Banks Still Suffering
Keeping in mind that the “beige book” report from the Federal Reserve yesterday is only a compilation of anecdotal reports from businesses across...
Food Prices Paving Way for Social Unrest
As world food prices continue to approach crisis levels, and global demand continues to increase, one international organization, The World Economic Forum, warns of...
Read moreSenator Rand Paul Proposes Debt Ceiling Solution
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has announced an alternative solution to the current debate over whether to raise the country’s debt ceiling. ...
Read moreObama Plans for Federal Internet “Identity Ecosystem”
If the President Obama’s plans for the Internet are implemented by the federal government, Internet anonymity may soon be a thing of the...
Read moreEU Officials Want Larger Bailout Fund
Even as the European Union is bankrupting itself with bailouts, the EU’s top Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said on Wednesday that the...
Read moreEU Reinstates Travel Ban against Belarusian Dictator
The European Union announced today that they would be reinstating a travel ban against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and 40 of his close...
Read morePrivacy Laws at Risk for Internet Users
Telecommunications and Internet companies are increasingly finding themselves in uncomfortable positions, caught between privacy laws that protect their consumers and law enforcement efforts...
Read moreFinancial World Eyes Portugal
The outlook for the sale today of three- and nine-year bonds by the government of Portugal is still cloudy, but late-breaking news that...
Read morePakistani Lawyers Laud Jihadist Assassin
When Governor Salman Taseer was murdered by his own bodyguard, “moderate Muslim” scholars in Pakistan greeted the assassination with cries of adulation. As...
Read moreEuropean Dis-Union
In a November 16, 2010 speech, European Union President Herman Van Rompuy warned that the eurozone economic crisis threatened the very existence of...
Read moreMaj. Dick Winters, Resquiescat In Pace
When he jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944 with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, Easy Company's Lt....
Read moreG-Men Go on Girth-control Mission
Item: “Thousands more children would eat lunches and dinners at school and all school food would become more nutritious under a bill...
Read moreDems Propose Banning “Threatening Symbols and Language”
It was only a matter of time before Saturday's shooting in Arizona prompted calls for gun regulations. Unfortunately, the calls go far beyond...
Read moreWill Arizona Shooting Impact Healthcare Repeal in House?
Today's scheduled healthcare repeal vote was postponed in the House of Representatives immediately following Saturday's shootings that killed six and left Congresswoman Gabrielle...
Read moreIllinois Lawmakers Pass 66 Percent Income Tax Increase
Illinois lawmakers approved a 66 percent increase in the state income tax in the early morning hours of January 12, part of a...
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