A Tenther’s Guide To The Election » People
everywhere are shouting from the rooftops: “This is the most important
vote of your lifetime!” But the 2012 Presidential election is not a
make-or-break election. America, as the Founders envisioned, has already
been broken for a long, long time. More »
Outside The Asylum
The First Time » As
last week drew to a close, a new viral ad hit the Web. In it, a young
woman named Lena Durham — otherwise noteworthy for acting in, writing,
directing and producing some witless, juvenile shlock named “Girls” for
HBO — describes in sexual undertones voting for Barack Obama. More »
Personal Liberty News
Political Opportunism And Sandy » As
Hurricane Sandy threatened much of the United States’ Eastern seaboard,
political pundits took the opportunity to shout back and forth about
which Presidential candidate would cut the most funding to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency. More »
Media Continues Election Race-Baiting » Mainstream media continue to push the idea that the upcoming Presidential election is about race. A recent Associated Press poll claims that 51 percent of Americans harbor negative feelings toward blacks. More »
Obama Wants ‘Secretary Of Business’ » President
Barack Obama, seeking to embolden his weak record on American business,
said that he would appoint a “secretary of Business” if he is elected
to a second term in the White House. More »
National Security And Kindergarten » Homeland
Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is looking for potential future
additions to the United States’ massive security/surveillance apparatus;
her agency has begun target kindergarten-aged children with
cybersecurity training. More »
There have been
hundreds of food product recalls in the last few years for everything
from tomatoes to peanuts. But consumers don’t always heed the news.
According to a survey released by Rutgers University in New Jersey, only
60 percent of Americans check for recalled foods in their home.
William Hallman, professor of human ecology and lead researcher, said he
hopes to get more consumers not only to pay attention to the recalls,
but to take active steps to rid the products from their homes.
Currently, Hallman said only about 25 percent of those surveyed threw
out food after hearing about a recall. More »
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