Anniversary of the Landing of LaFayette
Schoolchildren learn of the crucial and timely role played by France in the American victory over King George III’s redcoats. The personification of the invaluable Gallic assistance to the American cause...
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Anniversary of the Petition of Right: Essential Part of American History
Several landmark documents from English history have contributed significantly to our own Constitution bulwark of liberty. One of these documents just celebrated a birthday. ...
Tennessee Divests Teachers Union of Collective Bargaining Power
On June 1, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed a bill eliminating the the collective bargaining “rights” of teachers in the Volunteer State. Two versions of the final act were passed by...
Idaho Governor Selling His State to the Chinese?
In a letter proudly publicized on a state-sponsored website, Idaho Governor Butch Otter (left, a Republican) describes a program designed to “grow Idaho's Gross Domestic Product” by creating “quality jobs for...
Scores of Germans Reenact Civil War Battles
A story published recently in PRI certainly knows how to grab a reader’s attention: "On a warm spring morning about 50 miles north of Berlin, Union troops and their Confederate rivals...
Wisconsin GOP Accused of Electoral Manipulation
According to a cache of letters obtained by the Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Journal-Sentinel Online (JSO), a cadre of Republican insiders have devised a plan to place the names of fake Democratic candidates...
Obama Bending Over Backward to Court the Taliban
Considering that the purpose of the “Global War on Terror” is the establishment of outposts of a vast American Empire, there should be little wonder that the President of the United...
Socialists Out in Portugal; Austerity Measures In
The bells pealing in the 800-year-old Lisbon Cathedral may have tolled the end (temporarily) of the Socialists Party's’ hold on the government of Portugal. ...
New Tennessee Law Criminalizes Password Sharing for Entertainment
If you live in Tennessee you should think twice before giving your Netflix password to a friend. On May 30, 2011, Governor Bill Haslam signed House Bill 1783/Senate Bill 1659 into...
Abortions Increase Among British Women in Their 40s
A disturbing story out of the United Kingdom reveals an alarming increase in the number of abortions being performed on British women in their 40s. Numerous media outlets are chronicling the...
House Committee Votes to Slash Farm Subsidies
Last week, the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives approved a proposal to cut farm subsidies as a part of a larger deficit reduction program. If the bill were enacted,...
G8 Promises Billions in Aid to the Arab Spring
At last week’s meeting held in Deauville, France, the assembled leaders of the so-called G8 (the “wealthiest industrialized nations”) agreed to send at least $20 billion dollars to Egypt and Tunisia...
Herman Cain Joins the Ranks of the Constitutionally Confused
It is a timeless maxim repeated to every author: Write about what you know. For presidential candidates, the maxim should be adjusted to read: Talk about what you know. On May...
Obama “Signs” Patriot Act Extension From Afar — Via Autopen
As reported by The New American, on Thursday, May 6 Congress passed a four-year extension of the unconstitutional powers included in the Patriot Act. These unprecedented powers include allowing the federal...
Ron Paul Moving to the Left on Immigration?
The National Review Online recently published an article by Kevin D. Williamson wherein he posits that Congressman Ron Paul is juking to the left on immigration in anticipation of his upcoming...