MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday letting him pick candidates to lead Russia’s regions if local lawmakers scrap popular polls, in what critics called a setback for democracy in the Russian leader’s new term. The
As the push to pass gun control legislation hits its peak and individuals like NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg spend millions to sway Senate votes, Democrat Senators in red states are stepping back to say they don’t take marching orders from
Fisker Automotive, a darling of the Obama Administration’s push for green energy and electric cars has hired the powerful Chicago-based Kirkland Ellis law firm to explore a potential bankruptcy filing, according to reports. The car company, which received a federal
America may have heard the last of disgraced former University of Colorado Professor Ward Churchill, thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Monday, SCOTUS declined to review the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss Churchill’s lawsuit stemming from his 2007
(Reuters) – The Republican-controlled Arkansas House of Representatives voted on Monday to override a veto by the state’s Democratic governor of a bill that would require voters to show photo identification. Representatives voted 52-45 to override Governor Mike Beebe’s veto,
Judicial Watch attorney Jim Peterson and I recently visited the U.S. Supreme Court with former Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce to attend oral arguments concerning a critical issue – the right of the state of Arizona to ensure that
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by a former university professor who was fired in the aftermath of controversial statements he made about the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. The
HuffPo: Egypt’s most popular television satirist, who every week skewers the Islamist president and hard-line clerics on his Jon Stewart-style show, was released on bail Sunday but could face charges of insulting the country’s leader and Islam. Bassem Youssef is
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government will not aid businesses that have lost money in Cyprus, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said, underscoring Moscow’s resolve to clamp down on the flight of capital to offshore financial centers. Major account
Even as news is surfacing that the Cypriot bank “bail-in” will now confiscate up to 62.5% of depositor funds, a new budgetary document from Canada’s finance minister suggests that America’s neighbor to the north may be considering a Cyprus-like bail-in
A U.S. District judge has thrown out a lawsuit, brought by an atheist group that hoped to prevent the display of a cross-shaped steel beam found in the rubble at the site of the World Trade Center. The Associated Press
A study from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) shows the federal government’s needless spending and costly regulations waste over $42 billion dollars-enough to fund up to 45,000 years of White House tours. After the White House announced that its
The UAW is proudly announcing its third straight year of membership growth. However this year’s growth was fairly anemic. The union ended 2012 with 382,513 members, just 1,797 more than 2011. The UAW actually gained around 7,000 members in the
All it takes to buy some love from the media, apparently, is a few billion dollars and some half-baked proposals to control Americans on everything from soda size to gun ownership. What else to make of the fact that from
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has struck a deal with the European Union and International Monetary Fund that will seize up to 40% of uninsured funds from wealthier depositors with over 100,000 euros and will not siphon funds from those below
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Madagascar faces food crisis over locust plague Cyprus’s banks reopen on Thursday with harsh ‘capital controls’ Will Slovenia be the next Cyprus? China conducts naval military drills deep into South China Sea Madagascar faces
Adults struggling to survive in the Obama economy are now signing up for so-called “cooperative households” as a cost-cutting tactic. A CBS 2 New York report by Dana Tyler titled “Desperate Roommates” highlighted the trend wherein “total strangers desperate to
Today Joan Walsh posted an attack on our own Matt Boyle. She complained he had violated an unwritten rule of journalism by revealing the President’s daughters were vacationing in the Bahamas. Joan explained “Reporters don’t write about minor first children
On the heels of last Thursday’s bipartisan Senate vote to repeal an Obamacare provision that would slap a 2.3% tax on medical device companies, industry and business groups are making a final lobbying push to knock out costly healthcare provisions
On March 25th, Democrat Governor Mike Beebe vetoed legislation that would have created a voter ID law for Arkansas, saying it would “negatively impact one of our most precious rights as citizens.” Under current Arkansas law, “poll workers can request
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka targeting Muslims Anti-Muslim Buddhist mobs rampage through Burma’s towns Europeans reach a deal on Cyprus bailout Russia may be planning its revenge Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka targeting Muslims
Reuters is reporting that US automakers joined with other local businesses to donate $8M for new ambulances and firetrucks to fiscally-battered Detroit. General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, Chrysler Group LLC, which have their headquarters in the Detroit area,
(AP) Calif. city heading to bankruptcy courtBy TRACIE CONEAssociated PressSTOCKTON, Calif.After years of struggles, a Central California city is poised to become the most populous in the nation to enter bankruptcy when its trial begins Monday in federal court. Creditors
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com France sends troops to Central African Republic in chaos France’s army confronts Islamist fighters in northern Mali Leader of Syria’s National Coalition resigns Israel fires surface-to-surface missile into Syria Politicians work all night to
A few months ago I received news that a friend of mine, a former Navy SEAL and war veteran, had lost his battle with depression and killed himself. I felt shocked, then devastated. Which gave way to guilt–the “why didn’t
