Benjamin Baird

Benjamin Baird


  • December 10, 2021

    Welcoming Arab Extremism

    American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) has come a long way from its shadowy origins as an instrument of Hamas, a designated terrorist organization. Without moderating its hardline anti-Israel views, AMP has reformed its image and cultivated willing adv...

  • May 8, 2021

    Islamist Lobby Suffers Loss in Chicago with Defeat of Anti-India Resolution

    On March 24, a coalition of Islamist and anti-India separatist groups failed to convince the Chicago City Council to pass a resolution vilifying India and accusing it of religious persecution.  The bill attracted fierce opposition from Chic...

  • November 29, 2018

    Jihad Tourism?

    It has been over two years since Omar Mateen slaughtered 49 people and wounded 53 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, but journalists and authorities are still searching for answers. Just last week, Florida’s St. Lucie County Sch...

  • June 13, 2018

    A Look at the FBI's 'We Saved Trump by Spying on Him' Excuse

    Last month, a New York Times report revealed for the first time that the FBI planted a confidential informant to interact with the Donald Trump campaign in hopes of uncovering a plot to influence the 2016 presidential election.  The same ar...

  • January 12, 2018

    Fire and Fury: Wolff's Gossip Tome No More than Smoke and Mirrors

    The Fire and Fury tell-all tabloid currently flying off bookshelves is nothing more than smoke and mirrors, an illusion that relies upon the confirmation biases of President Donald Trump's most enduring critics.  Muckraker Michael Wolff...

  • October 13, 2017

    Vegas Gunman's Use of Bump Stock Reduced Casualties

    In the hypercharged partisan atmosphere that disgracefully follows any mass shooting tragedy, journalists, politicians, and anyone with an opinion spontaneously become firearms experts. Yet, as this U.S. Army combat infantry grunt can attest, these d...