The New American

China’s Under-population Crisis

China is facing a population crisis — a tremendous gender imbalance in its population of young people. A report by the Chinese Academy of...

Rebecca Terrell January 14, 2010

Mexico’s Descent Into Chaos

William F. Jasper January 14, 2010

"A record 69 people were murdered across Mexico on Saturday, making it the deadliest day since President Felipe Calderon took office just over...

Taliban Incite Violent Afghanistan Protest

January 13, 2010

The town of Garmsir in southern Afghanistan exploded in violent protest on January 12, fueled by rumors spread by the Taliban that members...

Trial Begins for Woman Who Cut Baby from Womb

Selwyn Duke January 13, 2010

It sounds like a dark story from the days of ancient pagan rituals: A person tears open a woman’s womb while she’s still...

82-year-old Russian Dissident Arrested in Moscow

James Heiser January 13, 2010

Veteran dissident Lyudmila Alexeyeva’s recent arrest by Russian authorities is demonstrating several facts: First, that “post-Soviet” Russia is still far from being a...

Arctic Ice Melts as Earth Cools

Rebecca Terrell January 13, 2010

The cold snap gripping the nation right now is only the tip of the iceberg, according to an article by David Rose in...

Govt Funds Healthcare “Reform” Push

Thomas R. Eddlem January 13, 2010

The push for President Obama's agenda to promote healthcare “reform” is being secretly underwritten by taxpayer dollars. MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, described by...

Fed Trying to Protect Bailout Secrecy

Steven Yates January 13, 2010

Last summer, a federal judge ruled that the Federal Reserve must disclose the identities of firms that received any portions of the over-$2...

Obama Ponders New Taxes on Banking

Bruce Walker January 13, 2010

The Obama administration is considering asking Congress to impose higher taxes on banks as a way of cutting the deficit. Proposals that have...

How the Media Failed the Dixie Chicks and Us

Jack Kenny January 13, 2010

The years go by in a blur. Perhaps that is why we seem to learn so little from history. Years ago there was...

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Global Warming Is a Religion

Dennis Behreandt January 13, 2010

Manmade global warming, for many, is an Earth-worshipping religion. The essential feature of any religion is that its pronouncements are to be accepted...

UN-Backed Troops Wreak Havoc in Africa

Alex Newman January 13, 2010

From Somalia to the Congo, United Nations-supported troops and “peacekeepers” are killing, raping, and displacing civilians on an unprecedented scale, charge human-rights groups....

China Tests Missile Defense System

January 12, 2010

Mainland Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters on January 12 that China has successfully carried out a test of military technology...