The New American

Study: U.S. Economic Freedom Drops for Fourth Year

The latest international Index of Economic Freedom revealed that the economy of the United States lost even more liberty for a fourth consecutive...

Alex Newman January 16, 2012

The NDAA and Suspension of Habeas Corpus: Not Just for “Enemy Combatants” Anymore

Becky Akers January 16, 2012

Remember all those neocons and Republicans who cheered George W. Bush’s “indefinite detainment” of “enemy combatants”? Many of them — though, amazingly, not...

Obama’s Contempt for Congress

Wallis W. Wood January 16, 2012

Guess what? Barack Obama has found an opponent whose approval ratings are even lower than his own. So to kick off his re-election...

Energy Department Invested $6.5B in Risky “Green” Ventures

Brian Koenig January 15, 2012

The Obama administration’s track record with taxpayer-funded, green-tech subsidies is severely flawed, and according to new documents obtained by CBS News, its failures...

Movie Review: Joyful Noise

Raven Clabough January 15, 2012

Many Americans may not put much stock into a film that stars former female hip-hop artist Queen Latifah and country music artist Dolly...

WikiLeaks: More Evidence of Monsanto’s Bullying and Influence-Buying

Bob Adelmann January 15, 2012

The latest revelations from WikiLeaks confirm Monsanto’s continuing efforts to influence governments worldwide to rule in its favor and punish those who won’t....

Supreme Court’s “Ministerial Exception” Ruling

Bob Adelmann January 14, 2012

Calling it the “most significant religious liberty decision in two decades,” the New York Times announced the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the...

Homeland Security Is Reading and Recording Every Keystroke

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 13, 2012

With so many of our most essential liberties under attack from the oligarchy on the Potomac, it is little wonder that the freedom...

Romney’s Skeletons: His Bain Capital Received Millions in Bailouts

Alex Newman January 13, 2012

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is under fire after news reports surfaced showing that his company, Bain Capital, benefited from multiple federal bailouts...

Greece Recognizes Pedophilia as “Disability”

Dave Bohon January 13, 2012

The government of Greece is catching flack over its decision to add some questionable categories to its list of recognized disabilities. As reported...

UN Brings Virulent Cholera Strain to Haiti

Bruce Walker January 13, 2012

In November 2010,The New American reported that United Nations peacekeepers had introduced a deadly strain of cholera to victims of earthquakes and related...