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German President Attacks “Dangerous” Swiss Self-Government

As outrage grows among European Union bosses over Swiss voters’ February decision to curb mass immigration into Switzerland, German President Joachim Gauck warned...

Alex Newman April 10, 2014

Obama Administration Weakens Illegal Immigration Enforcement

Warren Mass April 10, 2014

The Obama administration continues to come under fire from constitutionalists because of its ever-weakening stance on enforcing immigration laws, including the deportation of...

Supreme Court Declines New Mexico Sex Discrimination Case

Bob Adelmann April 9, 2014

In its decision not to review a New Mexico sex discrimination case, the Supreme Court has left standing a viciously anti-freedom ruling. ...

UN May Tax and Censor Post-U.S. Internet, Experts Warn

Alex Newman April 9, 2014

Following the Obama administration’s deeply controversial decision to cede U.S. control over key elements of the Internet’s architecture, experts and former officials are...

Survey: Health Insurance Premiums Rising Sharply Under ObamaCare

Michael Tennant April 9, 2014

Health-insurance premiums are rising at their fastest rates in three years thanks to ObamaCare, a new survey of insurance brokers finds. ...

Is Congress About to Call for a Con-Con?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. April 9, 2014

Representative Duncan Hunter has asked Speaker of the House John Boehner to determine if enough states have submitted applications to call for a...

Humanist Group Demands County Officials Be Fined for Praying

Dave Bohon April 9, 2014

A humanist group is demanding that government officials in Carroll County, Maryland, be fined for their insistence on allowing Christian prayers in county...

Holder Promotes Smart Guns

Bob Adelmann April 9, 2014

Anti-gun Attorney General Eric Holder's comments last week likely sounded the death knell for the smart gun. ...

Jesuit Priest Murdered in Syrian City of Homs

Warren Mass April 9, 2014

Father Frans (Francis) Van der Lugt, a Jesuit priest, was shot and killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on April 7....

The Real Pope Francis

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. April 9, 2014

Pope Francis is once again insisting that he is not a communist, that his abiding concern for “the poor” is grounded in the...

Bill Would Label Bitcoin “Currency” Rather Than “Property”

Melvin Davila Martinez April 9, 2014

Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) has proposed bill to ensure that virtual currencies are treated as currency for tax purposes, which would reverse the...

Anti-immigration Internet Commenters Tracked Down, Persecuted

Selwyn Duke April 9, 2014

Barack Obama's praise for the "Swedish model" leads some to believe that he would like the United States to emulate it. But given...

Too Late to Buy Health Insurance in 2014 for Most, Thanks to ObamaCare

Raven Clabough April 9, 2014

The implementation of the new healthcare law has produced a number of unpleasant surprises for those who ignored warnings by ObamaCare critics, including...