The European horse meat scandal – and America’s complicated legal policy As the controversy over unlabeled horse meat reaching grocery stores and restaurants in Europe widens, let’s explore how the scandal has unfolded and why it’s so hard to find horse on a menu in the United States. Jan. 16 – Ireland’s Food Safety Authority […]Continue Reading
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Iranian authorities have arrested more than a dozen journalists in the past two days over their links to “anti-revolutionary” media, Iranian media reported, in what appeared to be a coordinated crackdown on the press. With a presidential election five months away, Iran’s clerical leadership appears to be tightening its grip on the media to avoid […]Continue Reading
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has agreed on an immigration reform plan that would provide a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States but only after borders are better secured. The plan, unveiled a day before President Barack Obama is to give a policy speech on immigration in […]Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – If you thought President Obama’s first term was one long, uninterrupted political brawl, the next four years will make that period look tame by comparison. If you need any evidence for this prediction, Obama’s in-your-face, second inaugural address is Exhibit A. It was a speech tailored to make the hearts of liberal Democrats […]Continue Reading
Public trust in business, government and media leaders has fallen in the wake of financial and political scandals, according to a new global survey. Heads of financial institutions did particularly poorly, mainly in richer countries that have suffered financial crises and fined banks for, among other things, manipulating markets and facilitating money-laundering. The 2013 edition […]Continue Reading
Pakistan: Judicial update. Fasih Bokhari, chief of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), told the Supreme Court during a hearing on 17 January that the initial investigation into the corruption case against Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and more than a dozen others was flawed and he needed more time to determine whether the premier should […]Continue Reading
Mike AdamsNatural News Lance Armstrong has now gone public with his admission of using illegal, banned substances to win his cycling races. In a confession to Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong admitted to doping with EPO, testosterone and blood transfusions during ALL his Tour de France races. This is the guy who has berated, threatened, intimidated and […]Continue Reading
Known as the most famous sea disaster of the nineteenth century,The Wreck of Medusa was captured by Theodore Gericault in 1819. The story of the painting, and the actual event, serve as a cautionary tale for all mankind and, with numerous parables, should resonate loudly with Americans and our current political and economic climate. In […]Continue Reading
You know that old saying that there are no dumb questions? It’s not true. I know. As a journalist, I’ve asked my share of stupid questions. Yet even in the context of my own shortcomings, I do not understand what the White House press corps is thinking during what passes for a news conference in […]Continue Reading
I’ve frequently commented on Europe’s fiscal mess and argued that excessive government spending is responsible for both the sovereign debt crisis and the economic stagnation that plagues the continent. But it does seem that things have calmed down, so the readers who have submitted questions about whether the fiscal crisis has ended obviously are paying […]Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s decision to name Jacob Lew, his chief of staff and former budget director, to be his Treasury secretary sent a depressing signal that the economy and jobs won’t be his highest priority in a second term. With unemployment remaining stubbornly high in the fifth year of his presidency, the job of […]Continue Reading