Our last post focused upon the government’s abdication of responsibility for the Monument and Horseshoe2 fires which devastated wide swathes of Arizona in 2011. Although all indications point to human responsibility-almost certainly at the hands of illegal aliens-the Forest Service refuses to place blame where it squarely belongs.

In order to illustrate the consequences of our government’s abandonment of border security, I’d like to present some pictures taken by our good friend Cindy Kolb-and her friend Mike-of that part of Arizona which was ravaged by these two horrific wildfires. You need look no further than the testimony of Forest Service officials in order to realize the consequences of these policies.  Read More »

As four separate wildfires devour the state of Arizona-burning more than 17,500 acres at last count-it’s instructive to look at how our government has handled its investigation into the two enormous ones which blazed a path of destruction across the state in 2011. According to the Arizona Daily Star, both the Horseshoe 2 and the Monument Fire were caused  by humans, which in the case of national forests invariably means illegal aliens and/or Mexican narco-traffickers nesting within wilderness cordoned off from American citizens. The tragedy, which should elicit anger and frustration in anyone concerned about the environment and the lives of law-abiding Arizonans, is that the Forest Service-the ostensible guardian of this land-has now recommended that investigations into both of these horrific fires be closed for lack of evidence.  Read More »

Update: My full live-tweet of David North’s speech is up.  Find it here. 

Tomorrow night David North, of the Center for Immigration Studies, will deliver the last in a series of lectures sponsored by the Center for Immigration Studies and hosted by the Penn Club. With any luck I’ll be able to cover his talk, whose subject is the extremely important-and all but ignored-subject of legal immigration. You can view my thoughts-or react with your own-by following my Twitter account and replying @OddLane.

I look forward to the conversation.

The chalking you see above was one of the first signs I spotted of the organizing that was taking place inside of Bryant Park on May Day. Simplistic, but probably one of the more coherent artistic messages that I encountered as I traveled throughout lower and Midtown Manhattan on May 1st. Read More »

Even as California increasingly seems intent upon sinking into the abyss, there is some encouraging news to report from the Golden State. Most of you are familiar with the tragic story of Jamiel Shaw Jr., a bright, energetic young student-athlete from Los Angeles who was indiscriminately killed by a criminal alien while his mother was serving her country overseas. After four painful years of pursuing justice, the Shaw family can now take some comfort in the knowledge that the illegal alien gangbanger who murdered their son has been convicted by a California jury.  Read More »

My apologies for not posting-as promised-the second part of my May Day photo-essay. There is some great coverage of May 1st by our friends at Vigilant Squirrel Brigade though, including footage of the attack upon NY ICE. You can find multiple videos of the confrontation-and what led up to it-on VSB’s Youtube channel. You can also find some fantastic photographs over at The Silent Majority No More.

You’ll see my last entry about the events surrounding May Day sometime later this week.

Tomorrow afternoon a job fair will take place inside the Jacob Javits Center. Although routine by most standards-there have been numerous job fairs held in the Tri-State Area throughout the recession and prolonged, anemic economic recovery-one unusual aspect of the upcoming event is that it will be covered by WABC’s resident open borders advocate, liberal partisan, and basher of patriotic immigration reform, Geraldo Rivera. 

Considering the rapidly diminishing prospects of American job applicants, events such as the Put America Back To Work job fair are desperately needed. Read More »

That’s the word from organizers of the May Day general strike. No word yet on whether there will be any mass disavowal of loot, booze, or fun. In addition to the May 1st Coalition, whose somewhat muddled agenda includes a call for mass amnesty of  all illegal aliens-a policy suggestion that is akin to pushing on an open door as far as this administration is concerned-the primary orchestrator of this year’s events is the Occupy Wall Street movement, which we’ve documented extensively on this site. Read More »

When Andrew Breitbart died unexpectedly at the beginning of this month he left a void, not only in the conservative movement but in our national political discourse, which is too often characterized by trite cliches and predigested sound bites.

Breitbart not only challenged the assumptions of media talking heads, but often changed how mainstream journalists approached a story. Read More »

One of the unfortunate realities for veterans reentering the civilian workforce in this sluggish economy is the inability to find work that’s commensurate with their level of education and training. Or, in fact, any work at all. The unemployment rate for those who’ve served in combat and returned home is twelve percent according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the rate for veterans as a whole is not much better. And even as certain people try to find jobs for illegal aliens who are displacing qualified, energetic American workers, the number of veterans that are having difficulty finding employment remains high, and for young veterans the unemployment rate is astronomical.

That’s why I’m pleased to highlight an upcoming job fair for veterans who are seeking gainful employment now that their service has been completed. Read More »