Congress
Ben Bernanke’s Worst Nightmare: Chairman Ron Paul
In the 111th Congress Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced legislation to perform a wide-ranging audit of the Federal Reserve. That bill was, in...
Republican Balks at Complete Repeal of ObamaCare
The noble historian Tacitus recorded the events that occurred in Rome immediately after the destruction of the Republic and during the rise and...
Read moreFourth Freedom Index for the 111th Congress
The New American's semi-annual congressional scorecard, entitled “The Freedom Index," rates all members of Congress based on their adherence to constitutional principles...
Read moreJudge Lifts Ban on Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem-cell Research
United States District Judge Royce Lambert ruled in August that the federal government should halt funding for embryonic stem-cell research conducted by the...
Read moreThe Impeachment of Judge Porteous
The impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appeared initially to be an...
Read moreCongress Practices Financial Prudence for Me, But Not for Thee
Members of Congress may be spendthrifts when it comes to taxpayers’ money; but when it comes to their own, they suddenly develop a...
Read moreObama Needs Your 401(k) to Balance His Budget
The Obama administration is “taking the first steps to confiscate retirement dollars,” according to Dr. Jerome Corsi who predicts that the end result...
Read moreTaxpayer-funded Abortions for Military Personnel?
Unbeknownst to most Americans, an amendment to the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act passed the United States Senate that would allow abortion procedures...
Read moreCongressman Issa Accuses Obama Admin of Criminal Activity
Republican Representative Darrell Issa has been a thorn in President Obama's side ever since he launched an investigation into Obama's favored corrupt company,...
Read moreCongressional Ethics an Oxymoron?
USA Today seems surprised at the number of ethics cases making headlines recently, referring to the trials being faced by Representatives Charles Rangel...
Read moreA Taxing Proposal for Online Retailers
There are many positive features about shopping online, including convenience, selection, and speed. There is also the fact that a customer doesn’t have...
Read moreFinancial Reform: Expanding Hubris, Limiting Freedom
When the House passed the 2,319-page Dodd-Frank financial reform bill by a vote of 237-192, all it did was confirm for many the...
Read moreThird “Freedom Index” for Current Congress
The just-published (July 5) issue of The New American includes our third congressional scorecard (pdf) on the 111th Congress. The scorecard, entitled...
Read moreFederal Flood Insurance Drowning in Red Ink
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is drowning in red ink — $19 billion in red ink, to be exact, according to Fox...
Read moreSenate Considers Making the President King of Cyberspace
The Internet is a wonderful invention that has allowed for the dissemination of a wide variety of ideas. Not surprisingly, politicians, never ones...
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