The New American

ACLU: Obama’s “New Normal” Is Bush’s Old One

Though neoconservatives and other pro-national security-state types would have Americans believe that President Obama has made a clean break with the Bush administration’s...

Michael Tennant July 30, 2010

19th Century Communists and the Origin of American Public Education

Sam Blumenfeld July 30, 2010

Most Americans are under the impression that Communism was invented by Karl Marx and Lenin and first practiced in the Soviet Union. The...

Study Finds Faith Less Important to Americans Than Health, Wealth, Leisure

Dave Bohon July 30, 2010

As individuals and families face tough economic times and uncertain futures, how have priorities shifted for Americans? A recent study by the Barna...

California Faces Total Meltdown

Bruce Walker July 30, 2010

Governor Schwarzenegger of California on Wednesday ordered furloughs for 156,000 of the state’s 237,000 employees. The estimated savings from these furloughs is $150,000,000...

Internal USCIS Memo Cuts Congress Out of Amnesty Plan

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 30, 2010

Last month, The New American chronicled President Barack Obama’s presumed intention to circumvent the legislative process and issue an executive order, a fiat...

Senate Energy Bill Could Lead to Cap and Trade

Alex Newman July 30, 2010

After supposedly abandoning the much-touted cap-and-trade scheme due to a lack of support, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced a scaled-back $15 billion...

Alarmist ‘State of the Climate’ Report Draws Fire

Alex Newman July 29, 2010

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its new “State of the Climate 2009” report on July 28, claiming that evidence for global...

Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Key Provisions of S.B. 1070

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 29, 2010

The ink on S.B. 1070 hadn’t dried before motions to enjoin its enforcement were filed in federal district court. One of those motions,...

India Unveils $35 Tablet Computer

Dave Bohon July 29, 2010

The nation of India has introduced a prototype computer it is hoping a company somewhere in the world will produce for the retail...

Battling the Oil Spill in Battle Creek, Michigan

Mary McHugh July 29, 2010

There now is an oil leak in the northern part of the United States about which to worry — in Battle Creek, Michigan....

Police Deaths Rise in First Half of 2010

Dave Bohon July 29, 2010

Following a 50-year low last year, the number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the U.S. rose nearly...

Ohio Supreme Court Uphold’s Father’s Rights

Bruce Walker July 29, 2010

The Ohio Supreme Court on July 22, 2010 issued a ruling that breathes life into the rights of biological fathers. ...

Pentagon Can’t Account for Iraq Reconstruction Funds

Michael Tennant July 29, 2010

“A U.S. audit has found that the Pentagon cannot account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraq reconstruction money, spotlighting Iraqi...

Mel Gibson’s Meltdown

Eric Egan July 29, 2010

On July 12, RadarOnline.com released a recording, allegedly of famed filmmaker Mel Gibson and his former mistress, Oksana Grigorieva, in which Gibson is...