The New American

Liberty From an Intergalactic Perspective

Some readers of this column may very well remember the late ‘70s-early '80s sitcom, Mork and Mindy. Mork, played by Robin Williams, was an...

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. October 28, 2011

Will the Internet and Kindle Ever Replace Books?

Sam Blumenfeld October 28, 2011

The Internet is very much like television in that it takes time away from other pursuits and provides entertainment and information, but in...

Senator Pushes Bill Mandating Unpaid Leave for Grieving Parents

Michael Tennant October 28, 2011

“Anytime a parent has to bury a child is, in my opinion, the most stressful and excruciating experience a family can go through,”...

Christian Kids’ Club Sues Okla. School District

Dave Bohon October 28, 2011

An after-school Christian kids' club is suing the school district of Owassa, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa, for preventing the club’s organizers from...

Robert Taft: Count Him Conservative

Jack Kenny October 28, 2011

If Robert Taft had been a baseball player instead of a United States Senator, he might have led the league in left-handed compliments....

“Occupy Pittsburgh” Encounters

Ralph R. Reiland October 28, 2011

Rapper Kanye West and hip-hop kingpin Russell Simmons added some celebrity glitz to the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York when they...

Who’s REALLY Taxed More Heavily — Buffett or His Secretary?

Wallis W. Wood October 28, 2011

I don’t know which I’m more tired of hearing: Barack Obama gloating that one of the richest men in America supports his tax-the-rich...

U.S. Foreign Policy: Seeing and Believing

Jack Kenny October 28, 2011

Millions no doubt have read or heard the Hans Christian Andersen tale of how some alleged weavers of long ago convinced their emperor...

The Euro “Deal” — More Questions Than Answers

Bob Adelmann October 27, 2011

Following the Eurozone summit meeting in Brussels, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy announced the results of the late-night negotiations: "From a series of...

U.S. Government Seeks to Create Website Ban List

Raven Clabough October 27, 2011

The U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced a “rogue websites” bill that has managed to attract bipartisan support even though it would force...

British Housing Manager Demoted for Opposing Homosexual Marriage

R. Cort Kirkwood October 27, 2011

A housing manager in Britain has been demoted for speaking out against homosexual marriage. So now, aside from not being able to speak...

Rep. Issa Probes DOE’s $730 Million Loan to Russian Steelmaker

Brian Koenig October 27, 2011

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is probing a $730 million conditional loan commitment to Severstal, a...

New Geothermal Map May Give False Impression

Rebecca Terrell October 27, 2011

Researchers claim to have discovered vast untapped oceans of geothermal energy they say could replace coal and other so-called fossil fuels as primary...

Defining Liberty

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. October 27, 2011

The nature of the relationship between “universals” — Humanity, Justice, Goodness, etc. — and “particulars” — this human being, this instance of justice,...