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NYT Admits America a Christian Nation (Sort of)
The New York Times published a valentine of sorts to Christians in its February 14 Sunday news magazine, admitting that the United States...
“Mount Vernon Statement” — A Warning
The “Mount Vernon Statement” to be announced today at the start of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. is a “broad...
Read moreObama, FDR: Who Is the Bigger Spender?
As reported by Tom Eddlem in The New American, President Obama on February 12 signed legislation to increase the federal government's borrowing authority...
Read moreThe Tea Party Movement
The Tea Party movement is rapidly becoming the most widely discussed political movement of our time. When you are written about in the...
Read moreAtheists Retaliate Against Christian Billboards
The Tampa Bay area of Florida may be the unfortunate site of the looming apocalypse, as local Christians and atheists battle over billboard...
Read moreBailout Baloney – Banking
More than a year has elapsed since the U.S. economy went into a tailspin with the panic that shook the world’s financial markets...
Read moreWeasel Words — E.g. “Clearly Constitutional”
A “Google” search of the phrase “clearly constitutional” yields over 38,000 hits. Not surprisingly, few if any of these results highlight the use...
Read moreEPA Under the Greenhouse Gas Gun
Several organizations are petitioning Obama's EPA to reconsider its December 2009 endangerment finding regarding greenhouse gases. The finding permits EPA to regulate carbon...
Read moreObama Violates Bill of Rights, With Bipartisan Support
The Washington Post took notice of the Obama administration's decision to continue to flout the categorical Fifth and Sixth Amendment prohibitions on imprisoning...
Read moreToy Maker Targets Young Girls With Occult Board Game
A pink version of a popular board game has some Christian leaders seeing red. The Ouija Board, which has been a staple of...
Read moreNews Hounds’ Defense of Planned Parenthood
On February 11th, News Hounds’ one-named reporter Priscilla wrote that those “most hated by the American Christian right” were Barack Obama and Planned...
Read morePro-Life Billboards Highlight Eugenics
Dozens of billboards throughout Atlanta announcing “Black children are an endangered species” and featuring a picture of a black baby quickly created a...
Read moreLesson Behind the John Edwards Scandal
Most people are probably aware by now that Senator and former presidential contender John Edwards (D-N.C.) is the latest in a long line...
Read moreWill the U.S. Be Able to Pay its Debts?
An Associated Press writer says “the crushing weight of its debt threatens to overwhelm everything the federal government does,” even under the best-case...
Read moreDebra Medina: Ready to Mess with Texas
When it comes to successfully challenging the hegemony of the Republican establishment, this ain’t Debra Medina’s first rodeo. In fact, the up-and-coming Texas...
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