Politics

Obama Meets With Pakistan’s Zardari and Afghanistan’s Karzai

President Barack Obama met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on May 6, in what has been described...

May 6, 2009

A Conspiracy to Prevent Torture Prosecutions?

Thomas R. Eddlem May 6, 2009

Former Bush administratorturetion officials are trying to manipulate the text of Justice Department ethics report from behind the scenes, according to the May...

Ron Paul’s Influence Grows

Charles Scaliger May 6, 2009

Although he officially abandoned his presidential bid last summer, Texas Congressman Ron Paul’s star continues to brighten. Once shunned by the mainstream media...

More Extremism from Obama’s DHS

William F. Jasper May 6, 2009

The political profiling scandal at President Obama's Department of Homeland Security just keeps on growing. On Tuesday, May 5, the Washington Times reported...

Obama’s Hunt for Supreme Court Replacement

Ann Shibler May 5, 2009

With the impending retirement of Justice David Souter from the Supreme Court, speculation was rampant over the weekend on TV talk shows and...

CFR Pushes Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST)

William F. Jasper May 5, 2009

“Senate Should Move Quickly to Join Convention on Law of the Sea,” says the heading of a May 4 press release from the...

The FCC and “Fleeting Expletives”

Patrick Krey May 4, 2009

The Supreme Court on April 28 upheld the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) ban on "fleeting expletives." The FCC has had a long-standing ban...

The Hoax That Is Hate-crime Laws

Selwyn Duke May 4, 2009

Back during Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, we became acquainted with the term “human shields.” This was the name given to innocent citizens whom...

Obama Pushes Anti-gun Treaty

Alex Newman May 4, 2009

After a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon last month, Barack Obama announced his support for the “Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing...

Congress Passes $3.56 Trillion Budget Resolution

April 30, 2009

On April 29, Congress passed a nonbinding $3.56 trillion budget resolution for the 2010 fiscal year. The resolution (S. Con. Res. 13) first...

International Military Force Lands on Florida Beach

Alex Newman April 29, 2009

Marines and sailors from a dozen different countries stormed a beach close to Jacksonville, displaying Mexican, Colombian, and other foreign flags. The operation...

The American Conservative Will Continue Publishing

April 29, 2009

Update: Less than an hour after publishing our online story that The American Conservative would be ending its printed publication because of financial...