The New American

Eastern European to Head EU Parliament

Former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek was elected president of the European Parliament on July 14, becoming the first leader from Eastern Europe...

July 14, 2009

The Sotomayor Hearings—Day One to Day Two

Steven Yates July 14, 2009

The first day of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings made two things clear. First, her chances of being confirmed are better...

‘Jane Roe’ Arrested At Sotomayor Hearings

Steven Yates July 14, 2009

As Sonia Sotomayor faces tough questions about her stance on the volatile abortion issue, pro-life protesters have made their presence known. Earlier today,...

Will Torture Probe Prosecute Peons and Protect Politicians?

Thomas R. Eddlem July 14, 2009

Attorney General Eric Holder is on the verge of appointing a special prosecutor to investigate felony torture under the Bush administration. ...

Two Uighurs Shot Dead by Chinese Police

July 13, 2009

For the first time since rioting broke out on July 5 in Urumqi, capital of China's northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on July...

China: Apple iPhones But No Wi-Fi

Steven Yates July 13, 2009

Apple Corp., supplier of Wi-Fi-enabled iPhones, has been carrying on a war of words with the Chinese government — emblematic of what happens...

Bruno: Some Dare Call It Art

Selwyn Duke July 13, 2009

If art imitates life, then life is starting to seem an awful lot like death. This occurs to me when I think about...

American Idle: Stopping the “Prison Rape” Epidemic

Beverly K. Eakman July 13, 2009

A rash of articles has surfaced deploring pervasive rape among inmates in U.S. jails and prisons. The July 8 opinion piece in the...

Senate Would Mandate Employee Insurance

Steven J. DuBord July 13, 2009

A July 13 Washington Business Journal article reported that the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has finally defined its proposed “pay...

Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings Begin

Steven Yates July 13, 2009

Today Sonia Sotomayor begins what will likely be a tough confirmation process. The Senate Judiciary Committee will decide this week whether Sotomayor will...

Global Temperature Is Dropping, Not Rising

Ed Hiserodt July 12, 2009

Environmental doomsayers may still be claiming that we must radically reduce carbon-dioxide and other “greenhouse” gas emissions in order to prevent catastrophic global...

Hollywood v. Ron Paul

Thomas R. Eddlem July 11, 2009

Hollywood’s depravity continues apace, this time with the Constitution's most famous champion in its crosshairs. In Sasha Baron Cohen’s new film Bruno, Cohen...