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Paul Ibrahim

Paul Ibrahim was born near Beirut, Lebanon. He became a U.S. citizen in the summer of 2005, but had long before expressed his love of American values through extensive writing, work, and activism. Once detached from political activity, he was inadvertently launched into the conservative intellectual movement as a student at Cornell University, and has since refined his libertarian tendencies at the Law & Economics haven of the George Mason University School of Law.

 

Ibrahim has worked on executive and congressional issues with the federal government, assisted in foreign policy research at the American Enterprise Institute, a premier think tank, and spent time with the editorial page of USA Today. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Ivy League Republican Caucus, of which he is also a co-founder.

 

Ibrahim's writing career began at Cornell University, first with the Cornell Review, then with the Cornell Daily Sun and Young America's Foundation. He has since become one of the youngest syndicated columnists in the country, and has appeared on a number of radio and television shows. His work has been published in newspapers from coast to coast, and has been cited by a number of commentators. Ibrahim currently resides in the Washington D.C. area.

Ibrahim blogs at www.paulibrahim.com


 

Paul's Previous Columns

 

Happy Lack of Labor Day, Brought to You by Barack Obama - September 7, 2009

 

Republican Comeback: The Leaderless ‘Party of No’ Is On the Rise - August 31, 2009

 

Clearly, Mr. President, Every Hospital Should Be Like the Post Office - August 24, 2009

 

Dear Media, the Blue Dogs Are Not Fiscally Conservative - August 17, 2009

 

Rejoice! Obama Only Lost 247,000 Jobs Last Month - August 10, 2009

 

200 Years Later, We Wish to Neither Live Free nor Die - August 3, 2009

 

Where Will We Go When America Becomes Like Everywhere Else? - July 20, 2009

 

Dissent Is Not an Option Under the Obama Regime - July 13, 2009

 

How the Free Market Would Save the Michael Jackson Memorial - July 6, 2009

 

President Mark Sanford Is Still Possible in 2012 - June 29, 2009

 

Low Taxes Worked for Peter the Great, Worked for Reagan . . . and Will Always Work

 

Obama Deserves No Credit for Lebanese Elections - June 15, 2009

 

Republican ‘Big-Tenters’: You Had Your Chance - June 8, 2009

 

What Has Government Ever Done for You? - June 1, 2009

 

Why Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals - May 25, 2009

 

How People Come to Accept Higher Taxes - May 18, 2009

 

I Told You So: An Open Letter to the Republican Establishment - May 4, 2009

 

Freedom: What the Tea Parties Are All About - April 27, 2009

 

In Obama’s America, I Am a Terrorist After All - April 20, 2009

 

Enough Already: I Don’t Owe You Any Reparations - April 13, 2009

 

Get Government Out of All Marriage - April 6, 2009

 

Meghan McCain: Go Back to Blogging About Shoes - March 30, 2009

 

AIG: A Helpful Summary of the Faux-Outrage - March 23, 2009

 

Please, President Obama, Stop ‘Repairing’ Our Relations with the World - March 16, 2009

 

My Troubling Visit to Obama’s Trinity United Church of Christ - March 9, 2009

 

John Cornyn is Wrong: ‘Moderate’ Republicans Are Not the Answer - March 2, 2009

 

The Strategy: Obama, Democrats Reject Dissent as Unpatriotic - February 23, 2009

 

A Conservative Solution for Henrietta Hughes - February 16, 2009

 

An Attack on Failed Executives, Led by the Biggest One of All - February 9, 2009

 

Republicans Oppose Pork-Laden Stimulus; What Do They Expect? A Cookie? - February 2, 2009

 

Rush Limbaugh Is Only the First Target of Obama’s ‘New’ Politics - January 26, 2009

 

President Bush Deserves Our Praise, Not Just History’s - January 19, 2009

 

Inherent Faith in Government Is the Root of the Problem - January 12, 2009

 

Best Stories of 2007, One Year Later - January 5, 2009

 

Worst Stories of 2007, One Year Later - December 29, 2008

 

Dissent is Patriotic, As Long As You Don’t Try It Against Democrats - December 22, 2008

 

Less Government, Less Corruption - December 15, 2008

 

Barack Obama Cannot ‘Create’ a Job - December 8, 2008

 

Time for Government to Stop ‘Fixing’ the Economy - December 1, 2008

 

America Has Achieved Victory in Iraq - November 24, 2008

 

Barack Obama Must Work to Deserve the Presidency - November 17, 2008

 

Even Before Obama, I Already Knew That I Could - November 10, 2008

 

Fifty Reasons to Vote Against Barack Obama: 25-1 - October 28, 2008

 

Fifty Reasons to Vote Against Barack Obama: 50-26 - October 27, 2008

 

America Cannot Afford Barack Obama’s Socialism - October 20, 2008

 

What if Barack Obama Had Been Elected in 2004? - October 13, 2008

 

Dumb and Deceitful Moments in the McCain-Obama Presidential Debate - October 9, 2008

 

Vice Presidential Debate Shows Joe Biden Is a Liar - October 6, 2008

 

At Cornell, Academia’s ‘Inclusiveness’ Again Censors Conservatives - September 29, 2008

 

Barack Obama: The Luckiest (and Least Impressive) Man in America - September 22, 2008

 

Price Gouging: Because of the Hurricanes, We Need It - September 16, 2008

 

Thank God for Price Gouging - September 15, 2008

 

Pitying Obama’s Bush Derangement Syndrome - September 8, 2008

 

Sarah Palin Overwhelms Barack Obama with Experience - September 1, 2008

 

Barack Obama Is Not in the League of Presidents - August 25, 2008

 

On Abortion, Obama Acts ‘Above His Pay Grade’ - August 19, 2008

 

John McCain Needs a Conservative Choice for Vice President - August 18, 2008

 

Rich Liberals are Welcome to Pay the Higher Taxes of Their Dreams - August 11, 2008

 

Why Barack Obama Will Never Be Batman - August 4, 2008

 

The Untold Story: Barack Obama’s Trip Abroad - July 28, 2008

 

Barack Obama’s Verbiage Demonstrates Insecurity with Global Affairs - July 21, 2008

 

Do Stabbings Mean We Need More Knife Control? - July 14, 2008

 

Jesse Jackson Is Right: Obama Does Talk Down to Black People - July 11, 2008

 

America’s Universities: Negotiating with Tree-Climbing Criminals - July 7, 2008

 

Democrats Can Dream, But Here’s Why Barack Obama Will Lose Virginia - June 30, 2008

 

Forget John Kerry, the Real Flip-Flopper is Barack Obama - June 23, 2008

 

Barack Obama Must ‘Change’ on Iraq - June 17, 2008

 

What Flag Day Means to Me - June 16, 2008

 

Capitalism and the Night the Power Went Out - June 9, 2008

 

Democrats Self-Destruct in ‘Healthy’ Nomination Process - June 2, 2008

 

Memo to Conservatives: Free Trade with China Is Good - May 30, 2008

 

Memo to the Democrats: We Need Free Trade with China - May 26, 2008

 

Barack and Michelle Obama’s Hypocrisy - May 19, 2008

 

Why John McCain Won 2008 in 2004 - May 12, 2008

 

Virginia 8th District GOP Primary: An Interview with Mark Ellmore - May 5, 2008

 

Virginia 8th District GOP Primary: An Interview with Amit Singh - April 28, 2008

 

Barack Obama’s Bitter Tax Hike - April 21, 2008

 

Free Trade: How American Idol Should Give Back - April 14, 2008

 

Barack Obama and the Politics of Fear - April 7, 2008

 

Barack Obama Digs Himself Deeper In the Jeremiah Wright Scandal - April 4, 2008

 

One Hundred Columns Later - March 31, 2008

 

Barack Obama Condescends on Jeremiah Wright Affair - March 24, 2008

 

Earmarks: How Your Money Is Disappearing - March 17, 2008

 

Hillary Clinton Wants to Win Afghanistan, But Lose Iraq - March 10, 2008

 

Michelle and Barack Obama’s Corporate Confusion - March 3, 2008

 

In What America Does Michelle Obama Live? - February 25, 2008

 

Let Me Explain, My Liberal Friends: Here’s Why We Seek a Reaganite - February 18, 2008

 

Why Republicans Should Root for Hillary Clinton Over Barack Obama - February 11, 2008

 

After Mitt Romney Withdraws, John McCain Shines at CPAC - February 8, 2008

 

Rudy Giuliani Lost Because He Was No Conservative - February 4, 2008

 

Why Fredheads Can Embrace John McCain and Mitt Romney - January 29, 2008

 

Conservatives Lose Along With Fred Thompson - January 28, 2008

 

Saving Christianity from Mike Huckabee - January 21, 2008

 

The Candidates: The All-American Family - January 14, 2008

 

The Ten Best Stories of 2007 - January 7, 2008

 

The Ten Worst Stories of 2007 - December 31, 2007

 

Have a Merry, Socially, Culturally, Religiously Correct Christmas - December 24, 2007

 

All I Want for Christmas Is Fred Thompson - December 17, 2007

 

Mike Huckabee Is Funny, But His Flaws Are No Joke - December 10, 2007

 

Spank Your Kids, Then Let the Massachusetts Legislature Have It - December 3, 2007

 

Dear President Bush: You Could Make Me Exceedingly Thankful - November 26, 2007

 

Iraq War Is Worth Every One of Those Trillion Dollars - November 19, 2007

 

If America’s Image Is So Bad, Why Do Pro-Americans Like Sarkozy Keep Getting Elected? - November 12, 2007

 

Pro-Lifers Can Win Abortion Debate on Human Rights, Not Religious Terms - November 5, 2007

 

The Myth of Rudy Giuliani's Electability - October 29, 2007

 

Pelosi’s Armenian Genocide Resolution: A Reckless Gamble with America’s Security - October 22, 2007

 

Libertarians are OK, But Their ‘World’s Smallest Political Quiz’ is Deceptive - October 15, 2007

 

Go Get Those Phony Soldiers, Rush Limbaugh - October 8, 2007

 

I Told You Lincoln Chafee Wasn’t a Republican - October 1, 2007

 

Protect Black Progress; Lock Up the Jena 6 - September 24, 2007

 

Winning Iraq With or Without the Democrats - September 17, 2007

 

Osama bin Laden: Still Ranting Six Years Later - September 10, 2007

 

Miss Teen USA and the Ignorance of U.S. Americans - September 3, 2007

 

Have Fun in Mexico, Elvira Arellano - August 27, 2007

 

Fred Thompson’s Guccis and the Iowans Who Love Them - August 20, 2007

 

U.S. Support Needed for Western-Style Democracy in Lebanon - August 13, 2007

 

Time for Republicans to Cut Alaska Pork Kings Ted Stevens and Don Young - August 6, 2007

 

Bush Fights Back, and It’s About Time - July 30, 2007

 

Hey Chuck and Larry: I Now Pronounce You Lame - July 23, 2007

 

Making It Without the Help of Nanny State - July 16, 2007

 

Live Dearth: Global Warming Movement Needs Better Leaders than Al Gore & Co. - July 9, 2007

 
A June Without Paris Hilton (If Only) - July 2, 2007
 
Presidential Campaign: The Real Diversity Is In the Republican Camp - June 25, 2007
 
Want to Help Spanish-Speaking Immigrants? The American Dream Is In English - June 18, 2007
 
Thanks Massachusetts, But I Can Go to the Bathroom All By Myself - June 11, 2007
 
Drive U.S. Out of Iraq with Peace? Fine By Me, Muqtada - June 4, 2007
 
Why Lebanon Matters - May 28, 2007
 
Non-Interventionism Ruins Ron Paul's Run - May 21, 2007
 
Time for Al Sharpton to Sink Into Irrelevance - May 14, 2007
 
Iraq Will Determine Outcome of War on Terror - May 7, 2007
 
French Election a Chance at Reconciliation with America - April 30, 2007
 
Harry Reid's Declaration of Defeat in Iraq - April 23, 2007
 
The Imus and Duke Lynchings: Hypocrisy at its Finest - April 16, 2007
 
The Dangers of Pelosi Diplomacy - April 9, 2007
 
Iraqi Idol: Celebrating Middle East Modernity - April 2, 2007
 
Democrats Out-Fox Themselves - March 26, 2007
 
Give Iraq a Chance - March 19, 2007
 
Academia's Passion for Superficial Diversity - March 12, 2007
 
Mexican Hypocrisy Really Crosses the Line - March 5, 2007
 
You've Already Been Repaired, Jesse - February 26, 2007
 
Go, Fighting Political Correctors! Go Home! - February 19, 2007
 
We'll Support a Troop Surge Unless He Does Too - February 12, 2007
 
Will a Real GOP Nominee Please Stand Up? - February 5, 2007
 
Sorry, Hugo, Jesus Is No Socialist - January 29, 2007
 
Spanking a Crime? Disappointment Violates Your Rights? - January 22, 2007
 
This Conservative Welcomes the Rise of U.S. Soccer - January 15, 2007
 
The House Non-Intelligence Committee - January 8, 2007
 
2006: The Year Progress Took A Step Back - January 1, 2007
Syria: Completing the Axis of Evil Triad - November 29, 2006
 
The Left's 'Orgasm for Peace' - November 22, 2006
 
Republicans Come in Models, Too - November 15, 2006
 
Winners, Losers and Eh's - November 8, 2006
 
Another Campaign About Nothing - November 1, 2006
 
Political Price Aside: Stand By Iraq - October 25, 2006
 
Lessons from New England - October 18, 2006
 
Evolution of the Democratic Platform - October 11, 2006
 
Wall's Up?  Good, Now We Can Talk - October 4, 2006
 
History's Nicest Imperialist Power - September 27, 2006
 
Chafee:  A Symptom of the GOP's Incumbency Disease - September 20, 2006
 
Dems New Plame Talking Point:  Never Mind - September 13, 2006
 
Democrats and Freegans:  A Match Made in the Trash - September 6, 2006
 
This Virginia Macaca's for Allen - August 30, 2006
 
Sorry, Pat Jr., America Isn't Full - August 23, 2006
 
And the Winner Is . . . Iran - August 16, 2006
 
The Democrats' Scalp of Choice - August 9, 2006
 
Lebanon and U.S. Success in the Middle East - August 2, 2006
 
Soccer: An American Weakness - June 21, 2006
 
Racism as a Democratic Talking Point (Part 184) - June 14, 2006
 
Forget 911 (and Common Sense): Call the Hate Hotline! - May 17, 2006
 
A Lifetime Without Illegals - May 3, 2006
 
McKinney: The Next Rising Star of the Democratic Party - April 19, 2006
 
Afghan Democracy Stumbles With Arrest Of Christian Convert - March 22, 2006
 
Please, No More Vaginas - March 8, 2006
 
President Bush: Build Up This Wall! - February 22, 2006
 
What is Peaceful, or Motherly, About the 'Peace Mom'? - February 8, 2006
 
The Year of Arab Democracy - January 25, 2006
 
Give Me Back My MLK - January 18, 2006
 
Time to Start Acting Like an American Party - January 11, 2006
 
Democrats: The Greater Wartime Threat - January 4, 2006
 
By All Means, Monitor My Arabic Conversations -December 28, 2005
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