Israel Successfully Tests Arrow III Missile Shield
U.S. sees integrated shield as damper to Mideast escalation; Hezbollah builds up missile arsenal amid Syrian civil war.
Entries by Joe Miller
Afghan Taliban Claim Attack on NATO Convoy in Kabul
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a military convoy belonging to the NATO-led ISAF security force in Kabul on Saturday, striking at the heart of the capital but without causing any casualties.
Global Warming Believers are Today’s Climate Deniers
Just this week we had dozens of Global Warming-believing scientists, who specialize in researching ice melt in Antarctica, run into a helluva lot more Antarctic ice than their research told them would be there.
Economist Richard Vedder: Federal Student Loans ‘Fuel Academic Arms Race’
As combined student loan debts balloon to over $1 trillion, one economist believes enough is enough — the “tremendously explosive” student loan programs offered by the federal government need to go.
Britain’s Version of Tea Party Rocks Political System Across the Pond
The often stale British political system is being rocked by its very own Tea Party.
‘Boomtown’ Lobbyists Want Amnesty in 2014 to Pad Profit Margins
The lobbyists that make up Washington’s permanent political class in the country’s “Boomtown” are banking on comprehensive immigration reform in 2014 to pad their profit margins even during a time when the country is revolting against them.
Famed Moroccan Flutist Gets Rare Musical Instruments Destroyed by US Customs for Being ‘Ecological Threat’
Boujemaa Razgui, a famed Moroccan flutist who regularly performs in Boston, was passing through New York’s John F. Kennedy airport on his way elsewhere packing eleven of his handmade Berber flutes he uses to perform. Mistaking them for bamboo, US Customs destroyed them.
Obama Administration Prohibited Veterans from Hearing Christmas Carols, Receiving Gifts
The Obama administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prohibited veterans from hearing Christmas carols or receiving gifts wrapped in Christmas-themed wrapping paper, prompting outrage from a congressional committee.
The Congressman Who Went Off the Grid
Roscoe Bartlett spent 20 years on Capitol Hill. Now he lives in a remote cabin in the woods, prepping for doomsday.
Establishment GOP and Karl Rove Declare War on Reaganite Conservative Base of Party in 2014
Are the GOP Socialists and Karl Rove deliberately destroying the Republican Party?