Because American culture is still a fairly new the phenomenon it still manifests itself in new ways. For instance, back in the seventies, while watching reruns of the Bowery Boys on the Channel 18 Saturday Afternoon Movie, it was my
ROME (Italy/-) (AFP) – (AFP) – Italy’s new government line-up brings together personalities from across the political spectrum, from Silvio Berlusconi’s protege to a crime fighter and a feminist from the radical party.
When the NYPD under Rudy Giuliani went after the Italian mob, Jamaican gangs or any other crime organization they went to their neighborhoods, restaurants and yes, churches. Civil rights were upheld. Legal wiretaps were used. Warrants were employed when necessary. So, what’s wrong with
By FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressROMEAn unemployed bricklayer shot two Italian policemen in a crowded square outside the premier’s office Sunday just as Italy’s new government was being sworn in, investigators said. The gunman’s intended target was politicians but none were in
The investigation into the late Jimmy Savile’s sex crime allegations has ensnared a celebrity publicist whose ex-clients include former American Idol judge Simon Cowell. [Max] Clifford, 70, was charged with 11 counts of indecent assault, prosecutors said, including on two underage
WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) —Illicit drug use rates among Americans age 12 and older from 2009 through 2011 were among the highest since data became available in 2002, U.S. officials say. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported
An apparent piece of landing gear from one of the Boeing planes used in the 9/11 attacks was found behind the site of the proposed Ground Zero mosque. According to the New York Post, surveyors hired by the owner of
The absolute, final reduction of gun control as a combination of irrational emotional gestures and political opportunism, courtesy of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, as quoted by Reason: “Let’s be honest,” says Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). “Criminals aren’t going to buy a gun and
A nonprofit group in Houston, TX known for helping single mothers has begun an ambitious new effort to help an entire neighborhood, and ultimately, the entire nation. This nonprofit stands apart from most others because of how it is trying
Columbia University associate professor and HuffPost Live host Marc Lamont Hill has gotten himself into hot water after tweeting his backing for infamous cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. For years, Abu-Jamal has received an incredible amount of support from the left in
“Smart guns“–guns which will only fire when the trigger is pulled by the person who owns them–may be part of the next wave of gun control. President Obama began talking about them just weeks after the Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting,
On Tuesday afternoon, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke out about the domestic use of drones – and drove many of his biggest supporters to distraction in the process. “I’ve never argued against any technology being used when you have an
In light of the bombing of the Boston Marathon, is the War on Terror is still over? After all, in August 2009 the Obama administration announced the U.S. was no longer engaged in a “war on terror,” nor was it
In its attempts to humanize Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspected younger bomber in the Boston Marathon attacks, ABC News has now run a piece blaming Dzhokhar’s brain biology. Noting that teenagers have underdeveloped critical thinking skills and overdeveloped emotional centers, ABC
A Chicago woman who has been arrested 396 times has become an expert at manipulating the court system–faking seizures so she can stay at hospitals, getting her cases delayed so she can return to the streets and threaten people–all because prisons
UN Human Rights Council “expert” Richard Falk has published a statement saying Bostonians got what they deserved in last week’s terror attack. He quotes W.H. Auden to make his point: “to whom evil is done/do evil in return.” Richard
In a 2004 Townhall column titled “Up From Atheism,” UNC-Wilmington Professor Mike Adams wrote, “Ever since I became a columnist, people have been asking me to explain exactly how I abandoned atheism. I think it would be better to talk
This is an update to an earlier story, presenting the analysis of why the Constitution probably entitles Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to the full range of protections in the Bill of Rights that he would receive as a civilian in federal district
For The New York Times, editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal penned an apologia for the progressive media’s disinterest in covering the abortion trial of Kermit Gosnell and essentially claimed that the trial is a meaningless incident when all things are
Watertown police chief Edward Deveau said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old suspected Boston Marathon bomber who was captured alive on Friday, killed his older brother Tamerlan by driving over him and dragging his body through the street with a carjacked SUV
I can’t imagine anyone would still be interested in any of the dusty jars of snake oil tinkling around in the gun-control medicine wagon after the events of Friday. The Tsarnaev brothers cared nothing for gun-control laws or gun-free zones,
An Amazon user with the profile name “Tamerlan” whose purchasing profile comes up when the supposed email address of Tamerlan Tsarnaev is entered into Amazon’s “Find Someone’s Wish List” search engine compiled a list of books to purchase which may shed some
Although New Jersey already has the second most stringent gun laws in the nation, Governor Chris Christie is expanding them to include guns rarely (if ever) used in crimes–guns like the Barrett .50 cal. The Barrett .50 is hugely popular
The Obama administration has placed Boston terrorist suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev in federal custody with plans to give him a civilian criminal trial in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. That’s what the Constitution requires, though some will undoubtedly question that decision.
By LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESNBC said Friday that it’s pulling an episode of its serial killer drama “Hannibal” out of sensitivity to recent violence, including the Boston bombings. The episode that was to air next week features a character,
