Politics

Obama Calls for UN Reform Without Reduction in U.S. Funding

“The United Nations does extraordinary good around the world — feeding the hungry, caring for the sick, mending places that have been broken....

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 26, 2012

Is there a Saul Alinsky Portrait in the White House?

Raven Clabough January 25, 2012

There has been a great deal of recent controversy surrounding the alleged presence of a portrait of Saul Alinsky (left) at the White...

The Enemy Expatriation Act and the NDAA: Due Process Destroyed?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 25, 2012

As has been reported here since the bill was first proposed, of all the evils perpetrated by the National Defense Authorization Act, one...

Federal Workers Owe $1 Billion in Unpaid Taxes

Brian Koenig January 25, 2012

While GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich release their 2010 tax returns, nearly 100,000 federal workers owe more than $1 billion...

Obama’s State of the Union: More Bailouts and Spending

Thomas R. Eddlem January 25, 2012

President Barack Obama claimed in his third State of the Union address that he supported a policy of "no bailouts, no handouts, and...

Montana Launches Recall Efforts Against NDAA Supporters

Raven Clabough January 24, 2012

With a growing number of Americans becoming alarmed at the recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act because of its provisions allowing...

Right-to-Work Bill Passes Ind. Senate, Goes to House; Democrats Walk Out

Raven Clabough January 24, 2012

At the start of the New Year, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels (left) announced that he would see to it that Indiana becomes a...

Former Rep. William Delahunt Pockets $90,000 From Earmarks

Brian Koenig January 24, 2012

Former Congressman William D. Delahunt (left) from Massachusetts established a lobbying firm, the Delahunt Group, soon after retiring as one of the federal...

Republicans Engage in Housing Bubble Debate

Thomas R. Eddlem January 24, 2012

Republicans debated the housing bubble/bust in the January 23 NBC debate, with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney drawing political blood from former House...

Liberian War Lord and Dictator Worked With CIA

Alex Newman January 24, 2012

Infamous war lord and dictator Charles Taylor of Liberia — accused of mass murder, rape, war crimes, involvement in sex slavery, child abuse,...

West Coast, East Coast: Hundreds of Thousands March for Life

William F. Jasper January 23, 2012

Tens of thousands of pro-life supporters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday, January 21, to mark the 39th anniversary of the Roe...

Kucinich Bill Would Tax Away “Unreasonable” Oil Company Profits

Michael Tennant January 23, 2012

Feeling pain at the gas pump? Congressman Dennis Kucinich thinks he has a solution: Tax “unreasonable” oil company profits. The Ohio Democrat has...

Sen. Rand Paul Blocked from Flight for Refusing TSA Groping

Alex Newman January 23, 2012

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) missed a flight to Washington, D.C., this morning after being detained by screeners with the Transportation Security Administration...