This week, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, a familiar image came out of Ferguson, Mo., as protesters faced off against police in the city just as they did 12 months ago. For one business owner, a night of rioting and looting disrupted a year of rebuilding not just her business, but a […]
By Michael Snyder Did you see what just happened? The devaluation of the yuan by China triggered the largest one day drop for that currency in the modern era. This caused other global currencies to crash relative to the U.S. dollar, the price of oil hit a six year low, and stock markets all over […]
Veterans are leaving one combat zone for another. Leave No Veteran Behind is a Chicago-based organization that relieves the burden of student debt on veterans in exchange for their dedication to community service. (Photo: Leave No Veteran Behind/Facebook) Veterans enrolled in the program are given retroactive scholarships if they meet the criteria of having an […]
This graphic originally appeared at Visual Capitalist Two weeks ago, Visualcapitalist published a post showing the world economy in one visualization. In the corresponding comments section, a user asked us if we could put together a similar visualization but instead honing in on world debt. Today’s visualization breaks down $59.7 trillion of world debt by country, as well as […]
ATLANTA, Ga. – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker discussed his platform of “reform, growth and safety” during a speech to conservative activists Saturday. Walker, speaking at the RedState Gathering along with several other Republican presidential candidates, said that the Iranian nuclear agreement presents a great risk to the national security of the United States. “Iran is […]
GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa—Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley spoke at a small-town library here Friday afternoon saying he feels incarceration rates can be reduced in the U.S. by reforming the criminal justice system. O’Malley, a Democrat running for president, would like to make greater investments as a nation “to make sure people are represented in all […]
Until recently, most of our attention on drone wars has been about the debate over us going after bad guys with armed flying robots. Indeed, America’s drone wars are bigger than ever. The U.S. just announced it will start conducting armed drone flights against terrorists in Syria from the American airbase in Turkey. Now, however, the […]
The 2016 primaries are in full momentum following months of build-up, officially kicking off on Thursday night in prime-time as the ten leading Republican candidates squared off for the first time. The 10 highest-polling candidates in the Republican 2016 presidential field took the stage tonight at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, for the […]
by Raymond Ibrahim FrontPage Magazine August 6, 2015 The Obama administration recently made changes to the Oath of Allegiance to the United States in a manner very conducive to Sharia, or Islamic law. On July 21, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)announced some “modifications” to the Oath of Allegiance that immigrants must take before […]
Every year interns from the Cato Institute match up against interns from The Heritage Foundation to debate whether conservatism or libertarianism is the superior political philosophy. Considering almost 700 people signed up on Facebook to watch, we were not surprised at the sizable audience that turned out to view this year’s contest live. Heritage Foundation […]
