United States
South Carolina Looks to Bigger Traffic Fines as Revenue Source
As long as we have government, we will have government trying to find ways to get money. In the early days of our...
Wisconsin Senate Passes Union Reform Bill
The Wisconsin Senate caused an uproar after splitting its budget-repair legislation into two parts to be able to pass government-union reform provisions even...
Read moreIdaho Legislators Follow Wisconsin Lawmakers’ Footsteps
Union spokesmen for government workers have expressed fears that Governor Scott Walker’s actions in Wisconsin would result in a domino effect of union-restricting...
Read moreRhode Island School District Battles ACLU Over Prayer Banner
A Rhode Island school district has decided to fight the ACLU rather than remove a prayer banner that has been displayed in its...
Read morePro-IRA Congressman Probes Terrorism
One of the most controversial political happenings of the political season, in the 112th Congress, is Republican Rep. Peter King’s launch of an...
Read moreMexican Police Chief Seeks Asylum in U.S.
As violence continues to spread south of the U.S.-Mexican border, one of those who had been charged with the responsibility of enforcing the...
Read moreSenate Passes Bill to Overhaul Patent Law
On Tuesday, March 8, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that overhauls the nation’s patent system, allowing the Patent and Trademark Office more flexibility...
Read moreHigh Court to Rule on Parental-Notification Rights During School Interrogation
On March 1 the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a case involving the Fourth Amendment rights of parents...
Read moreSex and the “Study”
In an era of trillion-dollar budgets and out-sized deficits, the U.S. government continues to finance studies that nobody needs. The latest goofball “research...
Read moreSouth Dakota Law Benefits Home School Families
A new law to which Governor Dennis Daugaard (picture, left) attached his signature on March 7 gives families in South Dakota the freedom...
Read moreSpend Spring Break with the Father of the Constitution
Sure, there’s the beach and amusement parks, but if you’re up for a bit of history, a bit of a pilgrimage, and a...
Read moreN.H. Joins Roster of States Requiring Presidential Birth Certificate
As reported by The New American earlier this week, state legislators are riding to the sound of the guns and courageously reaffirming the...
Read moreCFR: Tea Party Dangerous, Obstructive
When the internationalist-minded Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) decided it was time to take a hard look at the growing influence of the...
Read moreProtestors Shut Down Wisc. Town Hall Meeting
Anti-reform protestors in Wisconsin shouting angry slogans forced two Republican lawmakers to close down a town hall meeting on March 7 aimed at...
Read moreNPR Chief Quits Over Exec’s Remarks
Vivian Schiller, the CEO of National Public Radio, has resigned along with a fellow executive who called Tea Party members xenophobes and racists....
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