The New American

UN Report: NATO’s Libya War Armed al-Qaeda

The Western-backed overthrow of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi likely provided huge stocks of heavy weapons to terrorist groups and criminal organizations operating in...

Alex Newman January 30, 2012

The Grey: A Story of Survival and Faith

Raven Clabough January 29, 2012

The Grey is a film about survival in the Arctic wilderness when four men are confronted by a pack of wolves. It is...

Ambitious UN Sustainability Conference in Rio to Avoid Climate Talk

Alex Newman January 28, 2012

This June's United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UN CSD) in Rio de Janeiro will largely sidestep discussions of climate-change theories as leaders...

Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Files Suit Challenging NDAA

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 28, 2012

A Pulitzer Prize-winning former Middle Eastern correspondent for the New York Times is suing President Obama for his signing of the National Defense...

Conservative Presbyterians Announce Break From Liberal PCUSA

Dave Bohon January 28, 2012

A break-off group from the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) launched a new conservative evangelical fellowship during a meeting in Florida in mid-January. The...

Obama Ignores Challenge to His Presidential Eligibility in Georgia

Bob Adelmann January 28, 2012

After two hours of hearing from plaintiffs challenging Barack Obama’s eligibility to run for the office of President in 2012, Judge Michael Malihi...

Another Taxpayer-Funded Green-Tech Company Files Bankruptcy

Brian Koenig January 27, 2012

Ener1 Inc., which owns an electric car battery-maker that reaped a $118-million grant from the Obama administration, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday. The...

Drones: Another Tool of the Surveillance State

Bob Adelmann January 27, 2012

Evidence that New York City is considering using drones to keep an eye on its citizens is growing, according to Don Dahler of...

“Gender-neutral” Childrearing: When a Sexual Hang-up Leads to Child Abuse

Selwyn Duke January 27, 2012

First there was “Pop” in Sweden, then “Storm” in Canada. Now out of Britain comes Sasha, a boy, we hear, who is being...

Court of Appeals Rejects José Padilla’s Unlawful Detention Suit

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 27, 2012

Earlier this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia upheld the dismissal of the complaint filed by...

N. Mex. Man Spends Two Years in Solitary Confinement for DWI

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 27, 2012

According to reports out of Las Cruces, New Mexico, a man convicted of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) spent two years in solitary confinement...

Why “No Child Left Behind” Hasn’t Worked

Sam Blumenfeld January 27, 2012

For decades, I’ve been telling my readers that the federal government ought not to be in the education business and that constitutionalist members...

Kentucky Pastor’s Legislative Prayer Hits Too Close to Home

Dave Bohon January 27, 2012

A Kentucky seminary professor and pastor has drawn the ire of a few state politicians for a prayer he offered before the Governor...

Superintendent Bullies Student for Article Opposing Homosexuality

Dave Bohon January 27, 2012

A Wisconsin school superintendent may be rethinking how he dealt with a student who wrote a school newspaper article condemning homosexuality as sinful....