Politics
“Mount Vernon Statement” — A Warning
The “Mount Vernon Statement” to be announced today at the start of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. is a “broad...
Obama, FDR: Who Is the Bigger Spender?
As reported by Tom Eddlem in The New American, President Obama on February 12 signed legislation to increase the federal government's borrowing authority...
Read moreThe Tea Party Movement
The Tea Party movement is rapidly becoming the most widely discussed political movement of our time. When you are written about in the...
Read moreWeasel Words — E.g. “Clearly Constitutional”
A “Google” search of the phrase “clearly constitutional” yields over 38,000 hits. Not surprisingly, few if any of these results highlight the use...
Read moreObama Violates Bill of Rights, With Bipartisan Support
The Washington Post took notice of the Obama administration's decision to continue to flout the categorical Fifth and Sixth Amendment prohibitions on imprisoning...
Read moreLesson Behind the John Edwards Scandal
Most people are probably aware by now that Senator and former presidential contender John Edwards (D-N.C.) is the latest in a long line...
Read moreWill the U.S. Be Able to Pay its Debts?
An Associated Press writer says “the crushing weight of its debt threatens to overwhelm everything the federal government does,” even under the best-case...
Read moreDebra Medina: Ready to Mess with Texas
When it comes to successfully challenging the hegemony of the Republican establishment, this ain’t Debra Medina’s first rodeo. In fact, the up-and-coming Texas...
Read moreCongressman Proposes Radical Pro-Homosexual Protections in Public Schools
On January 27, 2010, openly gay Congressman Jared Polis (D-Colo.) submitted House Resolution 4530, the so-called “Student Nondiscrimination Act of 2010.” If enacted,...
Read moreSigning Statements & Executive Orders: Obama’s Tyrannical Tack
The New York Times reported February 12 that President Obama was fed up trying to convince, cajole, and compromise with the Republican Party...
Read moreCellphones, Big Brother, & Fourth Amendment
The Obama Justice Department is appealing a lower court decision that requires it to provide “probable cause” before it can track cellphone users....
Read moreU.S.-UK Relations Strained Over Torture of Innocents
U.S. torture tactics have endangered relations with Great Britain in the wake of a decision by a British court to release a summary...
Read moreObama Eyes “Executive Orders” to Circumvent Congress
The lead of the New York Times story February 13 proclaims: “With much of his legislative agenda stalled in Congress, President Obama and...
Read moreKennedy Calls an End to Turbulent Career
Patrick Kennedy's decision not to seek reelection to Congress will bring to an end, at least temporarily, his family's decades-long "dynasty" and his...
Read moreObama Signs $1.9 Trillion Debt Limit Increase
President Obama signed into law February 12 a bill that would increase the federal debt limit by $1.9 trillion to a total of...
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