Opinion - The New American

Romney: Index Minimum Wage to Inflation

Governor Mitt Romney's statement about not worrying about the poor has been treated as a gaffe in much of the media, and those...

Thomas Sowell February 7, 2012

Cage Fighting on the Campaign Trail

Ralph R. Reiland February 7, 2012

You wonder why anyone would want to run for President of the United States. ...

Printing Money in Britain Doesn’t Work There Either

Bob Adelmann February 7, 2012

The long-awaited announcement of another bout of money printing in England on this Thursday will prove once again that experience doesn’t modify behavior...

High-school Shocker: Lesson Sheet Elevates Communism over “Capitalism”

Selwyn Duke February 6, 2012

When parent Jeff Travis saw a lesson sheet his son received in social studies class, he was shocked. Using propaganda that could have...

Friday’s Unemployment Numbers: Correcting the Corrections

Bob Adelmann February 6, 2012

The news released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday appeared to be all good: The unemployment rate was down by...

Big Miracle: True Story That Will Tug at the Heart

Raven Clabough February 3, 2012

Every now and then, Hollywood releases a film that tugs at the heartstrings and reminds viewers that the world truly is full of...

Should We Try to Kill Castro?

Wallis W. Wood February 3, 2012

Newt Gingrich is the self-proclaimed candidate of "grandiose ideas." One of the most grandiose is his proposal that U.S. taxpayers spend untold trillions...

Obama and the “National Greatness” Neoconservatives

Jack Kenny February 3, 2012

Long before he reached the White House, Barack Obama made clear he was not against all wars, just "dumb wars." He opposed the...

How to Cure Dyslexia: Part 2

Sam Blumenfeld February 2, 2012

Can a dyslexic actually cure himself of his reading disability? Yes. Anyone who wants to do so can learn how English's 26 letters...

Housing: Prices and Ownership Still Correcting

Bob Adelmann February 2, 2012

Just when CoreLogic, the California-based mortgage data provider, began to wax optimistic about the housing market, the Census Bureau and the S&P/Case-Shiller index doused their enthusiasm...

Obama the Polarizer: The Most Divisive President Ever?

Selwyn Duke February 1, 2012

President G.W. Bush might very well have been sincere when he proclaimed, “I’m a uniter, not a divider,” but it nevertheless was boilerplate...

Obama’s Racial Politics

Walter E. Williams February 1, 2012

There's been a heap of criticism placed upon President Barack Obama's domestic policies that have promoted government intrusion and prolonged our fiscal crisis...

CBO Report: U.S. Deficits “Unsupportable”

Bob Adelmann February 1, 2012

In the summary of its “Budget and Economic Outlook” published on Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) noted the supportability of deficit spending...