Opinion - The New American

Auditing the Fed Moves Ahead

At a town hall meeting held in his Massachusetts district, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank provided a surprising response to a...

August 31, 2009

Kennedy’s Overweight Legacy

Sam Blumenfeld August 28, 2009

The late, lamented Senator from Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy, was a knee-jerk liberal who sang the Democrat party-line hymnal during the whole of his...

Is Judge Sotomayor a Secret Right-winger?

Denise Behreandt August 28, 2009

Is Judge Sonia Sotomayor really a secret right-winger? Wait! Before you decide I’m a stark-raving lunatic, hear me out. ...

They Stole That Election Fair and Square

Denise Behreandt August 26, 2009

One of the dirtiest campaigns ever conducted for the U.S. Senate is finally over. And to the dismay of anyone who cares about...

Obama’s 10-year Deficit at $9 Trillion

Steven J. DuBord August 24, 2009

The Obama administration is expected to release a report soon estimating that the 10-year budget deficit for the United States will be roughly...

Ridge Questions Bush’s Motives in Setting Terror Threat Level

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. August 21, 2009

Former Bush administration official and former governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Ridge, was secretary of Homeland Security, and his assertions in a new memoir...

Exposing the Green World Order

August 21, 2009

The environmental movement, bent on regulating America under its green thumb, has such a vast array of lobbying groups, proposed measures, and specialized...

Government Education: Enemy of a Free Society

Sam Blumenfeld August 21, 2009

There is no question but that the revolutionary Left has triumphed in a way that many of us never dreamed possible. What we...

The State as Doctor: Prescription for Atrocities

Becky Akers August 21, 2009

No wonder politicians applaud medical Marxism, a.k.a. Obamacare: it increases their power over us. Ditto for special interests and their profits. But astoundingly,...

Redistribution via ObamaCare

Ralph R. Reiland August 20, 2009

You’d think the central planners at the White House would go outside their small group of relatives for some top-notch expertise when they’re...

Emory University Professor Tells Part of the History of “The Conservatives”

James Heiser August 17, 2009

In his recently published sixth book, The Conservatives, Emory University professor Patrick Allitt undertakes his most comprehensive effort to date in writing the...

Why Is “Cash for Clunkers” Called a Success?

Gary Benoit August 17, 2009

The “cash for clunkers” program is supposedly wildly successful. According to proponents, consumers are spending money once again on expensive, big-ticket items; gas-guzzlers...

The Health of the Disgustingly Strong State

Becky Akers August 17, 2009

“We will always live in a terrorist threat environment.” So says Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS),...