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Making Renewable Energy Practical

Can we reliably, efficiently, and economically store energy to make solar and wind power viable options to replace fossil-fuel or nuclear plants? ...

Steven J. DuBord November 28, 2008

The Pilgrims Weren’t Socialists

Denise Behreandt November 26, 2008

When next you sing the Hymn of Harvest Home, think kindly of our Pilgrim Fathers, for they were not "communists with a small...

Obama Picks Come From Same Old CFR Roster

William F. Jasper November 26, 2008

"Brilliant," "brainy," "super-smart," and "Wall Street smarts" — these seemed to be some of the recurring words used to describe President-elect Barack Obama's...

Looking Ahead to the Obama Presidency

November 25, 2008

Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's own records and agendas show the direction they have in mind for the nation. ...

Behind the Obama Agenda

November 25, 2008

The team Barack Obama has begun assembling suggests that, in terms of substance, the incoming administration may not be that different from the...

Americans Score an “F” in American History

Mary Koch November 25, 2008

On November 20, 2008, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) released a report entitled “Our Fading Heritage: Americans Fail a Basic Test on Their History...

Obama’s Plan for Energy and the Environment

Denise Behreandt November 24, 2008

"We must act quickly and we must act boldly to transform our entire economy — from our cars and our fuels to our...

Update on the FLDS Child Kidnapping

Denise Behreandt November 24, 2008

You may remember the spectacle of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) authorities removing 468 children from a west Texas religious...

Guantanamo: Will Justice Again Be Delayed?

November 22, 2008

Federal District Court Judge Richard Leon issued a release order on November 20 for five Algerian prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison....

Remembering Holodomor: The Ukrainian Famine

William F. Jasper November 21, 2008

"Holodomor" is Ukrainian for "death by hunger." During 1932 and1933, between seven and 10 million Ukrainians were murdered through a brutal campaign of...

Obama Adviser Brzezinski’s Off-the-record Speech to British Elites

William F. Jasper November 21, 2008

Zbigniew Brzezinski, a senior adviser to President-elect Barack Obama on matters of national security and foreign policy, was the featured speaker at Chatham...