The New American

Seventy-five Years After FDR’s Court-packing Scheme Failed

Seventy-five years ago President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to pack the Supreme Court in order to insure that his extra-constitutional New Deal policies...

Bruce Walker July 22, 2012

Panetta Places Press Under Government’s Watchful Eye

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 21, 2012

The Obama administration’s efforts to plug the leaks in government continue as Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Thursday ordered Pentagon officials to...

Rand Paul Asks Father’s Supporters Not to Give Up on GOP

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 21, 2012

Despite his father’s invitation to the Republican Convention apparently having been lost in the mail, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is encouraging the...

Movie Review: “The Dark Knight Rises”

Raven Clabough July 21, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises proves to be an excellent conclusion to the "Batman" trilogy. Well-constructed and comprised of a number of positive elements,...

Two Aurora Shootings: One Widely Known; the Other Ignored

Bob Adelmann July 21, 2012

On April 22 of this year a convicted felon, just out of jail, went to an Aurora, Colorado, church and shot and killed...

Bill and Alex RIO+20 Video Chat – Day 2

TNA Video July 20, 2012

VIDEO - Bill Jasper video chats with Alex Newman regarding the sights and sounds of RIO+20. The New American crew ran into billionaire...

Obama’s Rhetoric

Thomas Sowell July 20, 2012

Barack Obama's great rhetorical gifts include the ability to make the absurd sound not only plausible, but inspiring and profound. His latest verbal...

Obama’s Illegal-Alien Uncle Received Stay of Deportation

R. Cort Kirkwood July 20, 2012

President Obama’s illegal-alien uncle, Onyango Obama, received a stay of deportation following his drunk driving arrest in August. The elder Obama appears to be...

Obama Called Our Most “Toxic” President

Wallis W. Wood July 20, 2012

Rev. Jeremiah Wright told Ed Klein (author of The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House) that, back in 2008, Barack Obama had...

Handicaps and Handicapped Thinking

Selwyn Duke July 20, 2012

Fairness is ensured only when we recognize and apply eternal principles. More and more, however, they — and even obvious physical reality —...

Poland: Bishops, Pro-Family Organizations Resist Redefinition of Gender

Bruce Walker July 20, 2012

The Council of Europe convention is attempting to redefine “gender” to mean "the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given...

After Fast and Furious, Lawmakers Slam ATF Threats Against Whistleblowers

Alex Newman July 20, 2012

As the “Fast and Furious” federal gun-running scandal continues to grow, top Republican lawmakers and concerned analysts are crying foul after Bureau of...

Aurora Shootings: More Questions Than Answers

Bob Adelmann July 20, 2012

Twenty-four-year-old James Holmes opened fire in a theater in Aurora, Colorado, early Friday morning, killing 12 and wounding 38 more. The incident is...

Chick-fil-A Head Takes Stand for Biblical Values

Dave Bohon July 20, 2012

The president of Chick-fil-A, Dan Cathy, son of the chain's founder Truett Cathy, the fast-food chain that has been attacked by homosexual activists for its moral...