China Finds “Rare Earth” Monopoly Losing Money
China is the largest producer of rare earth elements, or “rare earths, “which are important for many sophisticated technology applications. In fact, it has been estimated that China has...
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Judge Rules Tucson Schools’ Mexican-American Studies Illegal
Arizona's Administrative Law Judge Lewis Kowal determined on December 27 that the Tucson Public School District’s Mexican-American Studies Program violated state law. In his opinion, the judge stated that...
Christian, Jewish Groups Seek Exemption from Contraceptives Mandate
A broad coalition of non-Catholic Christians as well as Jews has sent President Obama a letter protesting the new and narrower definition of “religious employer” for purposes of the...
Persecution May End Christian Mideast Presence
Leonard Leo, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), warned in a video interview with Terry Jeffrey at CNSNews.com that despite the long-term U.S. military occupations...
Gallup World Poll: French Gloomiest About Their Nation’s Economy
Although a September Gallup poll showed that close to half of Americans believe that the economy will be worse in a year than it is today, the French have...
Senate Raises Bipartisan Objections to New Farm Labor Regulations
Obama’s Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis, has created new regulations for farming safety that would bar children under 16 from much of the work of agriculture. The rules would keep...
Ann Coulter Favors Ron Paul Over Gingrich
Ann Coulter, on a recent episode of the nighttime Fox News program Red Eye, said she would prefer Ron Paul as President to former Speaker of the House Newt...
Europe No Longer Center of Christian Faith
Christianity was once so localized to Europe that the term “Christendom” largely meant Europe. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the last outpost of Christian rule in the...
Is France’s Credit Rating the Next Domino in the Eurozone’s Demise?
Is it certain that the nations of the European Union are heading for a hard fall? It certainly looks that way. When the overspending of governments such as Greece,...
Judge Upholds Rule that Immigrants to UK Know English
Last November, the British coalition government introduced a new requirement into immigration rules: The immigrant must be know the English language. The rule was challenged by Rashida Chapti and...
Atheists Demand Texas Town Take Christmas from Square
The town of Athens, Texas, is modest. The Henderson County courthouse (left), as in many small towns in the South, is the center of the community. Normally, during this...
“New Iraq” Not So Free for Non-Muslims
On Monday, President Obama, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (left), announced that American forces had helped create a “new Iraq.” During a closed-door meeting after the public gathering...
UN Agencies Will Not Explain Expenditures
Two big agencies operating under the umbrella of the United Nations will not make public how they spend their money. UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is intended to...
Case for Kagan Recusal Growing Stronger
 Emails released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests (and then lawsuits) from the Media Research Center and Judicial Watch have raised even more questions about how...
N.D. Oil Boom Produces Labor Shortage
The current political debate over “jobs” ignores a vital component of jobs and the economy: Government make-work jobs are simply another form of welfare; jobs produced by the private...