Eco-rationing and the War against the West
Several weeks ago, one of the central figures associated with the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — Ottmar Edenhofer — admitted what critics of the IPCC’s approach to...
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Man Jailed in New Jersey for Guns He Legally Owned
Advocates of the right to keep and bear arms have long maintained that the text of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (“A well regulated Militia, being necessary...
Burka Is Now Swimwear in Australia
If you think the Muslim burka is about as far from looking like “swim wear” as you can imagine, think again. Some Muslim women in Australia beg to differ....
Swiss Vote to Deport Foreign Criminals
Over the course of centuries, Switzerland has developed a reputation as a place of sanctuary for dissidents and refugees from oppression. From John Calvin and the Huguenots in the...
TSA “Freedom Grope” May Lead to Highway Fatalities
Amidst the understandable furor over the TSA’s current systematic violation of the Fourth Amendment rights of American citizens, an aspect of the crisis at the nation’s airports that has...
Siberian Methane: The Latest Eco-boogeyman
For those who have tracked the development of the theory of manmade climate change in recent years, it seems as if its adherents thrive on a succession of purported...
Ted Koppel’s Absurd Lament Over Media Bias
The latest outburst from a doyen of what's deservingly termed "lamestream media" is further proof of the senescence of “big three” television news. In fact, there was a strange...
Under Two Percent of Crimes Punished in Mexico
Even as the illegal immigration crisis continues and more states (including Texas) are considering Arizona-style legislation to counteract federal indifference to the influx across the United States’ southern border,...
Pew Poll Documents Erosion of Meaning of Marriage
A new data point has been entered in the catalog of leading indicators of the narcissism devouring Western civilization: A new study by the Pew Research Center indicates that...
Obama Greets Muslim pilgrims
Only a few days have passed since President Obama’s return from an expensive overseas jaunt in which he traveled from India to Indonesia praising Islam, but the scandal which...
Texas A&M Students Protest Tuition Break for Illegals
The effort to exclude illegal aliens from the benefits of “in-state” tuition rates has suffered a setback in California, as that state’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower-court ruling...
Texas Legislature to Consider Firearms Freedom Act
As Texas prepares for the convening of the 82nd Legislature on January 11, several important bills pertaining to the right of Texans to keep and bear arms will come...
New Mexicans Resist Board’s Effort to Impose Cap and Trade
As reported for The New American on November 4, New Mexico's unelected Environment Improvement Board (EIB) decided on election day to impose a system of "cap and trade" on...
UK’s Islam Channel Censured for Guests Advocating Marital Rape
The recent decision by voters in Oklahoma to ban Islamic Sharia law from the courtrooms of their state has already been met with a legal challenge and a federal...
EPA Power Grab over Greenhouse Gases Threatens Economy
As President Obama’s grandiose globetrotting across India and Indonesia solidifies his standing as “Polluter-in-Chief” in the Presidential Greenhouse Gas Index, his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Lisa Jackson, continues...