The New American

Education’s Ongoing Crackup

Getting causation backwards, the common sense idea that high performance would produce high self-esteem was replaced by the notion that high levels of...

Ralph R. Reiland December 10, 2013

HHS Mandate Continues to Be Challenged in Court

Raven Clabough December 10, 2013

Priests for Life is challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ contraception mandate in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and is...

Health Plans for Congress, Staffers Include Abortion Coverage

Dave Bohon December 10, 2013

Members of Congress and their staffers have abortion coverage available to them in health plans under ObamaCare, breaking both the law and Obama's...

U.S. Treasury Sells Its GM Shares at a Loss, Claims Taxpayer Victory

Bob Adelmann December 10, 2013

The bailout of General Motors served many purposes, but it most decidedly was no victory for American citizens or taxpayers, despite claims by...

Volunteer Fire Depts. Alarmed Over ObamaCare’s Employer Mandate

Michael Tennant December 10, 2013

Volunteer fire departments across the nation, with the aid of at least one congressman, are fighting to ensure that they are not subjected...

House Passes Plastic Gun Ban; Senate Looks to Expand Scope

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. December 9, 2013

The House approved a ban on plastic guns; the Senate will soon consider the measure. ...

U.S. Pressure Won’t Move Karzai on Security Pact, Aide Says

Jack Kenny December 9, 2013

An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused the United States of trying to pressure the Kabul government into signing the Biliateral...

“Conservatives,” Mandela, and the Founders: Do Conservatives Really Believe in Liberty?

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. December 9, 2013

In the wake of Nelson Mandela's death, there are glaring inconsistencies in the statements by many self-declared "conservatives" who now praise Nelson Mandela...

Walmart Opens First Two Stores in D.C. After Wage Fight

Bob Adelmann December 9, 2013

The Walmart "reality" overrode the Washington, D.C. city council's distaste for the retail giant as 23,000 people applied for 800 jobs at its...

Major Tech Companies Unite to Fight Government Surveillance

Warren Mass December 9, 2013

Eight of the world’s largest technology companies have combined efforts to launch a website called “Reform Government Surveillance,” designed to expose and counter...

Amid IRS Abuse, Record Number of Americans Give Up U.S. Citizenship

Alex Newman December 9, 2013

Facing an increasingly out-of-control federal government in Washington, D.C., record numbers of Americans are giving up their U.S. citizenship in an effort to...

ATF Resorts to Dubious Tactics to Secure Arrests

Raven Clabough December 9, 2013

An exposé by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the ATF engaged in rogue tactics to go after guns on the street, including...

WTO Celebrates First Global Agreement in 12 Years

Bob Adelmann December 9, 2013

Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo announced on Saturday the successful culmination of days of difficult negotiations to arrive at...