Egyptian Cleric: U.S. Aid is a Jizya Tax

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 27, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/embed/mubO2BavNOM The U.S. government’s aid to Egypt’s government has been a matter of some controversy of late, and this probably won’t help help: According to Egyptian cleric Dr. Khaled, our payments ...

Justice Scalia: So the Government Can Just Stop Enforcing the Law?

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 27, 2013

During today’s oral arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act in U.S. v. Windsor, Justice Scalia tried to determine how the Obama administration had decided that it could refuse to ...

Petraeus at USC: I’m Sorry

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 27, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/embed/zcBdtZz7sEk David Petraeus spoke last night at a dinner held by the University of Southern California’s ROTC program. This was his first public speech since his resignation as CIA director due ...

Rubio: ‘America Needs To Have A 21st Century Immigration System’

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 26, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/embed/zgf4nSd94Ss Yesterday, at the University of Louisville, Senator Marco Rubio gave a wide-ranging speech on economics, foreign policy, and various other topics. Rubio, one of the members of the Senate currently ...

Unions and Regulations Threaten Fracking in Illinois

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 26, 2013

The unemployment rate in the State of Illinois is 9.5 percent, significantly above the national average of 7.7 percent. So the creation of new jobs in the state would seem ...

Carney: White House Still Doesn’t Know about Furloughs

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 26, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/embed/d2qDixa2iRE Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters today that he has no knowledge whether anybody in the White House or the Executive Office of the President will be furloughed due to ...

Senators Cruz, Paul, and Lee Promise to Filibuster Gun-Control Bill

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 26, 2013

In a letter to Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), senators Cruz, Paul, and Lee announced their plans to filibuster the upcoming gun-control legislation. We, the undersigned, intend to oppose ...

British Government: NHS Coverups Now Illegal

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 26, 2013

This morning, the British government released a major report outlining 290 recommendations for the country’s health-care system, the National Health Service. The move came in response to widespread disgust over the ...

1,000 Dead Ducks in Chinese River

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 25, 2013

One thousand decomposing duck carcasses joined the 16,000 dead pigs in China’s river system this week. Chinese officials discovered the ducks in over 50 woven bags in the Nanhe river of the ...

Art or Sleeping in a Box?

By Nathaniel Botwinick March 25, 2013

It costs $25 to enter the Museum of Modern Art. The MOMA is home to some of the world’s most famous works of modern art. However, the museum has garnered ...