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Counterterrorism Czar: Yemen Drone War is “Model” for Expansion

In a recent Washington Post article covering the drone war, White House counterterrorism “czar” John Brennan was quoted as saying, “There are aspects...

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 4, 2012

France to Hike Tax on Beer by 160 Percent

Bruce Walker November 4, 2012

Francois Hollande, the new socialist president of France, has a plan for solving his nation’s economic woes: raising taxes. Having already promised much...

Homeschoolers Flee Persecution in Germany and Sweden

Alex Newman November 3, 2012

BERLIN — Two leaders in the European home education movement, a father from Sweden and a German mother, drew tears from the audience as...

British Hospitals Make Millions Euthanizing Patients

Michael Tennant November 1, 2012

According to London’s Daily Telegraph, British hospitals are euthanizing patients at ever-increasing rates — and raking in big bucks as a result.Documents obtained by...

Conservative Party MPs Desert Government on EU

Bruce Walker November 1, 2012

In a symbolic, but important, vote, members of U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's party call for a tougher stand toward European Union. ...

Shell Seeks to Pay Iran Debt With Grain

Warren Mass October 30, 2012

Royal Dutch Shell is seeking to pay a $1.4 billion debt it owes to Iran that it has been prevented from settling since...

Lithuanian Austerity Prime Minister Loses Election

Bruce Walker October 30, 2012

The Lithuanian national elections, which were completed on Sunday, October 28, resulted in significant losses for Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius’ government. His Homeland Union Party...

French Youth Movement Opposes Islamization

James Heiser October 29, 2012

A French youth organization, Generation Identitaire, is mobilizing to stop the Islamization of France. ...

German Statesman Backs Homeschooling, Slams State for “Usurping” Kids

Alex Newman October 29, 2012

Home education advocates around the world are celebrating after a senior German political leader in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) became...

Spain’s Unemployment Rate Rises to One in Four

Bruce Walker October 27, 2012

Spanish unemployment has risen again, this time to a level of one quarter of the workforce. Only Greece has a higher unemployment rate...

European Central Bank President Buys Government Bonds But Warns of Deflation

Bob Adelmann October 25, 2012

Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, told the German Parliament on Wednesday that, yes, he would be buying government bonds but,...

Mexican Cartels Clash With Troops; U.S. Candidates Silent

James Heiser October 25, 2012

As Mexico's bloody drug war continues between the cartels and the government, America's presidential candidates seem not to notice the war across the...