United States

Ron Paul Calls for Competition in Money

Many years ago, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. famously stated, “Competition is a sin.” He preferred a monopoly, the very antithesis of economic freedom,...

December 11, 2009

Private Space Flight Nearing Launch

James Heiser December 11, 2009

As NASA’s manned space efforts falter in the face of the looming conclusion of the shuttle program and by a finding of the...

Stimulus Funds Support Odd Projects

Bruce Walker December 11, 2009

CBS News reported on December 9 that Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) have determined that at least 15 percent of...

Amtrak, Guns, and Sausage

Bob Adelmann December 11, 2009

When congressional negotiators agreed to a final version of a transportation bill, it included an amendment to allow Amtrak passengers to take their...

Obama Administration Announces Stalinist Environmental Tactics

Rebecca Terrell December 11, 2009

The Obama Administration plans to bypass Congress to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. According to Fox News, a top White House economic official warned...

Contractor Posted TSA Secrets Online

Steven J. DuBord December 10, 2009

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano stated on December 9 that her department is investigating how a version of the Transportation Security...

Real ID Deadline May Strand Holiday Travelers

James Heiser December 10, 2009

During last year’s presidential campaign, then-candidate Barrack Obama made a now-famous gaffe when he referred to his having visited 57 states during the...

Bernanke Claims Economy Is Recovering

Bob Adelmann December 10, 2009

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Economic Club of Washington that the economy is recovering, even as it confronts “formidable headwinds.” ...

Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize

Steven J. DuBord December 10, 2009

President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, on December 10, adopting a self-effacing attitude during his acceptance speech as...

UN Claims 2009 Tops Temperature Charts

Rebecca Terrell December 10, 2009

The United Nations says the past decade is the warmest on record, making the announcement at its Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on...

What Consensus? Public, Scientists Doubt Climate Crisis

William F. Jasper December 10, 2009

According to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the "Climategate" e-mails leaked from a British university have done nothing to undermine the United Nations' view...

FBI Orders Review About Fort Hood Shooting

Steven J. DuBord December 9, 2009

FBI Director Robert Mueller on December 8 ordered an independent review of the agency’s handling of information pertaining to the military psychiatrist charged...