What? Even Charter Schools Got “F’s”?
After decades of hand-wringing over nonexistent or, at best, mediocre gains in student academic achievement, the most noticeable thing to come out of...
The America We Knew and Loved
A well-used copy of Consumer Reports dated March 2009 caught my eye in the...
Congress to Vote on $846 Billion “Cap-and-Trade” Tax
The Washington Post has reported today that Congress will vote Friday on the 1,092-page...
The New Jacobin Elite
The Socialist Party of Great Britain is celebrating the reissuing of Peter Taaffe’s book,...
Iran’s Internet Spy Tech Suppliers
The Wall Street Journal reported on June 22 that the current repressive regime in...
North Korea Fuels International Tensions
North Korea's provocative actions continued to inflame international tensions on June 23, as the...
Venezuela Targets Pharmaceutical Patents
In the wake of failed “land reform” policies, Hugo Chavez’ socialist government is now...
Dangers of a Constitutional Convention
The current economic crisis has served as a wakeup call to many Americans that...
Obama Signs Tobacco Regulation
President Barack Obama signed legislation on June 22 granting the U.S. Food and Drug...
Sonia Sotomayor’s Selection
The judicial rulings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the Second U.S. Circuit Court of...
Congress Passes a Mingle of More War and Waste
If anyone ever wanted proof of columnist Joe Sobran’s dictum that “war is just...
Obama: Fed “Performed Better Than Most Other Regulators”
President Barack Obama praised the efforts of the Federal Reserve Bank during his press...
Post-election Unrest Continues in Iran
Demonstrators protesting what they charge was a rigged election to maintain Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hold...
North Korea Tests U.S.
Following North Korea’s latest nuclear test and missile launches, the New York Times said...
EU to create Regional Financial Regulatory Body
European government leaders ended a two-day summit in Brussels on June 19, after agreeing...