Newsmax RSS FeedMon, 22 Apr 2013 14:43:35 EDTMonday, April 22, marks the 43rd Earth Day and, not coincidentally, the 143rd birthday of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known to history as Lenin, the revolutionary founder of the now-deceased Soviet Union.Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:19:25 EDTOn Wednesday President Barack Obama lands in Jerusalem to begin three days of symbolic visits, and of meetings with Israeli, West Bank Palestinian, and Jordanian leaders.Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:04:32 EDTLacking New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's superior intelligence, a small-minded judge has permanently enjoined his magnificent effort to restrict the size of glasses in which restaurants may sell sugary soft drinks, also known as "liquid candy."Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:12:49 EDTThe official unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent last Friday, the lowest rate since December 2008. Numbers buried in the government's fine print, however, suggest that the economy might still be sinking, not recovering.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:36:59 EDTOn February 10, the ancient Chinese Lunar calendar, based on a 12-year cycle of different animal years, exited the Year of the Dragon and entered the new Year of the Snake.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:32:48 EDTDays before a massive blizzard was expected Friday to bury New England, a new study by the Center for Economic Policy and Research proposed that if the world becomes "more European," this could reduce future global warming by as much as 2.34 degrees Fahrenheit.Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:20:52 EDTFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may this week have handed President Obama the steering wheel, accelerator and brake of our economy.Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:56:24 EDTOn Tuesday voters in a handful of "battleground" states will determine who wins and who loses in the race to define America's future direction.Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:04:10 EDTHurricane Sandy, predicted to be one of the most damaging storms of the past 100 years, threatens to devastate the northeastern U.S. from Washington, D.C., to New York City and beyond.Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:19:37 EDTFollowing Thursday night's vice-presidential debate, I asked myself how might Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan have responded to Vice President Joe Biden's almost childish interruptions and clownish laughing and smirking in response to nearly every sentence Congressman Ryan uttered.Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:58:57 EDTBefore Wednesday night's presidential debate, some wondered if Jim Lehrer, veteran anchor of the evening newscast of government-funded PBS, would be fair and objective.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:45:40 EDTThose who believe the liberal mainstream media might be fooled into thinking that Mitt Romney's recent visit to three American allies was a failure.Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:37:38 EDTI felt drowsy while watching the Olympics — then closed my eyes when yet another Obama campaign ad popped up during the London games. Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:42:07 EDTAt a Friday midnight showing of the new "Batman" movie in Aurora, Colo., a shooter opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring several dozen more before he was captured. This arrested suspect reportedly is named James Holmes.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:47:32 EDTOn Sunday night HBO premiered its new series "The Newsroom," in which its menopausal liberal creator Aaron Sorkin slants his view of TV journalism as he did in "The West Wing."Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:46:36 EDTIn its sheer, high-handed arrogance, President Barack Obama's new directive to stop enforcing the law — his order to cease deporting up to 800,000 illegal aliens — may have no parallel in American history.Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:01:30 EDTPresident Barack Obama won in 2008 by promising hope, change, high ethics, and a post-partisan uniting of our country. Instead he arguably has governed as the most partisan, polarizing, and anti-business president in American history.Mon, 07 May 2012 12:07:33 EDTThe United States is being battered by six economic nightmares, a disharmonic convergence that could soon plunge America back into a Great Recession — or worse.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:36:40 EDTBehind the predictable thrust and parry of presidential candidates, President Barack Obama's operatives are quietly conjuring a grand illusion to help him win re-election this November.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:03:09 EDT"I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth," President Barack Obama told an Ohio audience this week, implicitly contrasting his up-by-affirmative-action life to that of his Republican rival Governor Mitt Romney, son of a prosperous automobile company executive and Michigan Governor.