The New American

The Only Way: Abolish the TSA

“I was almost in tears,” passenger Rhonda Gaynier told the Associated Press. “I’ve never been so humiliated in my life. It’s one of...

Becky Akers December 1, 2010

Minimum Wage, Maximum Folly

Walter E. Williams December 1, 2010

How about this: The law of gravity is applicable to the behavior of falling objects on the U.S. mainland but not applicable on...

Burka Is Now Swimwear in Australia

James Heiser December 1, 2010

If you think the Muslim burka is about as far from looking like “swim wear” as you can imagine, think again. Some Muslim...

Korea: The No-win War That Keeps Giving

stevefarrell December 1, 2010

In November of 1950, American General Douglas MacArthur triumphantly completed his reversal of the communist takeover of North Korea and their subsequent Chinese-led...

Don Alejo Garza Tamez: True Grit

Bob Adelmann December 1, 2010

Many still remember the movie True Grit, with John Wayne playing Rooster Cogburn, the irascible drunk who reluctantly agrees to help Mattie track...

Swiss Vote to Deport Foreign Criminals

James Heiser November 30, 2010

Over the course of centuries, Switzerland has developed a reputation as a place of sanctuary for dissidents and refugees from oppression. From John...

WikiLeaks Puts the Spotlight on North Korea

Christian Gomez November 30, 2010

As government representatives from the United States, South Korea, and Japan announce that they will meet in Washington, D.C., in early December to...

Day 1: Everybody Wants Something at Cancun’s Climate Summit

Alex Newman November 30, 2010

Amid low expectations and widespread disillusion, thousands of “climate dignitaries” from around the world descended on the Mexican resort city of Cancun for...

Bush and Obama: Standards & Similarities

November 30, 2010

According to Alex Barker writing in a November 9 blog entry for Britain’s Financial Times, President George W. Bush once confided to several...

Passed Food Safety Bill Provides Government Control

Raven Clabough November 30, 2010

After more than one year of consideration, the United States Senate passed the Food Safety Modernization Act today by a vote of 73-25....

Sorry, Charlie, No Reprimand for You

Bob Adelmann November 30, 2010

Embattled Harlem Democrat Charles Rangel wants his sentence for various deeds of misconduct reduced from censure to reprimand, holding that censures are only...

Groups Continue to Urge for Expiration of Ethanol Subsidies

Raven Clabough November 30, 2010

Ethanol subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year, and numerous organizations are asking Congress not to take action and...

Two Versions of DREAM Act Await Vote

Raven Clabough November 30, 2010

Passage of the DREAM Act is a top priority for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and with two new versions of the DREAM...

Federal Judge Blocks Oklahoma Sharia Law Ban

November 30, 2010

Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange of the Federal District Court in Oklahoma City granted a preliminary injunction on November 30 that blocked an Oklahoma constitutional...