American Idle: Stopping the “Prison Rape” Epidemic
A rash of articles has surfaced deploring pervasive rape among inmates in U.S. jails and prisons. The July 8 opinion piece in the...
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Senate Would Mandate Employee Insurance
A July 13 Washington Business Journal article reported that the Senate Health, Education, Labor,...
Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings Begin
Today Sonia Sotomayor begins what will likely be a tough confirmation process. The Senate...
Global Temperature Is Dropping, Not Rising
Environmental doomsayers may still be claiming that we must radically reduce carbon-dioxide and other...
Hollywood v. Ron Paul
Hollywood’s depravity continues apace, this time with the Constitution's most famous champion in its...
Congress Rebukes Obama on Dictatorial Claim
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 9 voted almost unanimously to rebuke President...
Senators Ask Administration to Reassess Honduras Stance
Breaking the silence masking an almost unanimous consensus among U.S. government leaders in support...
Conflict Over Taxing Health Benefits
Democrats are struggling to come up with acceptable ways to finance healthcare reform, a...
H1N1 “Swine” Flu Vaccinations
According to a July 10 Washington Post article, the federal government is considering a...
Unqualified Immigrants Fixing American Planes?
Calls to investigate the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are growing after media outlets revealed...
CIA Lies and Other Redundancies
Seven Democratic members of Congress recently penned a strong letter to CIA Director Leon...
The New GM: Image vs. Reality
After a mere 40 days under bankruptcy protection, a “new GM” has emerged amid...
UN’s Ban Ki-moon Critical of G8 Emissions Targets
On July 8, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized leaders of the Group of Eight...
School Bans Girl from Wearing Pro-life T-shirt
Should expressing pro-life sentiments make you a pariah behind schoolhouse doors? Well, whether it...
Too Much Media Action for Jackson
It seems as if Michael Jackson has done the impossible. That is, he appears...
Mass. Sues Feds Over Defense of Marriage Act
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, in an unusual twist for someone in the uber...
Abortion Pills Administered Incorrectly
The protocol at Planned Parenthood clinics for administering RU-486, the drug that causes medical...
Immigration News Update
Until about a year ago, 28-year-old Nicholas Rudin and his family were living the...
New “Freedom Index” Grades Every Congressman
The current (July 20) issue of The New American includes our first congressional scorecard...
Hastings’ Amendment Attack on First Amendment
The House of Representatives passed a measure that is a direct attack on the...