Iceland to Become ‘Journalism Haven’
With the support of several prominent organizations, the Icelandic Parliament (the Althing) unanimously approved a new legislative package aimed at creating a sort...
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Britain Ponders Sex-Ed for Kindergarten
A British health watchdog group has proposed that sex education be taught to children in Kindergarten, so that they will have the skills...
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U.S. Terrorizes Switzerland Over Taxes, Banking
The U.S. government is using threats and intimidation to coerce tiny Switzerland into changing its laws and handing over the names of Americans...
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Swiss May Yet Refuse to Release Banking Records
Switzerland has long been a nation that provides an excellent example of how to thrive in a world full of political conflicts and...
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Hungary Announces Flat Tax and Bank Tax
After rattling markets last week with fears of a default, the Hungarian government announced a series of measures earlier this week including spending...
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Bilderberg Group Met and Discussed — What?
In hindsight, the Steering Committee in charge of the annual gathering of elites known informally as the Bilderberg group could have chosen a...
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Secretive Bilderberg Group Meets in Spain
It happens every year in June, somewhere on the face of the Earth where there’s enough security and affluence to accommodate a gathering...
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Germany’s President Resigns
President Horst Kohler has abruptly resigned as head of state of Germany in response to criticism of his remarks a few days earlier...
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Sarkozy’s Bad Idea
President Sarkozy of France declared on May 31 that an African nation must be represented on the United Nations Security Council. ...
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Let’s Follow the Brits’ Lead in Restoring Civil Liberties
Here in the United States, liberal Democrats claim to be defenders of civil liberties, yet since taking power in January 2009 they have...
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Press Freedom in the New Russia
The corruption of communism still haunts Russia. Contrary to much Marxist mythology, Russia under the Romanovs was not horrible. The Russian economy was...
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Greek Socialist Blames American Banks for Crisis
Greece, a nation wrecked by very costly public employees unions, which has yet to earn the full confidence even of the other nations...
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Spanish Judge Garzon Suspended
BBC News reported on May 14 that Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon has been suspended from his post by a unanimous decision of Spain’s...
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Cameron Is New UK Prime Minister
Queen Elizabeth appointed British Conservative Party electoral victor David Cameron as Prime Minister on May 11, shortly after his predecessor, Gordon Brown of...
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U.S./NATO Troops Celebrate Victory Day in Red Square
Anti-communists at the height of the Cold War may have dreamed of the day when NATO troops would march triumphantly through Red Square....
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