State Pension Plans Trillions Short
State and local pensions are underfunded by at least $1.5 trillion and perhaps even more, the Washington Post divulged in a detailed examination of the crisis. ...
About: R. Cort Kirkwood
Posts by R. Cort Kirkwood
Italy’s Frattini: If Ghadafi Falls, Refugees Will Overwhelm Europe
If the Libyan government collapses, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (photo, left) has warned, Europe may suffer an influx of many as 800,000 refugees. ...
Ship Captain Loses Post for Sailors’ Sex Play
The U.S. Navy is suffering yet another scandal involving sex between men and women sailors. The Navy admitted to London's Daily Mail that the commanding officer and command master...
Coburn: GAO Report Makes Congress “Look Like Jackasses”
TheGovernment Accountability Office has released a new report that shows 34 areas where the federal government operates hundreds of duplicate programs spread across agencies and bureaucracies. The report also...
CNSNews: Gov’t Adds Another $63.7 Billion In Debt
The catastrophic news on the U.S. Government's debt keeps coming. Since Jan. 5, when The New American reported that the debt had surpassed $14 trillion, the government has added...
Despite Protests, Navy to Name Ship After Murtha
The U.S. Navy will name an American warship after deceased U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), despite protests from the public, which complained about the honor because of about Murtha's...
“Anglos” Finished in Texas, Rice U. Sociologist Predicts
If the demographer from Rice University is right, the demise of "Anglos" in Texas is unstoppable and the rise of a population dominated by Hispanics will adversely affect the...
Canada Ejects Serbian-American Scholar, Stops Speech At University
Srdja Trifkovic, a senior editor at Chronicles magazine and internationally-known expert on Islam and the Balkans, was denied entry into Canada last week after a Bosnian-Muslim propaganda group complained...
Media, Muslims, Fear Backlash After Arrest of Terrorist
The FBI arrested Saudi “student” Khalid Aldawsari before he had the chance to plant bombs at “nice targets” in the United States last week, but at least one major...
Saudi “Student” Arrested in Bomb Plot Obtained Visa for Jihad
The Saudi Arabian “student” arrested for plotting terror attacks against multiple targets in the United States last week had been planning his mayhem and murder for years, and, like...
Canon Lawyer: Cuomo May Not Receive Communion
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Roman Catholic, should not have presented himself for Holy Communion at his inaugural Mass, a canon lawyer and consultant to the Vatican...
Indiana Democrats Join Wisconsin Comrades In Illinois
Following the lead of their comrades in Wisconsin, leftist Democrats in Indiana's legislature, beholden to the state's powerful unions, have fled the state to stop consideration of budget cuts...
Tulsa Cop to Sue City Over Order to Attend Islamic Event
A police captain in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will file a lawsuit against the city police department today because it reassigned him after he refused to order his subordinates to attend...
French Journalist Convicted For “Racist” Speech
Eric Zemmour, a conservative French journalist and outspoken foe of the Islamic ascendency in France, was convicted this week of inciting racism. Like Dutch politician Geert Wilders and former...
Fanatical British Muslim To Protest At White House
The inflammatory British Muslim leader who has called for Sharia law in Britain will lead a march for the same goal at the White House on March 3, he...