Last Thursday, House Republicans–with the support of a handful of Democrats, and no support from the White House–passed the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act. The Act is an important first step to getting past the U.S. environmental movement’s
Last Thursday, House Republicans–with the support of a handful of Democrats, and no support from the White House–passed the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act. The Act is an important first step to getting past the U.S. environmental movement’s
Last night, we published a column by “Virgil” on the controversies about Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital and his personal finances. Virgil’s analysis–i.e. that Romney is losing the media narrative, and the campaign–is inaccurate, and his ad hominem swipes
The Hollywood Reporter: An anti-Obama documentary featuring an interview with the president’s half brother opened in a single theater in Texas over the weekend and, despite alleged complaints from some consumers who were upset with the film’s content, it grossed
Tino Struckmann is the writer, director and star of “Normandy,” an official selection at the G.I. Film Festival which was just released on DVD. The film follows a battle-tested soldier (Struckmann) fighting for his life during D-Day. Big Hollywood invited Mr.
TalkingPointsMemo today is trumpeting a new McClatchy/Marist poll showing Obama edging Romney on both the economy and foreign policy. The nationwide poll of registered voters shows Obama ahead 2-points, 46-44, on being better able to handle the economy and 6-points,
We are told that one of the most “popular” features of the president’s signature “ObamaTax” health insurance law is one that prevents health insurance companies from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions. We are told that the ObamaTax will
By LYNN ELBER and BOB THOMASAssociated Press WritersLOS ANGELESFilm producer Richard Zanuck, who won the best picture Oscar for “Driving Miss Daisy” and was involved in such blockbuster films as “Jaws” and “The Sting” after his father, Hollywood mogul Darryl
Texas Republican Senate candidate Ted Cruz leads David Dewhurst in two new polls released by independent polling organizations on Thursday. Cruz, in both polls, was powered by his overwhelming support among the conservative Tea Party voters who dominate low-turnout GOP
In a recent article posted on Glenn Beck’s website entitled “Music and Art Pave the Way for a Cultural Restoration,” Beck says: It’s been a long time since anything in the culture really represented something that you believe in. The
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The makers of a planned film about rock icon Janis Joplin have tapped recent Tony Award winner Nina Arianda to play the part of the 1960s singer in a biographical movie directed by Sean Durkin, a
While state lieutenant governor races don’t usually make big news, Missouri’s race is slightly different. The Republican primary between incumbent Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and MO State Senator Brad Lager has intensified, with Lager dropping cash on a heavy media
(AP) Survey: Small business optimism sinks in JuneNEW YORKThe economy and uncertain political climate are taking a toll on small business owners’ optimism, making them hesitant to expand. The National Federation of Independent Business said its index of small business
In a stunning blow to the Senatorial hopes of Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV), the House Ethics Committee today unanimously voted to open an investigative subcommittee into conflict of interest charges stemming from her alleged attempts to direct cash toward the kidney
This morning, USA Today/Gallup released their latest survey of 12 battleground states. The poll, conducted at the end of June, found Obama and Romney essentially tied in the swing states, with Obama pulling 47% to 45% for Romney. Nationally, Obama
Left-wing Slate blogger Matthew Yglesias, who was a part of the left-wing cabal known as “Journolist,” and who is frequently a source of stories circulated by the Obama campaign, sent out a tweet on Sunday in which he implied that Republican
Get ready, serious school board reformers. You now have a role model. Who would have thought that real school reform could start at the local level, rather than in Washington D.C.? Well, the mostly conservative Board of Education of Douglas
OKLAHOMA CITY – Administrators at an Oklahoma City high school forced teachers to falsify enrollment and attendance records to satisfy federal grant requirements, according to a teacher. The teacher recently resigned in protest. As a result of the allegations, two
Activists opposed to the victory of Enrique Pena Nieto in Mexico’s presidential election have called for a national “megamarch” Saturday to protest the results. Pena Nieto, from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), decisively won Mexico’s presidential election Sunday, a result
As you enjoy Independence Day, give a little thought to one of the United States of America’s unique contributions to world cuisine; consider the E Pluribus Unum of Bar-B-Q. Whether you call it Bar-B-Q, BBQ, or Barbecue, the July 4th
Calvin Coolidge is the only president in U.S. history to have been born on Independence Day. He is also one of the few who understood the Declaration of Independence’s spiritual moorings. “Silent Cal,” as he was called, was thought to
(AP) Physicists find evidence of new subatomic particleBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAThe head of the world’s biggest atom smasher says they have discovered a new particle that is consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson known popularly as the “God particle,” which
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – He is the face of Hollywood’s two costliest U.S. box office flops in 2012, so far, “John Carter” and “Battleship,” but actor Taylor Kitsch isn’t letting that stand in his way in his quest for good
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressMEXICO CITYFour days before Mexico’s presidential election, much of the nation’s attention is focused on a man who appears certain to lose. That man is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the fiery, feisty leftist who shut down the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Merkel and Hollande meet ahead of the new ‘save the euro’ summit Barclays Bank fined $453 million for manipulating markets Barclay CEO Bob Diamond will give up his bonus. Boohoo! Russia may be changing
