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NIV Bible Update Comes Under Fire
The world’s best-selling Bible has been revised, but its critics remain unimpressed with the editors’ efforts to address what many scholars say are...
House Passes School Nutrition Bill That Is No Treat
Remember that clause in the Constitution that gives the federal government the authority to regulate school bake sales? Even if you don’t, Congress...
Read moreRon Paul’s Big Day
Will Tuesday be Ron Paul’s big day? Robert Wenzel of EconomicPolicyJournal.com thinks so, as does Paul confidant Lew Rockwell. On December 7 the...
Read moreStudy Finds Parents Overdosing Kids on Liquid Meds
Are parents unintentionally over-dosing their children with over-the-counter (OTC) medicines? Apparently only costly studies by professionals at medical schools can answer that question,...
Read moreCancun Climate Summit Ridiculed in World Press
While United Nations global-warming dignitaries were invoking ancient Maya goddesses for help in hammering out a wealth-redistribution “climate” treaty, prominent columnists and publications...
Read more“Ella” Abortion Drug Now on Sale in U.S.
A controversial “birth control” drug, approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) despite evidence that it induces abortion in women who take...
Read moreWikiLeaks: Whistleblowing or Treason?
The Obama administration used bribes of up to $30 billion in foreign aid and spying by the CIA to force underdeveloped nations to...
Read moreTwilight of Internet Freedom?
It’s no secret that the federal government — the FCC, in particular — has been seeking for years for ways to take control...
Read moreCarbon-credits Market Could Collapse Absent Cancun Deal
The multi-billion dollar “market” for so-called “carbon credits” could be in jeopardy as the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which created the framework for the...
Read moreSmall Gold Buyers Face Big Government Burdens
Gold has always been the bane of big government planners. The precious metal has, from time immemorial, constituted real and portable wealth. Diamonds...
Read moreUnemployment Rate Rises to 9.8%
As extended unemployment benefits for two million Americans began to run out this week, the economic news from Washington remains bleak. According to...
Read moreFood Safety Bill DOA
While Democratic Senators touted the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act as an "accomplishment," conservatives and constitutionalists begged to differ. It appears,...
Read moreCharles Rangel Censured for Ethics Charges
On Thursday, Democrat Charles Rangel became the 23rd member of Congress to be censured for violating House ethics rules after the House voted...
Read moreComing Soon to a Hospital Near You
Black Friday: For some, a day of convivial bargain hunting; for others, a full-contact blood sport in pursuit of the slogan “He who...
Read morePretty Public Parks Thanks to Private Efforts
n a December 2 editorial in The Atlasphere, John Stossel opined that once again, privatization answers a public woe. In his report about...
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