Opinion - The New American

Bankrupt Buses, Pricey Beer, and Bad Wars

It’s not hard to see how we’re bankrupting ourselves. Not even a rich country can make it through this level of incompetency and...

Ralph R. Reiland April 4, 2011

“Of Gods and Men”: A Modern Story of Faith

Kelly Holt April 4, 2011

Matthew 10:34-39 — wherein Jesus says, "Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth," and promises that "he who loses...

Obama Tries, but Can’t Insult the Congress

Jack Kenny April 3, 2011

The old cowboy-philosopher Will Rogers was fond of saying he wasn't really telling jokes, he just watched the government and reported the news. At...

Saul Alinsky and Class Warfare

Sam Blumenfeld April 1, 2011

Class warfare, as we have been told by Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, and every other socialist and communist, is inherent in capitalist society because...

WTO Rules Against Boeing, U.S. Government

Charles Scaliger April 1, 2011

With the turmoil in the Middle East and the catastrophe in Japan, it is easy to be distracted from the power plays of...

Six Senators Smear Rand Paul

Wallis W. Wood April 1, 2011

If you live in Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Rhode Island, there is something I hope you will do. Call or...

A Harvard Professor’s Goofs, Gaffes, and Blind Spots

Bob Adelmann March 31, 2011

Harvard Professor Gregory Mankiw (picture, left), in writing a hypothetical speech in the New York Times for the President in the year 2026,...

TSA Witch: Leavin’ on a Broomstick

Becky Akers March 31, 2011

We might argue that all the females feeling us up in airports are witches. But Carole Smith, who tortures passengers in Albany, New...

Democrat Talking Point: House GOP “Extreme’

Jack Kenny March 31, 2011

They are generally referred to as "talking points," but are sometimes called "marching orders." They are instructions members of Congress, or candidates for...

Obama’s Incoherent Policy in Libya

Thomas Sowell March 30, 2011

You don't just walk up to the local bully and slap him across the face. If you are determined to confront him, then...

Census Bureau Says Detroit Lost Quarter of Its Population Between 2000 and 2010

Dave Bohon March 30, 2011

It used to be one of the great cities of a great nation, a thriving, prosperous metropolis humming night and day with the...

Department of Injustice

Walter E. Williams March 30, 2011

One of the requirements to become a Dayton, Ohio, police officer is to successfully pass the city's two-part written examination. Applicants must correctly...