Category: Politics
Poll: For the first time, most Americans think pot should be legal
by WS Editors | Apr 8, 2013 | Legal AffairsFor the first time in more than 40 years, a majority of Americans believes marijuana should be legal. In 1969, pollsters found that only 12 percent were in favor of the idea and 82 percent opposed it. Now 52 percent think the so-called gateway drug should be legal and 45 percent say it should not […]
Despite pipeline leak in Arkansas, most Americans back Keystone
by WS Editors | Apr 5, 2013 | Environment, PoliticsAfter hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil leaked from an aging pipeline last Friday, spewing thick black crude onto the green lawns and clean driveways of a housing development in suburban Arkansas, many wondered if the spill’s impact on public opinion might affect the Obama administration’s forthcoming decision on whether to greenlight the proposed […]
M.J. Rosenberg: Only Muslim Nuclear Bombs Scare Us
by M.J. Rosenberg | Apr 5, 2013 | Foreign Policy, National SecurityThe Obama administration, Congress and the media are finally showing some concern about the threats that have been emanating from North Korea since the beginning of the year. The Pentagon is moving an advanced anti-missile system to Guam just in case North Korea’s threats turn out to be more substantial than the administration clearly thinks […]
Feds Issue No-Fly Zone over Site of Exxon Oil Spill Cleanup
by WS Editors | Apr 4, 2013 | Environment, Legal AffairsSteve Horn confirmed Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a no-fly zone over Mayflower, Arkansas, where the Pegasus oil pipeline ruptured on Friday spilling an estimated 12,000 barrels of Canadian crude (or 504,000 gallons) into lawns, driveways and drainage ditches in a suburban housing development. Authorities told local TV reporters that at least […]
M.J. Rosenberg: Democrats Are Just Not That Into Israel Anymore
by WS Editors | Apr 2, 2013 | Foreign Policy, PoliticsA new Pew Research Center poll demonstrates that Republicans are much more sympathetic to Israel than Democrats, a wider partisan divergence than has ever existed before. The poll finds that when asked if their sympathies are more with Israelis or Palestinians, 66 percent of Republicans choose Israel compared with 49 percent of independents and just […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety