The New American

Taking EPA Findings Under Advisement

Both the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House are issuing conflcting messages concerning greenhouse-gas emissions, and plans for regulating them, or not...

Ann Shibler May 12, 2009

Iran and the Shah: What Really Happened

James Perloff May 12, 2009

Americans have been hearing for several years about potential war with Iran. For instance, on September 17, 2006, Time magazine reported, "The U.S....

Constitutionalism 101

May 12, 2009

If one wants a nearly thorough education about the U.S. Constitution, it would be wise to examine the following: the notes from the...

Mexican Violence, Gun Controls

May 12, 2009

On the CBS television show Face the Nation on April 12, in an interview with Bob Schieffer, Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States...

Ambiguous Boundaries at Our Borders

Denise Behreandt May 11, 2009

It’s January 5, 2010 and you’re returning from Christmas vacation in Germany. While there, you read newspaper accounts of a potent and virulent...

Montana Defies Feds on Guns

Alex Newman May 11, 2009

The state of Montana approved what commentators are dubbing a “revolutionary” new law earlier this month. The “Montana Firearms Freedom Act” is set...

Protesting Obama’s Notre Dame Invitation

Jack Kenny May 11, 2009

Publicity surrounding the arrest of former ambassador Alan Keyes and 21 other demonstrators for trespass at the University of Notre Dame last Friday...

U.S., Russia “Reset” the Convergence Agenda

William F. Jasper May 11, 2009

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met at the White House with President Barack Obama on May 7 and also met with Secretary of...

Cancerous Growth of Government

Alex Newman May 11, 2009

While every other major component of the economy is shrinking, government at all levels has grown to consume nearly half of America’s gross...

Another Record-breaking Deficit Looms

Charles Scaliger May 11, 2009

It’s official: this year’s budget deficit will be one for the record books. The latest figures released by the Obama Administration contemplate a...

Obama, Healthcare Industry Promise $2 Trillion Savings

May 11, 2009

President Barack Obama, speaking from the White House's State Dining Room on May 11, hailed the healthcare industry's promise to cut $2 trillion...

Unemployment Smoke and Mirrors

Thomas R. Eddlem May 9, 2009

You know the economy is in the tank when officials hail the loss of 539,000 non-farm jobs in the U.S. economy during the...

Conservative Judge Napolitano: Bush Is a Felon

Thomas R. Eddlem May 9, 2009

Conservative Fox News Commentator and former district judge Andrew Napolitano said President George W. Bush is likely a felon in a May 8...

Obama Renews Sanctions on Syria

William F. Jasper May 8, 2009

After months of initiatives and statements from the new Obama administration indicating it intended to reverse U.S. policy and reopen relations with Syria,...