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Poll: British People Overwhelmingly Ready to Leave EU

The people of Great Britain have had enough of the European Union and its growing financial difficulties. In fact, according to a recent...

James Heiser July 15, 2011

Italy and Ireland in Free-fall

Charles Scaliger July 14, 2011

Europe’s crisis took a dramatic turn for the worse with the sudden awareness, reflected by a steep increase in government bond yields, that...

U.S. Begins Drone Strikes in Somalia

Michael Tennant July 14, 2011

On June 23 the United States conducted an unmanned aerial drone attack in Somalia, killing at least one person and wounding others. The...

Court Upholds Swiss Ban on Minarets

James Heiser July 14, 2011

Twenty months have passed since the citizens of Switzerland voted to amend their constitution and ban the future construction of Muslim minarets, but...

British Retirees (“Pensioners”) Costing Too Much

Bruce Walker July 14, 2011

The notion that government can keep robbing Peter to pay Paul indefinitely was always unrealistic. The creation of “entitlements” did not happen in...

Afghan President Karzai’s Brother, a CIA Asset and Drug Boss, Killed

Alex Newman July 13, 2011

Taliban forces are reportedly taking credit for the assassination of Ahmad Wali Karzai (left), Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s half-brother, who was shot in...

Growth Estimates for PIGS Revised Downward — Again

Bruce Walker July 13, 2011

There is a theme to news stories about the PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) in the last few years: Rosy projections always...

Australian Liquor Industry Puts Warning Labels on Bottles

Bruce Walker July 13, 2011

The Australian liquor industry, under an ostensibly voluntary arrangement, has announced that it will carry health warnings on its bottles such as, “Drinking can...

Troubled South Sudan Officially Independent

Alex Newman July 12, 2011

South Sudan formally declared independence from its former oppressor North Sudan over the weekend after decades of bloody conflicts, but the problems plaguing...

EU Economic Crisis: Italy’s Debt Now Second Only to That of Greece

Charles Scaliger July 12, 2011

Europe’s slow-motion economic collapse continues apace as Eurozone governments and banks continue to wring their hands over what to do to postpone the...

Roman-era Wreck May Hold Key to Cures for Modern Disease

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 11, 2011

Pills found on board a 2nd century B.C. shipwreck were packed with crushed carrots, parsley, onions, alfalfa, and other vegetable matter, conforming to...

Archeologists: Philistine Relics From Goliath’s Hometown of Gath?

Raven Clabough July 8, 2011

Archeologists are hoping to piece together from ancient remains the history of one of the Bible's great antagonists: Goliath. Most of the excavating...

EU Bank Raises Rates, Accepts Portugal’s Junk Bonds as Collateral

Bruce Walker July 8, 2011

Americans know the term "stagflation"; the decline in economic activity accompanied by an artificially inflated money supply is what Europe is presently experiencing....