Opinion - The New American

Regulatory Rats Claim Bogus “Free Market” Credentials

It’s always entertaining when politicians pontificate on the free market: they make even bigger fools of themselves than usual. ...

Becky Akers January 19, 2011

There She Is, Miss America

Isabel Lyman January 18, 2011

The Miss America 2011 pageant, which was held in Las Vegas and aired on ABC on January 15th, celebrated its 90th anniversary. It...

Budget Crisis Rhetoric

Thomas Sowell January 18, 2011

Government budget crises can be painful, but the political rhetoric accompanying these crises can also be fascinating and revealing. Perhaps the most famous...

How Insane is America?

Sam Blumenfeld January 17, 2011

Michael Savage asserts that liberalism is a form of insanity, and I agree with him. Considering the reaction of liberals to the attempted...

Practicing Medicine Under Socialism & Freedom

January 17, 2011

Health Reform: End of the American Revolution? by Dr. Lee Kurisko, St. Paul, Minn.: Alethos Press LLC, 2009, 238 pages, hardcover, $29.95. ...

Government and Its Culture of Death

Robert Confer January 17, 2011

Since that dark day of January 8 when Jared Loughner unleashed his killing spree at a Tucson grocery store, the government — aided...

Tax Group Urges Halt to Wasteful Military Jet Engine Project

Dave Bohon January 17, 2011

A citizens' taxpayer watchdog group is urging President Obama and the Department of Defense to halt funding on the manufacture of an aircraft...

The Green Hornet: a Colossal Disappointment

Raven Clabough January 15, 2011

Director Michael Gondry’s The Green Hornet is a prime example of what happens when a director has a lot of money with which...

A Spanish View of Europe’s Dilemma

Sam Blumenfeld January 14, 2011

The following short article was published in a Spanish Internet magazine, Gentiuno, on November 21, 2004. Written by Sebastian Vilar Rodriguez, it has...

Reading the Constitution

Sam Blumenfeld January 14, 2011

The senseless and horrific killings in Tucson on January 9 by a demented young man have diverted the nation's attention from the positive...

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The President in Tucson

Sam Blumenfeld January 13, 2011

[Edited by J] President Barack Obama went to Tucson on January 12 to take part in the memorial service held at...

Banks Still Suffering

Bob Adelmann January 13, 2011

Keeping in mind that the “beige book” report from the Federal Reserve yesterday is only a compilation of anecdotal reports from businesses across...

Food Prices Paving Way for Social Unrest

Raven Clabough January 13, 2011

As world food prices continue to approach crisis levels, and global demand continues to increase, one international organization, The World Economic Forum, warns of...