My article from today’s issue of FrontPage magazine: Obama’s Enforcer in Egypt By Matthew Vadum When Egyptians contemplate the abysmal failure of the Obama administration’s policies toward their country, they picture the face of the hapless American envoy to Egypt. U.S. Ambassador Anne W. Patterson, who has shamefully collaborated with the theocratic totalitarians of the Muslim Brotherhood, has continued to stand by Egypt’s Islamofascists even as they bring their nation ever closer to civil war. The Brotherhood refuses to accept the military-led ouster of its leader Mohammed Morsi as that nation’s president a fortnight ago. Its supporters are spilling blood … Continue reading Obama’s Enforcer in Egypt

My July 15, 2013 post from the American Spectator‘s blog, The Spectacle: Possible DHS Pick Martin O’Malley: Conservatives Are Terrorists By Matthew Vadum Rumors are circulating that Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-Md.) may be nominated to replace outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Those like Napolitano, who think conservatives are terrorists, should be delighted by this development. O’Malley regards reducing government spending as a terrorist act.  He said so on Feb. 8, 2005 when he was mayor of Baltimore. I was in the room at the National Press Club when O’Malley blasted then-President George W. Bush for daring to propose cutting … Continue reading Possible DHS Pick Martin O’Malley: Conservatives Are Terrorists

My article from the July 17, 2013 issue of FrontPage Magazine: No Nuclear Option in the Senate By Matthew Vadum Organized labor scored a huge victory yesterday when Republicans who had been blocking President Obama’s radical nominees lost their nerve and reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to allow confirmation votes to proceed. The backroom political deal preserves — at least for now– the filibuster in the Senate. As usual, Republicans got nothing in return. Egged on by union bosses, Reid had vowed to execute a controversial parliamentary maneuver called the nuclear option in order to … Continue reading No Nuclear Option in the Senate

My article from today’s issue of FrontPage Magazine: Progressive Arsonists on the March By Matthew Vadum Left-wing politicians and racial-grievance profiteers across America are now fanning the flames of racial discord, demanding that George Zimmerman endure a politically correct show trial at the federal level despite his acquittal. Members of the professional Left can barely conceal their glee that Zimmerman was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. This means they get to retain Zimmerman as a villain they can use to foment racial hatred, cause future civil disturbances, raise money through direct mail solicitations, … Continue reading Progressive Arsonists on the March

My article from the July 11, 2013 issue of FrontPage Magazine: Government-Approved Race Riots? By Matthew Vadum The Obama administration deployed government-paid community organizers to Sanford, Florida after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin last year in order to foment racial tensions, newly released government documents show. The news came as the Obama administration publicly pretended to be concerned at the prospect of ugly race riots breaking out across America in the increasingly likely event that defendant George Zimmerman will be acquitted in the case. Race riots benefit the Left, and in particular the Democratic Party, by riling up its … Continue reading Government-Approved Race Riots?

My article from the July 9, 2013 FrontPage Magazine: Brotherhood Backers Unleash Hell in Egypt By Matthew Vadum Egypt now appears to be moving closer to civil war as that nation’s Islamofascists refuse to accept last week’s ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. The theocratic totalitarians of the Muslim Brotherhood are spilling blood in the streets as they target members of the military, police, and their political opposition in an effort to restore Morsi to power. Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie told a rally at Cairo’s Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque that that they “will not leave the streets until President Morsi … Continue reading Brotherhood Backers Unleash Hell in Egypt

It’s already been superseded by new developments, but here’s my July 3, 2013 article from FrontPage Magazine: Morsi’s Deadline By Matthew Vadum As civil unrest grows in Egypt, that country’s Islamofascist president is refusing to bow to military pressure to step down, setting the stage for further bloody conflict. In an impassioned televised speech late Tuesday, Mohammed Morsi vowed not to leave office. “I am prepared to sacrifice my blood for the sake of the security and stability of this homeland.” On Monday the armed forces gave the embattled president and that country’s political parties 48 hours to devise a solution to … Continue reading Morsi’s Deadline

My article from the June 28, 2013 issue of FrontPage Magazine: Sen. Jeff Sessions’ Heroic Stand Against Amnesty By Matthew Vadum The Democrat-dominated U.S. Senate rammed through an immigration overhaul bill yesterday over the heroic objections of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) whose principled opposition to the legislative monstrosity have earned him a national following. In a statement released after the vote, Sessions savaged the so-called comprehensive immigration reform bill. We can create a lawful immigration system that makes us proud. But for that to happen, this bill must never become law. We must return to the drawing board and produce legislation that … Continue reading Sen. Jeff Sessions’ Heroic Stand Against Amnesty

My article in today’s FrontPage Magazine: A Victory for Election Integrity By Matthew Vadum In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down part of the Voting Rights Act that gave the race-baiting ballot box stuffers of the Left a distinct advantage in federal elections. The court opinion in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, is essentially an official finding from the highest court in the land that America is not the racist swamp of leftist myth. The court finally recognized that the anti-discrimination provisions of the Voting Rights Act, which gave the federal … Continue reading A Victory for Election Integrity

I’ve been keeping a running tab of the books that reference my work and/or quote me. Authors on the right, such as John Fund, Phyllis Schafly, Michael Reagan, David Horowitz, and Michelle Malkin rely on my research and commentary. Authors on the left, such as Arianna Huffington, Thomas Frank, and Center for American Progress visiting fellow Shirley Sagawa, have also given my work a vote of confidence by relying on it. Here is the list as of June 24, 2013: * asterisk indicates New York Times bestseller In reverse chronological order (sorted by year): 52) Breakthrough: Our Guerrilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy, by James O’Keefe, Threshold … Continue reading Matthew Vadum’s work is cited in 52 books (so far)

My article from the June 14, 2013 edition of FrontPage Magazine: Syria: The Next Libya? By Matthew Vadum The Obama administration has finally officially acknowledged that the Syrian government has used illegal chemical weapons in its bloody civil war half a year after reports first surfaced, which opens the door to U.S. involvement in the conflict. After months of heel-dragging, the administration admits Syria crossed the much-vaunted “red line” President Obama laid down for U.S. action in that regime’s two year war against opposition forces. Obama said last summer that if Syria used chemical weapons such an action would be a “game-changer” … Continue reading Syria: The Next Libya?

My article from today’s FrontPage Magazine: Obama’s Disasters in the Middle East By Matthew Vadum As the Obama administration quietly transferred $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid to the Islamist government of Egypt, Syria is burning and totalitarian Islam continues its march in the Middle East and North Africa. President Obama’s manmade disasters continue to mount. It turns out Secretary of State John Kerry surreptitiously gave Egypt U.S. military aid last month, rewarding that country’s Islamofascist dictatorship for its increasingly vicious assaults on foreign workers, religious minorities, and civil society. Kerry authorized aid to the violent, totalitarian, anti-American regime despite finding in … Continue reading Obama’s Disasters in the Middle East

My article from today’s FrontPage Magazine: Spy Games & Double Standards By Matthew Vadum As details of President Obama’s massive domestic spying operation continue to dribble out into the public domain, the Left for the most part is quiet and content. Left-wingers are unable even to entertain the idea that Obama, who billed himself on the campaign trail as a champion of civil liberties, is a power-mad authoritarian who views the Constitution as worthless parchment. Obama promised: “no more illegal wire-tapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. … Continue reading Spy Games & Double Standards

My article from today’s FrontPage Magazine: Obama’s Secret Invisible Government By Matthew Vadum A media outlet has uncovered what may be a massive conspiracy by the Obama administration to evade public accountability laws — and in at least one case to intimidate the media from asking questions. “There is widespread use throughout the administration of private email accounts to do public business for the obvious reason that it avoids transparency,” Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow and attorney Christopher C. Horner told this writer in an interview yesterday. Horner is also author of The Liberal War on Transparency. Horner spoke in light … Continue reading Obama’s Secret Invisible Government

My FrontPage Magazine article today: The Tea Party v. The Obama IRS By Matthew Vadum The IRS is being sued by 25 Tea Party groups in federal court over the political witch-hunt the agency has been conducting against conservative and libertarian grassroots organizations since the start of the Obama presidency. The action comes three weeks after the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Tea Party groups and similar organizations for what it described as overzealous investigations of their requests for tax-exempt status. The White House denies directing the IRS to crack down on the groups. Apart from Obama shills like Josh … Continue reading The Tea Party v. The Obama IRS