Modest Temporary Free Speech Victory in Cigarette Pack Pictures Ruling
On Wednesday U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon (left) ruled in favor of five tobacco companies protesting requirements by the Food and Drug Administration...
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Ariz. “Cold Case Posse”: Probable Cause Obama’s Birth Certificate a Fraud
The “Cold Case Posse” of Maricopa County, Arizona, has concluded it has “probable cause” that the President’s birth certificate released by the White...
“Sovereign Citizen Movement” Continues to Attract Attention
Film star Wesley Snipes (One Night Stand, Blade) is scheduled for release from federal prison on July 19, 2013, 31 months after being...
Appeals Court Refuses to Rule on Laptop Encryption Case
When Ramona Fricosu’s attorney, Phil DuBois, promised to appeal a lower court’s ruling that she be forced to open encrypted files that may...
Bernanke Befuddled
In a moment of unexpected and unsettling candor, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, in his testimony on Tuesday before the House Financial Services...
China Hits Turning Point; Jobs Coming Back to the U.S.
As reported in The New American here, the difference in wages between Chinese and American workers is narrowing rapidly. Part of the reason...
Group of 20 Balks, Stalls and Dithers
The Group of 20 meeting in Mexico City over the weekend decided that the best course of action was inaction, putting off making...
Indian Soldier Awarded for Fighting Off 30 Train Attackers in 2010
At 11:30 p.m. on September 2, 2010, Bishnu Shresta (left), a 35-year-old Gurkha soldier on his way home following his retirement from the...
Obama’s Tax Plan Neither Simplifies Nor Reduces
President Obama’s tax plan announced yesterday claims to simplify the tax code and make it fairer. This being an election year it is...
Guns Used in Self-defense
According to the authors of Cato’s recently released study on how often guns are used by citizens to prevent crime, “tens of thousands...
Fed’s “Independence” Threatened by Bernanke?
With the publishing of a “white paper” about the housing market, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has rankled some Republicans that suggestions made appear...
Unemployment Up in February, Obama Reelection Chances Down
The U.S. unemployment rate jumped in February from 8.3 percent to 9.0 percent, according to Gallup. Gallup’s numbers are highly correlated to the...
The Greek Deal Saves the Banks
Following a 13-hour marathon session on Monday, eurozone ministers announced an agreement to loan Greece another $170 billion, which saves the banks while...
Plans Revealed for Greek Default on March 23
Writer Bruno Waterfield’s claim that Germany has drawn up plans to deal with the inevitable Greek default was published in the British newspaper...
Lehman Bros. Case: Geithner Ignores Subpoena to Testify
The creditors’ committee representing what’s left of Lehman Brothers asked bankruptcy Judge James Peck last week to force Timothy Geithner (left) — currently...