United States
Eminent Domain and the Kelo Echo
“This is abuse…. It’s [another] case of eminent domain abuse,” said Renee Smith-Ward, owner of Wag’In Tail, a dog-grooming salon in Auburn, New...
High Court Hears Arguments on Christian Student Group
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments April 19 to decide whether or not a public institution can deny recognition to a student group...
Read moreWall Street Reform Bill May Drive Companies Overseas, Bloomberg Warns
When President Obama speaks today at the site of Abraham Lincoln's famous "House Divided" speech, he will find New York's political establishment divided...
Read moreCheney Endorses Rubio in Florida Senate Race
Reuters reported that former Vice President Dick Cheney endorsed Republican Marco Rubio in Florida's U.S. Senate race on April 22, and that he...
Read moreMaking a Disaster National: Massachusetts’ Romney-care v. Obama-care
With all the alarm by Republicans on the “right” over Obama-care, Americans should take a closer look at Massachusetts' health care legislation. The...
Read moreGovt Turns on Goldman Sachs, One of Its Kept Financials
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit April 16 against New York-based investment bank Goldman Sachs. The SEC alleges that Goldman committed...
Read moreHave You Hugged Your Planet Today?
Be nice to the tree huggers today: It has been a rough year for the jolly green juggernaut since the last Earth...
Read moreBig Brother and the Salt Fix
The Washington Post has reported that federal regulators are planning to push for the gradual reduction in the amount of salt in foods...
Read moreSchool Snoops on Students at Home Via Computer Camera
The Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, school district lent high school sophomore Blake Robbins an Apple MacBook laptop last fall, and then utilized security software...
Read moreRichard Clarke’s Attack on the “Right”
Former Chair of the Counter-terrorism Security Group for the U.S. National Security Council Richard Clarke claims that “right-wing” groups are a terrorist threat...
Read moreCitizens Rewarded for Giving Cops ‘the Bird’
As a headline writer for the Kansas City Star put it, "A bird in the hand is worth four grand." That, at least,...
Read moreTexas Attorney General Appeals Divorces of Gay Couples
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is appealing two divorces of homosexual couples married in Massachusetts, which have been granted by Texas judges Tena...
Read moreArizona Legislature Passes Tough Illegal Immigration Bill
The Arizona legislature moved another step closer to giving the state one of the toughest anti-illegal immigration laws in the country on April...
Read moreDay of Silence Still Sparks Protest
It isn't often that parents have occasion to protest an outbreak of silence by their school-age children, but the "Day of Silence" observed...
Read moreSchoolgirls “Sext” Their Nude Photos
“Hard questions” are being asked this week in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the wake of the April 15 discovery that middle-school and high-school...
Read more