Finding new sources of oil and developing alternate energy sources such as wind and solar is not the only way to increase American’s energy independence. We can also use less energy by practicing energy conservation. […]
Our debt right now is about $16.5 trillion. Projections of the current budget and extrapolations of the administration’s programs bring the debt to $20 trillion in five years. This assumes the GDP remains at 4% […]
President Obama said his Health Care proposal would save $1 trillion, over ten years. Recent estimates by two nonpartisan groups estimate the law will cost $900 billion and save $500 billion in Medicare costs — […]
There was a big debate before Obamacare was passed over public funding of abortion. New rumors about federal funding of abortions surface regularly. Actually, 14% of abortions in the U.S. are already paid with public […]
The American Society of Civil Engineers gives the nation’s infrastructure a failing grade in almost all categories. They estimate it will take $2.2 trillion to bring all these areas up to a passing “B” grade. […]
There are 15 unemployed Americans, plus 10 million under-employed, plus 1 million discouraged workers. The unemployment rate is about 10%. 12% of Americans depend on food stamps. Fifty years ago 34% of American jobs were […]
Gay activists were outraged at the survey distributed by the Pentagon to 20,000 service members about repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. They were most offended by one question, “Would you be uncomfortable using a community […]
The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the “Atoms for Peace” program. They have one operational nuclear reactor and plans for 20 […]
There are more black males in prison than in college. Thirty percent of black men will be in prison at one point in their lives, versus 4% for whites. Blacks are 13% of the population […]
The studio blew their whole budget for the film on hiring Jolie and Depp for the lead roles. They couldn’t even afford to give Depp real cigarettes to smoke, just lame electronic ones with all […]