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Why Would a Teen Murder Her Newborn?
A teenage girl is being held in Port Angeles, Washington, for the murder of her newborn baby boy. Sixteen-year-old Lauryn Louise Last is...
Framer of the Framers
John Witherspoon was not only a Founding Father, but in his roles as preacher and professor he taught and influenced many of the...
Read moreObama’s New Course: More of the Same
President Bush leaves office amidst the greatest economic calamity in several generations, perhaps ever. The federal budget deficit is poised to triple last...
Read moreNASA’s James Hansen Pushes Carbon Tax in Letter to Obamas
James Hansen, who runs NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), has struck again. The political activist/scientist, global-warming guru, and boon companion to...
Read moreThe Trouble With Leon Panetta
On January 5, the nation's new media learned that President-elect Barack Obama would nominate former congressman and Clinton administration official Leon Panetta as...
Read moreObama’s Plan: Increase the $1.2 Trillion Deficit
President-elect Barack Obama has a plan to bring the federal budget under control: spend more and increase the record $1.2 trillion deficit projected...
Read moreKissinger Urges Obama to Build a “New World Order”
According to Henry Kissinger, the various political and economic crises currently conflicting the world offer President-elect Barack Obama an opportunity to create a...
Read moreStay Healthy: Government Healthcare May Be Coming
If they had been designing a health system from scratch, the change agents assuming power in January would have done things differently. Barack...
Read moreNeoconservatism in the Obama Age
Neoconservatives are elated with Obama's appointments, recognizing that the new guard is very much like the old. ...
Read moreSkepticism About Second Amendment Support
ITEM: The Chicago Sun-Times reported on December 8: "As gun sales shoot up around the country, President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that gun-owning...
Read moreBailing Out Chrysler Becoming a Bad Habit
The federal government handouts to the auto industry continued over the weekend with the announcement of a $4 billion bridge loan to Chrysler...
Read moreJobs’ Health and Apple’s Stock
On Monday Apple's stock rose dramatically, gaining 4.22 percent by the end of trading and closing at $94.58. Analysts attribute this dramatic rise...
Read moreSocialism’s Success
Socialism, once abhorrent to most Americans, is increasingly being embraced by them. But is more socialism likely to reinvigorate the U.S. economy and...
Read moreIs Conservatism Dead?
The rise of the neoconservatives within the GOP has not only discredited the Grand Old Party but tarnished the image of conservatism. ...
Read moreValkyrie: The Real Col. von Stauffenberg
On a sultry July day in 1944, a man walks into the "Wolf's Lair" carrying a briefcase. He is initiating a bold plot,...
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