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Alleged Wikileaks Source Bradley Manning Arrested
Federal officials charged the alleged source for the April Wikileaks video that exposed U.S. helicopter gunners committing war crimes in Baghdad in 2007,...
Obama Recess Appointment Calls for Redistribution of Wealth
The latest controversy brewing over President Obama's proclivity for circumventing the legislative branch (and the Constitution) is his recess appointment of Dr. Donald...
Read moreFormer Justice Official Testifies Against DOJ
Former Department of Justice Official Christian Adams testified before the Civil Rights commission today “pursuant to a subpoena investigating the New Black Panther...
Read moreThe Invisible Recovery
On Friday Reuters reported that non-government payrolls rose only slightly in June and overall employment fell “for the first time this year …...
Read moreFannie and Freddie De-listed From NYSE: Now What?
When ABC News announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be de-listed by the New York Stock Exchange on July 8, writer...
Read moreThe End of the Library with Books?
The July 4 news story in the Boston Globe described a scene that will be played out in virtually every school and community...
Read moreNormalizing Perversion, Traumatizing Kids
Once upon a time, in a country half a century away, obscenity laws were enforced, parents forbade their kids (especially girls) to date...
Read moreHeads for Henry, Hearts for God
Now that we are done with three days celebrating — or at least (more or less) observing — Independence Day with cookouts, fireworks,...
Read moreA Breakthrough for Schizophrenia? Part I: Speculation Surrounds Babies’ MRIs
With brave new “apps” on the market every few weeks, high-tech hearing aids that use radio signals instead of microphones, DNA diagnostics for...
Read moreACLU Tries to Ground No-Fly List
Once in a while the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) gets something right. Case in point: the ACLU’s lawsuit challenging the federal no-fly...
Read moreGrade Inflation in American Education
The Boston Globe reported July 4 that students have been studying less in high school and college compared with past decades. “In survey...
Read moreGlobe Tabloid: “Obama Was Not Born in U.S.”
Since President Obama’s campaign in 2008, a growing number of Americans have raised questions regarding Obama’s birthplace and whether he is indeed eligible to...
Read moreUN Steps Up Attack On Dollar, Calls for World Currency
After strong criticism of the U.S. dollar in recent weeks from world leaders, the United Nations added more pressure with yet another scathing...
Read moreAfter Court Ruling, Chicago Adopts New Gun Control Ordinance
Just four days after the Supreme Court essentially struck down the City of Chicago’s draconian handgun ban as unconstitutional, the City Council unanimously...
Read moreBillions for Broadband, But Not One Sense of Liberty
This Independence Day weekend Americans have been reminded once again of the immortal words of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths...
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