United States
Reid Makes DREAM Act First Priority
As predicted, the DREAM Act is at the top of the “To-Do” list for the Lame Duck session — a period ranging from...
Rep. Shuler Will Challenge Pelosi for Minority Leader Role
Following the results of the midterm elections, Nancy Pelosi declared her intent to maintain a leadership role in the U.S. House of Representatives,...
Read moreTexans Uneasy Over Chinese Oil Investment in Lone Star State
The mainstream news has been relatively quiet in the last month about a recent and significant Chinese investment in South Texas oil. But...
Read moreEarmark Ban To Be Voted On This Week
Among the many controversial debates awaiting congressional newcomers is that of an earmarks ban. This week, both the House and Senate Republican conferences...
Read moreEmanuel’s Challenging Path to Chicago Mayor
After Rahm Emanuel resigned his position as White House chief of staff and announced his intent to run for mayor of Chicago, it...
Read morePlanned Parenthood’s Federal Funding and Republicans’ Pro-life Principles
Pro-lifers expecting the newly elected Republican Congress to do great things might want to consider this: In its fiscal year ending June 30,...
Read moreC.S. Lewis: Overshadowed but Not Outdone
One of the many stories that grew out of John F. Kennedy’s aborted term as President has to do with an idle question...
Read moreDeficit Commission Report: Deficit Reduction Lite
The co-chairs of President Obama’s Deficit Commission, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, announced many of the possible recommendations that could appear in the...
Read moreEPA Power Grab over Greenhouse Gases Threatens Economy
As President Obama’s grandiose globetrotting across India and Indonesia solidifies his standing as “Polluter-in-Chief” in the Presidential Greenhouse Gas Index, his Environmental Protection...
Read moreYou Voted! What Should Happen Next?
Is the United States' economy headed ineluctably over the edge, as the gloomier financial forecasters project? Or is it still possible for us...
Read moreCigarette Labels to be Changed Dramatically
The United States Food and Drug Administration passed sweeping new measures yesterday that will change tobacco marketing rules dramatically. According to the new...
Read moreGeorge Soros: The Puppetmaster
Fans of the Glenn Beck program on the Fox News Channel have long agreed with the conservative pundit that George Soros, left-wing billionaire,...
Read moreJames Madison: Taking Back the Liberal Label
Long ago scholars identified the arches and loops of John Locke’s fingerprints on the writings of James Madison. Evidence of this influence is...
Read morePentagon: “Mystery Missile” off California Was a Plane
Quoted in several news reports on November 10 and 11, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Col. Dave Lapan said that the elusive...
Read moreMineral Wealth – Outside the Reach of Government
Environmentalists do not seek control of just the U.S. economy; they seek international control as well. The oceans, however, remain largely free. Here...
Read more