Politics
Obama: Prison for Life Without Trial Is Okay
President Obama announced that he will continue to keep approximately 50 Guantanamo detainees imprisoned indefinitely without trial in an executive order released March 7,...
Can We Cut “Defense” Spending?
Andrew Ferguson of the Weekly Standard summed up the neoconservative case against cutting U.S. defense spending in a February 21 article entitled “The...
Read moreSupreme Court Refuses to Hear “In God We Trust” Challenge
On Monday the Supreme Court of the United States refused to take up a case challenging the U.S. government’s official references to deity....
Read moreWisconsin Recall Efforts Gain Traction on Both Sides
Pro- and anti-reform activists in Wisconsin are seeking to recall state Senators over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to rein in spending and the...
Read moreREAL ID Buried for Another 20 Mos., But Not Dead
Like zombies in a bad horror flick, ideas for federal power grabs never die. Regardless of how much resistance they encounter from states...
Read moreState Pension Plans Trillions Short
State and local pensions are underfunded by at least $1.5 trillion and perhaps even more, the Washington Post divulged in a detailed examination...
Read moreRep. Franks Calls for Obama’s Impeachment Over DOMA
Representative Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) is calling for the impeachment of President Barack Obama for his refusal to mount a legal defense to the...
Read moreNon-binding Balanced Budget Amendment Proposal Fails in Senate
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a non-binding “sense of the Senate” proposal that would have called on Congress to pass...
Read moreClinton on Propaganda Budget: U.S. Losing “Information War”
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Congress on March 2 that the American government was losing an information war around the world...
Read moreWisconsins Budget Crisis & Proposed Reforms
Despite weeks of hysteria by some demonstrators over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reforms, the truth is that the state is facing a...
Read moreWisconsin Erupts: Ground Zero for National Movements
A coalition of government-union members, socialists, and other protesters — some of whom were bussed in from out of state — raucously invaded...
Read moreLegislature to TSA: Don’t Mess With Texas!
Legislators in the state of Texas are seeking to protect the Fourth Amendment by utilizing the Tenth Amendment. ...
Read moreGeorgia Bill Requires Presidential Candidates to Prove Qualifications
Article II of the United States Constitution requires that a person be a "natural born citizen" of the United States in order to...
Read moreRunaway Wisconsin Democrats Face Trouble As Layoffs Loom
Democratic Wisconsin state senators who fled to Illinois in an effort to block a vote on Republicans’ budget-repair proposal could be in hot...
Read moreAlleged Wikileaker Bradley Manning Charged with “Aiding the Enemy”
The U.S. Army filed 22 new charges March 2 against Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, who is alleged to have been Wikileaks' source...
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