The New American

CDC Reports on Insurance Coverage

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on July 1 released preliminary data for insurance coverage in America during 2008. According to the data,...

Steven J. DuBord July 3, 2009

California’s Economic Implosion

William F. Jasper July 3, 2009

California, the "Golden State," is not golden anymore. It has the biggest debt, the biggest budget deficit, the lowest bond rating, and (arguably)...

Calif. Bonds Totter as State Issues IOUs

William F. Jasper July 3, 2009

Back in February, California politicians and taxpayers received a wake-up call, but, apparently, the alarm wasn't loud enough to wake them. ...

FBI: Saddam Hussein Was More Afraid of Iran Than U.S.

Thomas R. Eddlem July 3, 2009

Saddam Hussein faked holding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in fear of militant Shiite Iran, recently declassified conversations between FBI agent George L....

North Korea’s Missile Firings Increase Tensions

July 2, 2009

North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on July 2, increasing tensions between Pyongyang and the West that began...

Marines Launch Major Offensive in Afghanistan

July 2, 2009

Nearly 4,000 U.S. Marines and 650 Afghan troops launched a major offensive into southwestern Afghanistan's Helmand River valley on July 2, an area...

Sweden takes EU presidency, announces priorities

Alex Newman July 2, 2009

Sweden assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union Wednesday and immediately announced the nation’s top priorities: the economic crisis and the war...

Michael Jackson and Our Modern Celebrity Culture

Selwyn Duke July 2, 2009

Despite all that is going on in the world, the biggest story for the past week has been the death of Michael Jackson....

Obama Wants Consumer Financial Protection Agency

Charles Scaliger July 2, 2009

The Obama administration on June 30 unveiled its latest attempt to put an end to the free market in financial services in the...

Ordinary Patriots, Extraordinary Sacrifices

Becky Akers July 2, 2009

George Washington, Nathan Hale, Thomas Paine, Sam Adams, Patrick Henry: heroes whose names will live as long as liberty does. Yet behind the...

UN and OAS Threaten Honduran Sovereignty

July 1, 2009

The UN General Assembly on June 30 adopted a resolution by acclamation — sponsored by Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, and the United States, among...

China Delays Censorship Software Rule

Steven J. DuBord July 1, 2009

Communist China on June 30 postponed its requirement that the controversial Green Dam Youth Escort censorship software be included with all computers sold...