Politics

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Two Simple Reforms to Help the Economy

I’m no economist, but for the purpose of this article, I’m playing one on the Internet. Clearly, you don’t need me to tell you that there are some major economic problems in America today. Instead of playing the who’s-to-blame game, we should be looking for solutions to what caused this problem. Most people point to [...]

Pentecostal Minister Tabbed to Run Faith-Based Programs

President Obama has tabbed a 26-year old Pentecostal minister to run his faith-based programs, a White House aide announced Thursday. Joshua DuBois worked for Obama during his time in the Senate and the president considers him a close adviser to the president. Prior to getting involved with Obama, DuBois was educated at Princeton and is [...]

Secular Groups Ask Obama to Pass on Boy Scout Honor

Since the days of Taft, one of the “honors” that comes with being the President of the United States is that you are also the honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America. While it’s really just a title with no real meaning, secular groups are uniting to ask President-elect Obama to deny receiving the [...]

It’s Official: Franken Steals Senate Election

After nearly two months of speculation, it’s official — Al Franken has stolen the election from Norm Coleman in Minnesota. The amazing thing isn’t that an election can be stolen so blatantly in this day and age, it’s that it can be done after everyone was told it is going to happen. Everyone in their [...]

Obama Can’t Win in Inauguration Pastor Mess

As you may have heard, president-elect Barack Obama has chosen a pro-life, anti-gay marriage pastor to speak at his inaugruation. If he was going for “can’t make anyone happy,” he succeeded. Let’s face it, no decision Obama makes for a while is going to please conservatives. Giving Rick Warren a microphone to make a speech [...]

Atheists Suing Kentucky Office of Homeland Security

American Atheists is suing the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to remove language that directly gives credit to God for protecting the state from terrorism. The actual law as written reads: “The safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God.” According to the Lexington Herald-Leader: “The requirement to [...]

Senator Says Capitol Visitor Center is Not Religious Enough

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) is not too happy about the new Capitol Visitor Center, the $621 million underground museum that traces the history of the Capitol, as well as the Senate and House of Representatives. The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center features exhibits, videos, historical artifacts and restaurants, but according to Sen. DeMint, it is missing [...]