September, 2014

Rooting out horse-meat fraud in the wake of a recent food scandal

Keeping horse meat out of burgers and hot dogs could become easier with a new technique.
By American Chemical Society Hans-Ulrich Humpf, Ph.D.- Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Full Story

Toward making lithium-sulfur batteries a commercial reality for a bigger energy punch

Could electric cars soon be powered by lithium-sulfur batteries?
By American Chemical Society Xingcheng Xiao, Ph.D.- Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Full Story

Freedom from Speech

Freedom for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) president Greg Lukianoff
By Arnold Ahlert - Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Full Story

United States Ranks 32 out of 34 Countries in New Global Tax Index

Our tax code is byzantine, our businesses are over-taxed, and our economy is continuing to suffer. We can do better. We have done better. We deserve better
By Alan Joel - Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Full Story

America officially recognized as a Third World basket case

Drift into official Third World territory isn’t so much a fluke as it is a carefully crafted devolution
By Klaus Rohrich - Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Full Story

More Dempsey: Half of Iraq's army useless in fight against ISIS

And the other half is poorly equipped.
By Dan Calabrese - Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Full Story

Alas for the Hairy Quandong

September gardening: Hairy quandong, Elaeocarpus williamsianus
By Wes Porter - Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Full Story

Dear Uncle Siemens

By Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Nine Facts About How the Poor in America Live

Fifty years after the launch of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, Rector’s findings show that poverty in America is only getting worse
By Heritage Foundation Kelsey Harris- Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Ontario Should Reject Calls for a Sugar Tax

Denmark’s experiments with fat and sugar taxes should serve as a warning. These taxes simply don’t work.
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Candice Malcolm- Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Test Your Taste Buds at New Zealand¹s Food and Wine Classic

The event kicks off on October 31 with a spectacular launch party in the vines of Craggy Range Winery
By Travel New Zealand - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Half a million ObamaCare enrollees about to lose coverage over missing paperwork

And some will have to pay back their subsidies.
By Dan Calabrese - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Obama and Kerry: Photo-ops to Showcase Leadership

Already thinking of giving myself a medal
By By Dag Barkley, CFP's Resident Cartoonist - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

GAO Report Reveals ObamaCare is Funding Over 1,000 Abortion Plans

‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014
By Liberty Counsel - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Joint Chiefs Chairman Dempsey: OK, maybe U.S. 'advisers' will fight on the ground

Backtrack.
By Dan Calabrese - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel announces 1600 'military advisers' being sent to non-war in Iraq

Kerry thinks the "war question" is a big waste of time.
By Robert Laurie - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Americans Alone

By Daniel Greenfield - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Life Is Richer with Wine

Enjoying a bottle with friends is always more meaningful than drinking alone
By David White - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Dempsey Explains When U.S. 'Advisers' May Need to Accompany Iraqi Troops Into Combat

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey
By News on the Net - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Skyrocketing Pension Costs Mean Higher Taxes or Fewer Services

Although a stealth bailout via higher contributions might make it appear as though the pension plan is well managed, there is yet more bad news
By News on the Net Maureen Bader- Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Toronto media wastes no time turning on Doug Ford

The nasty response by the non-progressive media to Doug Ford’s entry in the race speaks more about them than it does about Doug Ford
By Arthur Weinreb - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Looking for and recognizing those Break Away Moments

Remember that Break Away Moments surround you even in the darkest of times. All you have to do is recognize them
By Judi McLeod - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

"If they're not Islamic fanatics, what are they, Martians?"

Judge Jeanine Pirro:
By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Our Pathetic President

America must survive a man who many have come to believe is “the worst President” in our history
By Alan Caruba - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Video: Exclusive: Mariam Ibraheem opens up about harrowing ordeal

Sudanese Christian shares her story
By News on the Net - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Video: Journalist Sharyl Attkisson on new Benghazi bombshell

Did State Department officials scrub documents before review?
By News on the Net - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Video: US sending 3,000 military personnel to help fight Ebola

Key is Controlling the Epidemic
By News on the Net - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Dem Senator Tom Harkin praises: Hillary's 'Fingerprints Are All Over' Obamacare

Damned with faint praise.
By Robert Laurie - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Terrific: U.S. 'scouts' on ground in Iraq looking for anyone who will fight

Hey kid, wanna be in a war?
By Dan Calabrese - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

The War on Poverty Has Been a Colossal Flop

One third of the U.S. population received aid from at least one welfare program at an average cost of $9,000 per recipient in 2013.
By Heritage Foundation Robert Rector- Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

More Evidence of Benghazi Cover-Up

Must now ask whether Hillary Clinton instigated or authorized a cover-up of the actions of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
By Roger Aronoff - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Obama’s self-defeating fight

British, American and European jihadistas are completely at ease with IS violence
By Caroline Glick - Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

Massive Bailouts Flying Below the Radar

Imagine someone putting $2,676 into your RRSPs each year.
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Colin Craig- Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Full Story

U.S. Oil Production Keeping World Oil Prices in Check

China, India, oil, oil prices, U.S. Oil Production
By Institute for Energy Research - Monday, September 15, 2014 - Full Story

Not So Fast: ISIS Crossing Texas-Mexico Border Not a Serious Concern

A false sense of security about the ruthless terror of ISIS.
By Heritage Foundation Katrina Trinko- Monday, September 15, 2014 - Full Story

Video: College Students Sign Petition in Support of ISIS

September 11....
By News on the Net - Monday, September 15, 2014 - Full Story

New polls: GOP up on generic ballot, Scott Brown pulls to a dead heat in New Hampshire

Commander in Chief's popularity always matters in an election year.
By Robert Laurie - Monday, September 15, 2014 - Full Story

State Dept. whistleblower: Hillary allies hid Benghazi documents that would make her look bad

Of course.
By Dan Calabrese - Monday, September 15, 2014 - Full Story

An Unbearable and Choking Hell: The Loss of Our Freedoms in the Wake of 9/11

Consider the state of our freedoms, and judge for yourself whether this Constitution Day should be a day of mourning, celebration or a robust call to action
By John W. Whitehead - Monday, September 15, 2014 - Full Story

29th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in Chicago September 26-28

Chicago has been ‘ground zero’ for gun some of our most important litigation and the legal precedents that we've been setting are now showing up as footnotes in rulings all the way to California.”
By Second Amendment Foundation - Monday, September 15, 2014 - Full Story