Obama Needs a Course in Economics 101
Judging from President Obama’s lack of knowledge of basic free-market economics, I suggest that he invite Professor Walter E. Williams and author Thomas...
Opinion
The Real Impact of a U.S. Debt Downgrade
When Standard and Poor’s moved up their timeframe for a downgrade on U.S. sovereign debt from three to five years to just 90...
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Walter Williams: Black Libertarian
Walter Williams is associated with that paradoxical phenomenon typically known as “black conservatism.” However, while Williams is a fierce opponent of the leftist...
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Captain America: The Avenger Who’s Not Vengeful
Making Captain America: The First Avenger was a huge film risk, but one that should pay off big for the Marvel superhero franchise....
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Obama’s Communist Connections Revisited
It’s been more than two and a half years since Barack Obama was inaugurated President of the United States. During that time he...
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D.C. Police Move Gun Shop Into Their Headquarters, Breaking Law
Just when you think government can’t get any more bizarre, along comes a story that makes you wonder if Larry, Moe, and Curly...
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Some Thoughts on Republicans
The first time I recall having exercised my right to vote was in 1992, when I was 20 years old. From that time...
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Obama’s Letter to Americans: Stand Behind Efforts to Raise Debt Limit
President Obama’s open letter to the American people published yesterday in USA Today challenges them “to do something big and meaningful" and stand...
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The Left Baits a Trap: the “Balanced Budget Amendment”
A lot of good people who believe, as I do, that we need to balance the federal budget have fallen for a very...
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Whatever Happened to Goals 2000?
If you want to know why we should get rid of the Department of Education, a little look at what the educators have...
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Black and Conservative: Thomas Sowell on Race and Rationalism
While it is true that the majority of black Americans lean leftward, and while it is no less true that the majority of...
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No Saturday Mail Any More?
The Constitution and the early organization of the federal executive branch properly limited the scope of government activities to a few areas. Education...
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A Forgotten Black Conservative: A Closer Look at George S. Schuyler
Over the years, The John Birch Society — the organization of which The New American is an organ — has been besmirched by...
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Time’s Obsolete, Not the Constitution
Time’s July 4th cover story about the United States Constitution, “Does It Still Matter?,” reveals more about the mindset of the liberal elite...
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Education Is Worse Than We Thought
Last December, I reported on Harvard University professor Stephan Thernstrom's essay "Minorities in College — Good News, But...," on Minding the Campus, a...
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