Opinion - The New American

Awlaki Killing: Did the U.S. Sanction Murder?

An awful lot of readers will be angry at some of the things I have to say today. So before the shouting begins,...

Wallis W. Wood October 7, 2011

How to Pay Off Social Security Debts

Sam Blumenfeld October 6, 2011

Finally, a well-known economist has said something about the Social Security system that no one else has said: sell federal land to pay...

We All Have Something to Hide

Becky Akers October 6, 2011

Apologists for the State often excuse its surveillance by claiming that those who’ve done nothing wrong have nothing to hide. This implies that...

Leftists, “Conservatives,” and the Founders

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. October 5, 2011

Whether leftist or rightist; Democrat, Republican, or Independent; “liberal,” “libertarian,” or “conservative,” anyone in search of a hearing in contemporary American politics is...

“People Not Profits” Means People for Poverty

Sam Blumenfeld October 5, 2011

One of the signs prominently held up by one of the idiots at the Occupy Wall Street mob scene read “People Not Profits.”...

Social Security Disaster

Walter E. Williams October 5, 2011

Politicians who are principled enough to point out the fraud of Social Security, referring to it as a lie and Ponzi scheme, are...

The “Hunger” Hoax

Thomas Sowell October 5, 2011

Twenty years ago, hysteria swept through the media over "hunger in America." ...

“Stop Whining”?

Thomas Sowell October 4, 2011

If there was ever any doubt that the Democrats take the black vote for granted, that doubt should have been put to rest...

How Much Worse Can the Economy Get?

Sam Blumenfeld October 4, 2011

According to Harvey Rosenblum, a top economist at the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, the American economy is at the “knife edge” between growth...

The Oil Industry Can Save America — If Washington Lets It

Bruce Walker October 4, 2011

America at the end of WWII produced 60 percent of all the petroleum in the world. In fact, its status as the chief...

The War Against Christianity in America

Sam Blumenfeld October 3, 2011

The origin of the war against Christianity in the United States can be traced back to the early days of the public school...

$5 Debit Card Fee: Don’t Blame Banks — but Durbin, Dodd, Frank, the Fed

Bob Adelmann October 3, 2011

On Thursday, Bank of America announced that, starting the first of the year, they would be charging debit card users $5 a month...

ECRI Announces New Recession Has Started

Bob Adelmann October 3, 2011

Last Friday Laksman Achuthan (left), co-founder of Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI), announced that not only has the economy entered a new recession, but...