Did somebody say McJobless? The American job market is no place for students as the number of employed high schoolers has hit its lowest level in more than 20 years, according to new figures from the National Center for Education Statistics. In 1990, 32 percent of high school students held jobs, versus just 16 percent … Continue reading
Why Are SWAT Teams Being Used as Tools of Harassment?
The blogger Patterico offers an astounding and horrifying story that reveals just how out of control some Americans can be in pursuit of a political vendetta. Notions like “SWATing” feel like a dangerous escalation of already excessive expressions of ideological rage; once the genie is out of the bottle, then every extremist who feels the … Continue reading
Facebook’s Failure May Be Part of Government Plan to Control Internet
Was Facebook systematically overvalued in order to force it into a government bailout? That’s the hypothesis that Glenn Beck offered on GBTV tonight, and like many of Beck’s hypotheses, you might be surprised at the evidence that exists for it. In a nearly 20 minute segment, Beck meticulously and carefully picked his way through the … Continue reading
Southern Poverty Law Center Names New Black Panther Malik Zulu Shabazz as part of the Radical Right?
The Blaze has told you beforeabout New Black Panther leader Malik Zulu Shabazz (who has recently talked about hating white people) and his radical ideology. Now, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has placed the black separatist leader on its list of “30 New Activists Heading Up the Radical Right.” Read that again and take … Continue reading
150+ Maine Churches to Launch Massive Anti-Gay Marriage Father’s Day Fundraising Campaign
Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father‘s Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November’s ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages. Between 150 and 200 churches are expected to raise money for the Protect Marriage Maine political … Continue reading
Obama Apparently Spoke at a 1996 Event Hosted by a Socialist Group
President Barack Obama has very frequently come under fire for purportedly embracing socialist ideals. While some have called these characterizations unfair, others have continued to maintain that Obama’s ideals dance on a line that very easily earns him such a distinction. Now, an alleged 1996 advertisement from the Hyde Park Herald, a community newspaper in … Continue reading
Syrian forces, opposition both abusing children
Syrian government forces and anti-government armed groups are both carrying out unlawful killings, torturing opponents and abusing children in the 15-month-old uprising, a U.N.-appointed panel of human rights experts said Thursday, though it underlined that security forces are still responsible for the largest share of the violence. The findings by the Independent International Commission of … Continue reading
