United States

First Occupy Wall Street Now Occupy the Fed

Perhaps surprising to some, many conservatives sympathize with the Occupy Wall Street protesters because they understand the motivating factors behind the protests: increased...

Raven Clabough October 7, 2011

Justice Official’s Romantic Junkets Cost Taxpayers Thousands

Brian Koenig October 7, 2011

Added to the expanding catalog of federal embarrassments, such as gunrunning scandals and bankrupt green energy companies, are taxpayer-funded trips taken by a...

Reid Changes Senate Rules in Stunning Maneuver

Raven Clabough October 7, 2011

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left) has used a legislative political maneuver to change the rules of the Senate so as to benefit...

Samuel L. Jackson: Tea Party Is Racist

R. Cort Kirkwood October 7, 2011

Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson (left) has issued his opinion: The Tea Party is racist. In his assessment, he follows other stars of the...

New Fed Guidelines Would Limit Potatoes in School Cafeterias

Raven Clabough October 7, 2011

President Obama and the First Lady are continuing their war against so-called "unhealthy" food, particularly in the nation's school cafeterias. After first targeting...

Gibson Raid Leaves Other Guitar Makers at Risk

Brian Koenig October 7, 2011

As federal prosecutors confirmed in a court filing Wednesday that a criminal investigation involving the recent raid on Gibson Guitar Corporation is now...

Ellen Brown and Matthew Yglesias Both Want Free Money

Bob Adelmann October 7, 2011

Writing for the left-wing blog ThinkProgress, Matthew Yglesias noted his difficulty in coming up with a suitable slogan representing what the “Occupy Wall Street”...

Unemployment Rate Unchanged, 103K Jobs Added

Thomas R. Eddlem October 7, 2011

The U.S. economy added 103,000 new jobs in September with the unemployment rate holding steady at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor...

“Space Tourism” Company Partners With Airline

James Heiser October 6, 2011

A new competitor in private industry’s “space race” has drawn the attention — and financial support — of a major airline. Space Expedition...

Ron Paul Tells National Press Club How Media Doesn’t Cover His Campaign

Raven Clabough October 6, 2011

It is no secret that the mainstream media has virtually ignored Congressman Ron Paul in its reporting of the progress of the GOP...

House Republicans Advance Vote to Defund UN Group

Raven Clabough October 6, 2011

Republicans in the House of Representatives have advanced a significant bill to defund a department in the United Nations which is antithetical to...

Michigan Gets $196.5 Million Grant For Amtrak Rail

Brian Koenig October 6, 2011

Federal authorities furnished Michigan transportation officials Wednesday with a $196.5-million grant for track and signal upgrades on an Amtrak passenger rail running between...

Sarah Won’t Run

Jack Kenny October 6, 2011

Unlike Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, former Alaska Governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin did not threaten to commit suicide to...

Could the President Assassinate Journalists?

Thomas R. Eddlem October 6, 2011

Representative Ron Paul suggested before the National Press Club October 5 that President Obama's assassination program of alleged terrorists could grow into an assassination...