Barack Obama’s Inauguration: Stories From The Mall

(Washington D.C.) – Today I along with a few other College Democrats joined the millions of Americans from every state stretching from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. Within 5 feet were people from Florida, North Carolina, Connecticut, California, Kentucky and a multitude of other states. Even more impressive were the people from the Bahamas [...]

Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941 remembered

Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”
Those were the words uttered by President Roosevelt following the attacks on the naval base of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Close to 2,400 [...]

Thousands protest American attacks in Syria

Contrary to popular belief there is still a world outside of the United States. Just to prove it, we actually attacked Syria the other day.
It didn’t get much media coverage because of the election and even I’m guilty of it. I saw the news breaking and I said, “that’s great, but what’s going on today [...]

President Bush speaks on Georgia, Russia bombs Tbilisi

President Bush held a press conference at 5:20pm EST. He went on to state that he had “evidence that Russia has plans to bomb Tbilisi’s civilian airport. That information is true.”
This following reports out of Georgia that the airport had been bombed along with radar installations throughout the country.
If the bombing of the Tbilisi airport [...]

Russia captures Gori, Americans pull out of Georgia

In what seems to be a steady stream of breaking news a new story has developed.
The United States State Department has evacuated over 170 Americans from the Republic of Georgia as news of the Russian occupation of Gori spread. Two different convoys have left Tbilisi with 170 Americans along with their family members on their [...]

Should American Airlines be American owned?

I’m not talking about selling AA to a foreign investor, I’m talking straight up communism.
Should we nationalize the airlines? Now you’ve probably heard all the news on CNN or in the New York Times about how airlines are losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The only reason they’re staying afloat is because of [...]

Mexico is Burning; Que Viva La Vida!

Heavily armed men walk the streets, police and soldiers are constantly under fire. Government leaders have been assassinated and average people are afraid to leave their homes. Mass graves are found, and kidnapped victims are found headless with evidence of torture. It’s not Kabul, Fallujah, or even Baghdad.
It’s Juárez, Mexico which is right across the [...]

Oil’s Well that Ends Well

The price of oil fell $4.19 to $134.35 today on the NYSE. Now you want to know what that means for you.

For every 30 dollars that the price of a barrel of oil goes up, add a dollar to the number at the pump. Just know that for the time being the price of gasoline shows no signs of dropping under $4.00 a gallon nationally. I know I personally pay around $4.21 for gasoline here in New York City.

Afghanistan… the forgotten war

For those of you who forgot, we are still at war in Afghanistan. Now in its 6th year 443 brave Americans have lost their lives in this war according to the latest AP figures.
Lately U.S. Marines have been fighting an upsurge in violence from the Taliban. They entered the Helmand province for the first time [...]