American Fathers Disappearing

With America suffering from increasing poverty, and with more and more children born into mountains of debt unleashed by their parents’ and grandparents’ generations, the greatest threat of all may be this: the American father is dying. 27 Dec 2012

Google Dumps 'Merry Christmas' for 'Happy Holidays'

The war on Christmas has officially reached Google. The search engine giant features a graphic of what appear to be Christmas gifts, accompanied by a toy train and smiling children. But when you click on that graphic, you get this Google search: “Happy Holidays.” If you hover your mouse over it, you get this: “Happy Holidays from Google!” 25 Dec 2012

Momentum Grows for Gun Buyback Programs, Confiscation

A letter from 40 members of Congress and directed toward House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) demanded a national gun buyback program yesterday. Although the letter does not suggest compulsory gun buybacks, other high-ranking politicians have. Last Friday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) suggested a gun buyback program on the federal level. On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested, “Confiscation could be an option. Mandatory sale to the state could be an option.” 25 Dec 2012

Affleck Won't Run For Senate

Benjamin Géza Affleck, famed high school graduate, fan of Howard Zinn, star of Gigli and director of Argo, has decided not to run for John Kerry’s presumably open Senate seat. 25 Dec 2012

NY Gunman Who Shot Firemen Already Barred from Owning Guns

While liberals on Twitter pointed at the shooting of four firefighters in upstate New York as evidence that more gun control is necessary, NBC News reports that the gunman, one William Spengler, was already banned from owning guns. Spengler served 17 years in prison for killing his grandmother with a hammer in 1980. 24 Dec 2012

Netanyahu's Christmas Warning: Christians 'Endangered' in Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released his Christmas greeting today. In it, he warned of the existential threat to Christians in the Middle East with the rise of radical groups like the Muslim Brotherhood. 24 Dec 2012

4 Firefighters Shot, 2 Killed in Heavily Gun Controlled Upstate NY

Today in upstate New York, a gunman shot and killed two firefighters who were responding to a fire at a home. Two other firefighters were shot, too. 24 Dec 2012

Intimidation: NY Newspaper Publishes Names, Addresses of Gun Permit Holders

Today, the Journal News in upstate New York, owned by Gannett, published the names and addresses of all gun permit holders in the Westchester and Rockland county areas of New York. 24 Dec 2012

McConnell Prepping for Ashley Judd Senate Run

With the rise of celebrity-politicians like Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and Benjamin Géza Affleck, who may run for Senate from Massachusetts, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is taking seriously rumors that actress Ashley Judd may run against him. He’s doing internal polls to see where she runs – and she’s running just four points behind McConnell. 20 Dec 2012

Benjamin Géza Affleck on CBS' 'Face the Nation' Sunday About Kerry Seat

Benjamin Géza Affleck, director of films like Argo and star of films like Gigli, has been widely rumored to be interested in running for Senator John Kerry’s open seat once the Massachusetts Senator moves over to the State Department to replace Hillary Clinton. 20 Dec 2012