GOVERNMENT
Why Iran May Be Ready to Deal
FOR the first time since 2009, there may be signs of a break in the deadlock over Iran’s nuclear program. Iran entered the latest talks with a slightly softened position. That is good news, but […]
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT
UN Launches Major Investigation Into Civilian Drone Deaths
A UN investigation into the legality and casualties of drone strikes has been formally launched, with a leading human rights lawyer revealing the team that will carry out the inquiry. The announcement came as the […]
FREEDOM
Senate Panel Passes Ban on Asault-Style Weapons
In a meeting rife with angry and emotional exchanges, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a new ban on semiautomatic firearms modeled after military assault weapons. The measure now goes to the full Senate […]
FREEDOM
Controversial New Plastic ID Card Legislation Swirling Through Washington
A new proposal aimed at eliminating the hiring of illegal immigrants by issuing a biometric plastic ID cardthat all Americans would eventually have to procure is making its way around Washington, according to the Wall […]
FREEDOM
Controversial Anti-Islam Ads Set for Washington DC
A federal judge has ordered the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Agency to begin displaying anti-jihad advertisements beginning on Monday, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. US District Judge Rosemary Collyer issued the one-page ruling on […]
GOVERNMENT
Pentagon Halts Production of Drone, Cyberwarfare Medal Amid Backlash
The military has halted production of its new medal for drone- and cyber-warfare, ordering a review in response to complaints about what some have derisively dubbed the “Nintendo” medal. A Pentagon spokesman confirmed Tuesday that […]
FREEDOM
Report: Bin Laden Already Dead – Published By Fox News In 2001, Was Fox News Wrong?
PREFACE: Is Fox News an organization that (with all its global rescources) could make a huge blunder like this may indicate? Or may there be more to this story, and why wasn’t it pulled from their site? Published December 26, 2001 […]
FREEDOM
California Seizes Guns as Owners Lose Right to Bear Arms
Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying 40-caliber Glock pistols, nine California Justice Department agents assembled outside a ranch-style house in a suburb east of Los Angeles. They were looking for a gun owner who’d recently spent […]
ENVIRONMENT
American Academy of Pediatrics Says Pesticides Aren’t Bad for Babies – Eat More!
For the very first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has come forward with an official position on organic foods and their role in childhood health and development. But rather than encourage parents to […]
GOVERNMENT
Losing The (Education) Race
While critics tend to rely on the three-decades long decline of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) to document the dumbing down of American education, more alarming is our performance against the students of other industrialized […]