The New American

Twilight of Internet Freedom?

It’s no secret that the federal government — the FCC, in particular — has been seeking for years for ways to take control...

Charles Scaliger December 4, 2010

National Review Supports Fed’s QE2 as “Conservative”

William F. Jasper December 4, 2010

National Review, the putative voice of political conservatism, continues to flack for the Federal Reserve and Fed chief Ben Bernanke's latest round of...

Carbon-credits Market Could Collapse Absent Cancun Deal

Alex Newman December 3, 2010

The multi-billion dollar “market” for so-called “carbon credits” could be in jeopardy as the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which created the framework for the...

Movie Review: Glenn Beck’s “Broke”

Raven Clabough December 3, 2010

Last night, conservative pundit Glenn Beck regaled audiences across the country in his live performance of Broke: Restarting the Engine of America in...

SPLC Targets 18 “Anti-Gay” Pro-family Groups

Dave Bohon December 3, 2010

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released its latest list of groups it accuses of pursuing “anti-gay” agendas by propagating falsehoods and...

Coming Soon to a Hospital Near You

Michael Tennant December 3, 2010

Black Friday: For some, a day of convivial bargain hunting; for others, a full-contact blood sport in pursuit of the slogan “He who...

Food Safety Bill DOA

Raven Clabough December 3, 2010

While Democratic Senators touted the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act as an "accomplishment," conservatives and constitutionalists begged to differ. It appears,...

Charles Rangel Censured for Ethics Charges

Raven Clabough December 3, 2010

On Thursday, Democrat Charles Rangel became the 23rd member of Congress to be censured for violating House ethics rules after the House voted...

Pretty Public Parks Thanks to Private Efforts

Kelly Holt December 3, 2010

n a December 2 editorial in The Atlasphere, John Stossel opined that once again, privatization answers a public woe. In his report about...

Deficit Commission Report: Dead On Arrival

Bob Adelmann December 3, 2010

Now that the President's Deficit Commission has failed to reach critical mass (14 favorable votes of the panel's 18 members were required for...

Small Gold Buyers Face Big Government Burdens

Bruce Walker December 3, 2010

Gold has always been the bane of big government planners. The precious metal has, from time immemorial, constituted real and portable wealth. Diamonds...

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.8%

James Heiser December 3, 2010

As extended unemployment benefits for two million Americans began to run out this week, the economic news from Washington remains bleak. According to...

NASA Announces Breakthrough in Astrobiology

James Heiser December 3, 2010

NASA’s anticipated press conference concerning a breakthrough in astrobiology proved once again that life is stranger than scientists had known, but not as...