Unmasking the Grim Reaper’s Foot Soldiers
One day back in high school, a very interesting English teacher asked our class a moral question: if you could press a button...
Supreme Court Justices Critique Voting Rights Law
While reviewing a challenge to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, several Supreme Court justices questioned the need for continuing an important provision...
Read moreBeware the Unions’ Idea of Immigration Reform
Barack Obama and his union buddies have made it clear what they mean by “immigration reform.” That is, a clear path to citizenship...
Read moreThe Sequester Begins: Even Obama Has Begun Downplaying the Effects
Despite the dawning of the latest “fiscal cliff” — the sequester — the world appears not to have fallen apart, notwithstanding the dire predictions by...
Read moreWikiLeaker Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty to 10 of 22 Charges
In a military court on February 28, former Army intelligence officer Bradley Manning confessed to sending a record number of secret documents to...
Read moreCourt of Appeals: Illinois Law Must Allow Concealed Carry of Firearm
The U.S. Court of Appeals is giving the state of Illinois until June to adopt legalized concealed carry of a firearm. ...
Read moreLawyers Testify Before House Committee in Favor of Targeted Killings of Americans
During a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, several prominent lawyers testified in favor of the constitutionality of targeted killing of Americans. ...
Read moreBackground Check Bill for Private Gun Sales Is Stalled
The pushback against a national registry of law-abiding gun owners appears to be more than sufficient to kill any such legislation from being...
Read moreWithout Congress, Obama Deepens Overt U.S. Support for Syrian War
Without any authority from Congress or the U.S. Constitution, the Obama administration announced this week that, in coordination with other Western governments and...
Read moreAG Holder: Americans Not Worried Enough About Home-Grown Terrorists
In an interview with ABC, Attorney General Eric Holder warns that the threat from home-grown terrorists is real. ...
Read morePublic Concern About Environmental Issues Reaches 20-Year Low
Global concern about environmental issues has tumbled to a 20-year low since the beginning of the economic recession. ...
Read morePush for Involuntary Detention of Mentally Ill Continues
The New York Times reports that advocates are seeking to make changes to mental health laws that would give agencies the power to...
Read moreTexas High-school Student Punished for Refusing to Recite Mexican Pledge
A Texas student is suing her school district after she was punished for refusing to recite Mexico's pledge of allegiance as part of...
Read moreThe Minimum Wage Harms the Most Vulnerable
Crocodile tears are flowing again for low-income people. In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed raising the minimum wage from...
Read moreItaly on Financial Brink as “Former” Communist Tries to Lead
Pier Luigi Bersani, the former Communist Party leader, squeaked out a bare plurality in the Italian elections, but not enough to put together...
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