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LIST MANIA: THE TOP FIVE NEW MALTHUSIANS

“The New Malthusians” sounds like the name of a new wave or punk band, but just as new wave is old school, there is never anything new about Malthusianism no matter how many times it gets punked. Only the band members change. When the world’s population reached the estimated 7 billion mark a few weeks […]

Poll: 63 Percent Oppose Obama’s Executive Order Fascism

Since losing control of Congress in the 2010 midterm elections, President Obama has increasingly turned to executive orders, regulations, and federal fiats to implement his agenda in a program the White House has dubbed “We Can’t Wait.” Analysts say Obama hopes the end-run around the legislative branch will allow him to campaign against a “do-nothing […]

The Occupation Movement As Seen By The World’s News Media

I don’t know how you’re feeling this week, but I have just diagnosed myself with a serious case of Occupation on the Brain, which I’ve also heard described as Protest Fatigue. Reports on this movement have made news in nearly every print and video media outlet, both domestic and international. The only otherAmerica-centric news story […]

Obama’s Green Fiascoes and Boondoggles

A barrage of news headlines on the Solyndra scandal continue to remind us that President Obama made green jobs one of his administration’s priorities. Those headlines also reveal this initiative to have been a costly mistake. The bankruptcy of Solyndra, the solar-panel manufacturer that has collapsed despite receiving half-a-billion dollars from the federal government, is […]

Please, No Excuses or Misplaced Empathy for Sandusky’s Enablers

Well, it’s already started. With the nation still reeling in shock over the child-rape scandal at Penn State, the excuses and misplaced empathy for Sandusky’s enablers have quickly usurped the public anguish, which should rightly be reserved for the child victims. Victims? What victims? The nation’s eyes have become fixed on the ignoble fall of […]