While Washington was preoccupied last week with expanding the executive branch's warrantless surveillance powers, Jane Mayer's latest article (featured in the Aug. 13 issue of The New Yorker) offered a chilling reminder of how the current adm
I admit that I'm completely at a loss to describe accurately the quality of American political life today. Grand Guignol Meets Ma and Pa Kettle? Hostel, starring Adam Sandler? The United States functions as a traveling slaughterhouse abroad, and
José Padilla's conviction on terrorism charges was a victory, not for justice, but for the Justice Department's theory that a U.S. citizen can be convicted, not for committing a terrorist act but for allegedly harboring aspirations to commit
Presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul discusses the economic consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the scars of PTSD and the administration’s betrayal of wounded veterans, how nice it would be if the War Party had to clean up the DU, why th
"Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States," he told Dan Rather. "What I'd like to do is to be able to influence the dialogue. I'm a citizen." The billionaire left the Republican Party recently to becom
For seven-year-old Javaid Iqbal, the holiday to Florida was a dream trip to reward him for doing well at school.
But he was left in tears after he was stopped repeatedly at airports on suspicion of being a terrorist.
The security alerts were tr
A new concept for a time machine could possibly enable distant future generations to travel into the past, research now suggests.
Unlike past ideas for time machines, this new concept does not require exotic, theoretical forms of matter. Still, th
Illegal immigrant and immigration rights activist Elvira Arellano is speaking out one day after U.S. immigration officials arrested and deported her.
"I knew they would deport me. It happened so fast. They urgently needed to arrest me,"
Fred Thompson's long-delayed entrance into the presidential race has been eagerly anticipated by millions of Republicans unhappy with their present choices. Thompson vows to focus on the enormous financial strain facing the federal government whe
Here is an amazing segment of the NBC Nightly News in 1972, featuring a very young Dan Rather reporting on the Nixon Reelection campaign.
And, as you may have guessed from the title, that fresh-faced, mutton-chopped young Republican is none other
The top-tier U.S. presidential candidates have some personal finance numbers in common — six- or seven-figure book deals. Writing a book has become a prerequisite to running for president — a means to explain views in depth, to set the record straigh
Fred Thompson's campaign-in-waiting suffered another departure last week, as spokeswoman Burson Snyder tendered her resignation, according to sources close to the campaign. Snyder follows a handful of other Thompson aides out the door as the org
Enough. Enough. Enough already with this nightmare. It's time to decertify, ban, burn, crush, destroy all Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) touch-screen voting machines. Period.
DREs should never be allowed for use in another American election
Here are a few pictures from Dr. Paul's birthday party at Martha's Exchange in Nashua. A big thanks to Jane Aitken and Linda Lagana of the Nashua meetup for organizing the party, getting the cake and the great card. How sweet is Dr. Paul? As
Border Patrol agents dont have the responsibility of apprehending illegal immigrants, said Carlos X. Carrillo, chief patrol agent for the Laredo sector. "The Border Patrol is not equipped to stop illegal immigrants,” Carrillo said, noting that i
n less than two weeks, thousands of devout Republicans from across the state are expected to gather in Fort Worth to vote in the Townhall.com Presidential Straw Poll.
So far, three key candidates -- Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain -- ha
Short term results aren't that important to the man you're about to meet. David Walker thinks the biggest economic peril facing the nation is being ignored. He has been traveling the country urging people to wake up before its too late.
A ballsy, foul-mouthed guy from New York has been videotaping traffic cops breaking the law. He confronts the offenders, mouths off to them, then posts the videos on YouTube.
According to a written request for proposals sent to various speed camera companies, the state police are seeking to include automated number plate recognition (ANPR) technology in its new automated ticketing system.
The flight to safety continued today with no bids coming in for corporate bonds & the 1 month treasury yield sinking to an amazing 1.4%. Cash is king. Layoffs were announced at both Countrywide and Capital One. The latter shut down its wholesale mort
Excellent footage of Rainbow hippies overpowering the cops' attempt at a roadblock. Hilarious. Taken at this year's gathering north of Steamboat Springs in Colorado. The power of peace! "All we are saying is give peace a chance!"
Dressed in flak jackets and armed with handguns and several semi-automatic rifles, Rio Arriba County sheriff's deputies and Forest Service Law Enforcement officers raid a regional Rainbow Family gathering because the group
The worldwide outage, which began on Thursday and ended on Saturday, left millions of Skype users unable to log on to make phone calls or send instant messages.
How many American deaths will it take for our president and Congress to get serious about securing our borders with Mexico? Why do we station 37,000 troops on the border of Korea, but none on the border of Mexico? Your family stands at risk as thou
Las últimas semanas el mundo se ha vistto convulsionado, via los mercados financieros, por una gran epidemia destructiva producto de causas tan abundantes como los atrevidos que, sin los pelos en la mano, opinan incesablemente de lo que no saben.
Radio sensing stations to track traffic and cargo up and down the I-35 NAFTA Superhighway corridor are being installed by Communist China, operating through a port operator subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa, in conjuction with Lockheed Martin
In Russia, the ghosts of the past refuse to die. This month, several hundred mourners gathered in the Moscow suburb of Butovo at a mass grave of 20,000 victims of Joseph Stalin's purges. As priests chanted a liturgy for the the dead
I'm astounded. I don't know how else to say it. I just continue to be amazed at the number of Republicans who are so easily conned, duped and hoodwinked by Willard Mitt Romney. I'm not sure there are any facts I could offer that would