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