The Karzai Family Fortune, Courtesy of U.S. Taxpayers
The average Afghan — and, indeed, the average American — may be deriving very little benefit from the United States’ continued occupation of...
Translating Bernanke-speak About the Great Recession
When Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says the country is in trouble, many aren’t listening, partly because the media wasn’t there reporting on it,...
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Gold and Competitive Currency Destruction
The price of gold as measured against the U.S. dollar hit a record $1,341 per ounce at the close of commodities market day...
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The State, Serfs, and Suicide
Sodomy’s advocates want us to believe that evil is good, that sin is simply a “lifestyle choice,” and that such hellish ideas have...
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Politicians Exploit Economic Ignorance
One of President Obama's campaign promises was not to raise taxes on middle-class Americans. So here's my question: If there's a corporate tax...
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Environmental Advertisements Promote Fear Tactics
Liberal environmentalists apparently care so much about the Earth that they will resort to the lowest levels of humanity in order to achieve...
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Red Herring Politics
In an election year, this is the time for an "October surprise" — some sensational, and usually irrelevant, revelation to distract the voters...
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UN pushes Economic Scheme for Climate Conference
After the significant defeat that confronted environmental extremists at last year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, organizers for the 2010 conference...
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Swedish Anti-immigrant Party Wins Big
When Swedes went to the polls late last month for the parliamentary election, most of them did not suspect the anti-immigrant “far-right” Sweden...
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Joseph Sobran: God’s Satirical Soldier
Like most conservatives, Joseph Sobran, enjoyed being a contrarian, flatly contradicting the conventional wisdom, which he liked to describe as "what everybody thinks...
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Art Museum Shows Jesus in Pornographic Pose
An art museum in Loveland, Colorado, currently features a depiction of Jesus Christ in a pornographic pose. The piece has sparked heated controversy...
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Scott Bradley’s Quixotic U.S. Senate Run
Scott Bradley aims to give Utah voters a real choice in the November U.S. Senate race. The longtime Republican-turned-Constitution Party candidate faces an...
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Rahm Emanuel Announces Candidacy But Is He Eligible?
President Barack Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, resigned from his post on October 1 amid rampant speculation that he would run for...
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Poll Shows Overlap Between Tea Party and Religious Right
A poll released on October 5 by the nonprofit Public Religion Research Institute indicated that nearly half (47 percent) of Americans who consider...
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IMF Outlook for Global Economy Gloomy
There is little growth on the horizon for the global economy, and a significant likelihood of further trouble, believes the International Monetary Fund....
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