Again, a UK paper carries a story no U.S. media outlet would touch. In his three years as U.S. president, Barack Obama has been dogged by claims he is not patriotic enough. … Now it emerges that similar fears were expressed about his father, who was categorised...
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9vQt6IXXaM] A friend of mine, who also happens to be a Baptist minister, once told me that despite being a life-long Democrat he had to endorse Bush over Kerry. Kerry was just simply not compatible with his religion. There is...
Last year, almost 1,800 people … renounc[ed] their U.S. citizenship or handing in their Green Cards. That’s a record number since the Internal Revenue Service began publishing a list of those who renounced in 1998. It’s also almost eight times more...
The principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the creation of the internet three decades ago are under greater threat than ever, according to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. In an interview with the Guardian, Brin warned there were “very...
