Controversial Clergy at Obama Inaugural
Barack Obama took the oath of office and was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, amidst unprecedented attention given to his choices of clergymen to...
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Expect More Foreign War Under Obama
The Obama administration plans to increase overall troop commitments abroad this year, according to the Washington Post. The Obama administration has reportedly signed on to a Pentagon plan to increase U.S....
FISA Court: Telecoms Must Help Warrantless Wiretaps
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review has ruled that telecommunications companies must assist the executive branch in wiretapping American citizens’ e-mail messages and phone calls, the New York Times reported...
Holder’s Hopeful Words on Waterboarding
Attorney General nominee Eric H. Holder, Jr. unequivocally said “Waterboarding is torture” at his confirmation hearing January 15. Asked if he would prosecute those who engaged in felony torture or allow...
The Welfare State Is Really Socialism in Disguise
This topic reminds me of the story about the national politician who campaigned on a party platform promoting the Welfare State. His stump speech was filled with promises of all the...
Trans Texas Corridor Renamed, Not Dead
The Texas Department of Transportation announced on January 6 that the Trans Texas Corridor is dead. We don't think so. ...
Joe Biden’s Trip to the Middle East
Vice President-elect Joseph Biden arrived in Baghdad on January 12 for an unannounced visit. It was part of a three-nation Asian tour for the vice president-elect, who visited Pakistan, Afghanistan, and...
Kissinger Beats “New World Order” Drums – Again
As we have reported in the past week (here and here), former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has been extraordinarily busy of late, flitting about the world and proclaiming the need...
Obama chooses Socialist for “Climate Czar”
President-elect Barack Obama has selected the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency under Bill Clinton, Carol Browner, to serve as his “Assistant to the President on Energy and Climate Change.”...
Bush Unwittingly Sums Up His Presidency
President Bush unwittingly summed up the eight years of his presidency in what was expected to be the final press conference on January 12. “I readily concede I chunked aside some...
More Covert War Against Iran
The United States has escalated its covert war against Iran, the New York Times reported on January 10. The article reported that the program involved efforts to disrupt the country’s nuclear...
Why Ron Paul Opposed the Gaza Resolution
On January 8, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (along with 11 House colleagues) introduced House Resolution 34, whose title reads: "Recognizing Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza,...
Bush Designates New Marine Sanctuaries
With just two weeks left in office, President Bush designated almost 200,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean as a national monument using powers granted by the Antiquities Act of 1906....
Trying to Uphold Federalism in Federal Court
"Federalism" is one of those words that turns many readers aside, as it conjures up images of boring old theoretical interpretations of John Locke treatises. The reality of federalism is much...
Kissinger, Putin, and the “New World Order”
Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, has declared that "you don't ever want a crisis to go to waste." As reported here yesterday, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger...