Terence P. Jeffrey
Terence P. Jeffrey started as editor in chief of CNSNews.com in September 2007. Prior to that, he served for more than a decade as editor of Human Events, where he is now an editor at large. Terry was born in San Francisco and raised in the Bay Area, the seventh of eleven children. Both his parents were doctors of medicine.
Terry earned a bachelors degree in English Literature from Princeton in 1981. In 1984-85, he studied Arabic at the Arabic Language Institute of The American University in Cairo. In 1986-87, he studied in the Masters of Arts in Arab Studies program at Georgetown University, but did not earn a degree. From 1987-91, he was an editorial writer for The Washington Times, which nominated him for the Pulitzer Prize for his investigative editorials about then-House Speaker Jim Wright. In 1992, he served as issues and research director for Pat Buchanan's first Republican presidential campaign. In 1993-1994, he served as executive director of The American Cause, an educational foundation. In 1995-96, he was national campaign manager for Pat Buchanan's second Republican presidential campaign. Buchanan that year won the Alaska, Louisiana and Missouri caucuses, placed second in the Iowa caucuses, and won the New Hampshire primary. Terry writes a weekly column for the Creators Syndicate and is a regular guest on CNN's Situation Room. He and his wife, Julie, have five children and live in the Virginia suburbs outside Washington, D.C.
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Trying KSM in Civilian Court: Inconsistent, Indefensible, Inexplicable
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Some strange ideological impulse—rather than common sense and respect for the rule of law—is driving the Obama administration to give special treatment to the perpetrator of one of the greatest war crimes ever committed against the United States.
Pelosi’s New Payroll Tax: A Whip for Socialized Medicine
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Pelosi payroll tax will not force employers to buy health insurance for their workers. It will give them an incentive not buy insurance. The payroll tax will be a whip wielded by the state to drive Americans into a socialized health care system from which there will be no escape.
The Last Unsubsidized American
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Pity the parents who have two children and earn $89,000 per year. They are members of America's last true victim class—the unsubsidized ones.
Bravest Congressman Is Calling Obama’s Bluff
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The bravest member of the House of Representatives, Democrat Bart Stupak of Michigan, is calling President Barack Obama's bluff on the question of federal funding of abortion in the health care bill.
Can Obama and Congress Order You to Buy Broccoli?
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
What provision in the Constitution empowers the federal government to order an individual to buy a product he does not want?
You Will Get Health Insurance at DMV—Literally (It’s in the Bill)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The health care bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Finance Committee says the Health and Human Services Secretary and/or the states would "Enable customers to enroll in health care plans in local hospitals, schools, Departments of Motor Vehicles, local Social Security offices, and other offices designated by the state."
Not a Death Panel, a Death Mandate
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
If you are someone who believes killing unborn children is a right that should be legally protected and made available to all pregnant women, and that the government should eventually take over the U.S. health care system, then you must believe that the government should get into the business of killing unborn babies.
Should Government Have E-Record of Every Woman Who’s Had an Abortion?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
On the face of it, the system created by Obama and Congress in February is designed to record when any person in America has diabetes, contracts strep throat, breaks an ankle—has an abortion, contracts HIV or suffers a nervous breakdown.
Border Patrol Will Increase Goal for Miles of Border Secured
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
If the 697 miles of U.S.-Mexico border now under effective control is maintained in the coming year, that will leave approximately 1,300 miles of U.S-Mexico border that are not under effective control.
It’s Not the Public Option, It’s the Public Subsidy
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Don't be surprised if Obama tosses the public option overboard in his final effort to establish a beachhead for socialized medicine. But wait: Americans now need to pay attention to an element of the Democrats' health care reform bill that is as great a threat to their liberty as the public option. It is the public subsidy.