December, 2011

The Media Obsession with and Abuse of Polls

New rules in place by the Republicans promise to make this race different than past races.
By Roger Aronoff - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - Full Story

Know Your Enemy

Religion of Liberalism, It is a struggle for souls and a battle between religion as faith and religion as politics
By Daniel Greenfield - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - Full Story

It’s Time to Kiss the Tax Code Goodbye

America’s taxpayers–individuals and businesses alike–perpetually suffer under the tax code, its complexities, its burdens, and its consequences
By Heritage Foundation Mike Brownfield- Thursday, December 15, 2011 - Full Story

Told You So: German Solar Industry Faces Bankruptcy

EU carbon plunges 10 percent to record low of 6.30 euros
By Guest Column Dr. Benny Peiser- Thursday, December 15, 2011 - Full Story

American energy can jump-start US recovery

Tapping abundant US energy deposits would create jobs and restore prosperity
By Paul Driessen - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - Full Story

Ban Ki-moon: Durban pact ‘defied’ skeptics

"We have just four months. Four months to secure the future of our planet."
By Steve Milloy - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

We Don’t Like the Future We See

Can we reverse course, return to the roots of our constitutional restrictions on government stupidity, and once again achieve the prosperity given us by private enterprise within protected borders?
By Phyllis Schlafly - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Exxon predicts U.S. oil imports have peaked

IER has estimated that North America has 1.7 trillion barrels of technically recoverable oil
By Institute for Energy Research - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

House Votes to Expedite Keystone XL Decision

U.S. continues to spend $700 million per day on oil from overseas suppliers at today's price of almost $100 per barrel
By Institute for Energy Research - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

One More Nuclear Nightmare: Saudi Arabia

Once again, Hussein Obama and his Administration, directly or indirectly, may end up facilitating nuclear capabilities for Saudi Arabia, the country that has never shown any intention of actually stop exporting terrorism worldwide.
By Guest Column Eliana Benador- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

The Silent Majority

A Letter to Ms Gillard from a Lady in South Australia
By Judi McLeod - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Christ and Capitalism

Capitalism is, in this, the most loving economic system and, accordingly, the most "Christian."
By Dr. Brad Lyles - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Attorney General Pruitt to Appeal EPA Decision on Regional Haze Rule

AG seeking to preserve right of Oklahoma to determine energy and environmental policies
By EPW Blog - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Debunking Myths About The Great Depression

Reductions in the burden of government spending helped the economy recover from a deep recession after World War I and to grow after World War II.
By Warner Todd Huston - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Warren Weinstein is Held Prisoner by al-Qaeda and no one cares

Perhaps Seymour Hersh should get his priorities straight and investigate al-Qaeda and their treatment of Weinstein.
By Guest Column David Lawrence - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

The Original Tea Party - December 16, 1773

Today’s Tea Parties are engaged in what is likely a long struggle to reduce the size of government and secure redress from the imposition of legislation such as Obamacare
By Alan Caruba - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Iran Mocks Obama

Iranians are closing the Hormuz Straits for their war games entitled "Great Prophet 5!"
By William R. Mann - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Palestinians: Did Gingrich Get it Right?

Where are the borders of Palestine, where were they ever in history? Have the Palestinians ever had a charter, constitution or a bill of rights? What is, or was, the coin of the realm or the currency? Where is the Palestinian capital
By Rev. Michael Bresciani - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Eight strong leads in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance were ignored by Portuguese police

'The English police are now continuing with an investigation which should never have been closed.'
By News on the Net - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Republicans Oppose Rebecca Wodder’s Nomination in Committee

Rebecca Wodder to be Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior
By EPW Blog - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

The pipeline industry categorically rejects the notion that pipelines are unsafe in Canada.

Federal Commissioner of the Environment and of Sustainable Development indicated potential gaps in regulatory oversight
By News on the Net - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Kyoto: Good Riddance to a Bad Deal for Canadians

The Chretien Liberals signed on to Kyoto in 1997 without ever intending to honour what they were promising under the agreement
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Gregory Thomas, Federal and Ontario Director- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Hudak: Ontario lags Canada in producing skilled tradespeople

PC Leader’s apprenticeship reform plan would create 200,000 new jobs
By News on the Net - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

The Truth About the Balanced Budget Amendment

While the details of this proposal are an improvement to some of the previous, weaker BBA proposals, it still doesn’t solve America’s spending problem.
By Heritage Foundation Ericka Andersen- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

A new genre of tires: Call ‘em “sweet” and “green”

Bio-based "Green" tires
By Guest Column - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Potential new drugs plug brain’s biological “vacuum cleaner” and target HIV

“This overall strategy represents a platform technology that may be readily applied to other therapies with limited brain penetration,” such as anticancer and anti-schizophrenia drugs, say the researchers.
By Guest Column Jean Chmielewski, Ph.D. Purdue University- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Mercury releases into the atmosphere from ancient to modern times

Scientists reconstructed human additions of mercury to the atmosphere using historical data and computer models.
By Guest Column - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Cotton fabric cleans itself when exposed to ordinary sunlight

Report describes cotton fabric coated with nanoparticles made from a compound of titanium dioxide and nitrogen.
By Guest Column Mingce Long Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

New test could help track down and prosecute terrorists who use nerve gas and other agents

Nerve agents, like sarin (also called GB), are some of the most toxic and fast-acting chemical warfare agents in existence.
By Guest Column Carlos G. Fraga, Ph.D.- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Anyone But Obama

I think four years of Gingrich or Romney or Perry will be better for the country than another four years of Obama
By Daniel Greenfield - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

America’s Last Vestige of Freedom

Stand for Freedom
By Guest Column Stephanie Flater- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Honour Killing Entrenched in Islam

Unless we recognize the problem for what it really is and change the Criminal Code to specifically address honour killings in Canada, they will continue to exist merely as "a complex, difficult-to-eradicate phenomenon"
By Guest Column Cynthia Yacowar-Sweeney- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Your car may be hotter than you think: IBC releases annual list of top 10 stolen vehicles

Annual list of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Canada today
By Guest Column - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Durban Agreement In Doubt Over Faltering Kyoto Protocol

The decision of Canada to exercise its legal right to withdraw from the protocol has dealt a blow to the spirit of the Durban deal.
By Guest Column Dr. Benny Peiser- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

Pop! Goes the Cork on New Year’s

Champagne, Sparkling Wines, New Year's Eve
By David White - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

President’s delays on Keystone XL compromise American energy security, cost jobs and dollars

At this point, the greatest obstacle to American jobs and energy security is President Barack Obama
By Institute for Energy Research - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Full Story

OWS Not the Party Crashers but the Party Faithful

It’s not OWS crashing the DNC but OWS being the DNC that is the real news
By Judi McLeod - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - Full Story

My Perfect Christmas Treats

Communism couldn’t kill the wonder of Christmas:
By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - Full Story

Big Bend and the Trans Pecos

Offers a brief description of a remote portion of the Mexican border now in national focus
By Guest Column Richard B. Jones- Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - Full Story

Anyone Besides Us Getting… “Sticker Shock?

Things are getting pricey at the grocery store
By Dub and Deb - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - Full Story