The New American

Federal Reserve Issues Secret Low-interest Loans to Banks

Many were shocked to learn that foreign banks were the largest recipients of the Federal Reserve’s discount loan program during the height of...

Raven Clabough May 26, 2011

Harry Reid: Rand Paul Can Offer Amendments to Patriot Act, But Only Ones I Approve

Thomas R. Eddlem May 25, 2011

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has essentially told his fellow senators he won't allow amendments to the Patriot Act he disagrees with...

Storms Devastate South and Midwest

Raven Clabough May 25, 2011

Tornadoes and violent storms continue to sweep across the nation killing innocent victims in its path. On Tuesday and early Wednesday morning, at...

Rand Paul Efforts May Lead to Temporary Patriot Act Lapse

Thomas R. Eddlem May 25, 2011

Senator Rand Paul may have temporarily set back efforts by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to pass the Patriot Act renewal long enough to...

Feds “Mess With Texas,” Attack Anti-TSA Bill

Alex Newman May 25, 2011

A Texas bill that would have made Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents liable for sexual assault when groping passengers without probable cause was...

Obama Hires Negative News Squasher

Raven Clabough May 25, 2011

As if the White House did not already have the mainstream media in its back pocket, the Obama administration decided to create a...

Former Egyptian President to Stand Trial

Raven Clabough May 25, 2011

Egypt’s deposed president, Hosni Mubarak (left), will be facing trial on charges of corruption and murder. The news is just one more plaguing...

Police: Murderer at Conn. Company Not Avenging Racism

R. Cort Kirkwood May 25, 2011

After Omar Thornton gunned down eight men at Hartford Distributors in August, the major media quickly began assigning blame — to Hartford Distributors....

Christie Blasts, but Will Obey, Court’s School Funding Order

Jack Kenny May 25, 2011

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie still sounded combative Tuesday when talking about an order from the state's highest court for the expenditure of...

Egyptian Socialists Form Common Front

James Heiser May 25, 2011

Recent developments in Egyptian politics are revealing that not only Islamic militants are gaining power in the new regime: Communists are also preparing...

Unleashing Our Energy Resources

William F. Jasper May 25, 2011

John Felmy is chief economist of the American Petroleum Institute (API), responsible for overseeing the organization’s economic, statistical, and policy analysis. He has...

A Review of “Back on the Road to Serfdom”

Jack Kenny May 25, 2011

“The road is always better than the inn,” said the great Cervantes, who was no doubt wrong about other things as well. The...

Graduates at Louisiana High School Defy Commencement Prayer Ban

Dave Bohon May 25, 2011

Despite threats of an ACLU-driven lawsuit, seniors at Louisiana’s Bastrop High School continued a tradition of prayer at the school’s graduation ceremony. One...