Venezuela’s largest newspaper El Universal reports that, while President Nicolás Maduro might not be especially popular in his own country, he at least still has a friend in Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian leader reportedly sent a telegram to
The latest string of violent attacks on peaceful protesters by the Venezuelan government came to a head last night as reports and videos on social media surfaced of special forces attacking young protesters on the streets and raiding student residential
Price controls, a government bureaucracy to set profits, and prison for “capitalist parasites.” In the past five months Venezuela has become a socialist autocracy which only insures things will continue to get worse. In 2013 Venezuela had a 56 percent
The Democrats’ attempt to use the Affordable Care Act to win over Latino voters across the country continues to backfire. California officials tell The New York Times that the “No. 1 priority” of the state healthcare exchange, to sign up Latin Americans,
Canada won the gold medal in women’s curling, defeating Sweden 6-3, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. They lost to Sweden in Vancouver four years ago. The women curled undefeated through the tournament to win their second gold
EU foreign ministers and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday discussed a possible “roadmap” out of the crisis, which the government and opposition had yet to agree on, said a German delegation source. In four hours of talks in Kiev,
A joint investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, Hong Kong Department of Justice, and the UK Ministry of Justice into accusations that American investment banks hired the children of powerful Asian officials to secure lucrative securities business may have
Healthcare industry lobbyists connected with the Republican establishment in Washington are making a concerted effort to sink the campaign of the Nebraska Republican who has been branded the “anti-Obamacare candidate,” Breitbart News has learned. Ben Sasse, a young university president
An Illinois State Senator from Chicago is proposing that the Land of Lincoln impose a new tax on sugary drinks to “solve obesity” in the state. However, few are greeting the proposal with open arms. The tax (Senate Bill 3524)
USA speed skater Maria Lamb said the lack of leadership is why the team has not performed well at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. America has not medaled in speed skating. A few reasons given were humidity from
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The Ukraine’s fundamentalproblem is that it suffers from an economic crisis and thecountry should ask the International Monetary Fund for help,U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Wednesday.
This year has been the worst ever for global warming–er, climate change. Not just because temperatures are near record lows for much of the eastern United States, but also because the western states have been warm and dry. That has led
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is joining the American Enterprise Institute in a special free online streaming video program that will celebrate happiness, free enterprise, and human flourishing. The special presentation will premier February 20 at 9 AM and will
Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich agreed to a truce with opposition leaders in Kiev as the city still burns from protests that began in late November. According to the presidential statement the meeting was attended by opposition leaders Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Vitali
A major anti-government protest in Venezuela on February 12 left three student protesters dead and injured dozens of others. As those detained are released from prison, however, the real toll begins to surface. Two protesters released today claim to have
Tuesday Venezuelan opposition leader Leopold Lopez turned himself in to police who were seeking him on charges of terrorism and murder. Lopez helped organize massive student protests against President Maduro last week, demanding Venezuela’s socialist government do something about crime,
Ukraine’s team at the Winter Olympics in Sochi said on Wednesday said they were shocked by the violence rocking the country and vowed to do everything to bring back medals for their nation. The team, in a joint statement published
In a speech marking the five-year anniversary of his $831 billion economic stimulus plan, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that his plan, passed one month into his presidency, succeeded and that his critics were proven wrong and “have had
Two more Democrats announced Tuesday that they will not seek re-election in 2014: New Jersey’s Rush Holt and California’s Gloria Negrete MacLeod. While Holt has served eight terms, MacLeod has barely served for a year, and will be leaving after her
Aboard Donald Trump’s $100 million 757 private jet with its gold-plated seatbelts, BuzzFeed reporter McKay Coppins flattered his host. “When I was in high school, my business teacher used have us do a weekly assignment dealing with what happened on
According to Spanish newspaper ABC, prominent Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López was arrested this afternoon in Caracas after President Nicolás Maduro issued a warrant for “murder and terrorism.” López has organized peaceful anti-Chavez protests for more than 15 years and
The United Nations opened this week up with a bang: an extensive report detaining the numerous human rights abuses in North Korea–from widespread rape and child abuse to using human corpses as fertilizer–and threatened to hold Kim Jong-Un personally liable. China
Real Clear Politics (RCP) has referred to New York State as “Ground Zero” in the national debate about Common Core, and it is an apt title given the vociferous battles among all the key players–the governor, the State Board of
Amid increasing stories of shooting ranges in the backyards of South Floridians, lawmakers are being urged to intervene and regulate practice and safety measures, the types of backstops used, and how far such ranges must be from schools or playgrounds.
LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation last month fell below the Bank of England’s target level for the first time in over four years, further bolstering the BoE’s message that there is no rush to raise interest rates. Prime minister David
