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Wilford "Diabeetus" Brimley

Recent Report: America still in ‘Fat Club,’ won’t talk about ‘Fat Club’

By Aaron Friedman November 19, 2012

A new study conducted by the Drexel University’s School of Public Health has churned out an alarming conclusion: Diabetes is highest in developed nations. At this point, you may be saying, “Duh,”...

Opinion: California steps up again with greener energy

By Jesse Tate November 18, 2012

California is known for two types of green — and this time around, it’s getting noticed for new green energy initiatives. In 2006, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger passed Assembly Bill 32, which...

A campaign worker removes candidate signs from in front of Mitt Romney's campaign office in Manchester, N.H., Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Romney conceded the presidential election shortly after midnight Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Opinion: Ads underline poor strategy of Republican camp

By Clayton Crockett November 18, 2012

It takes more than numbers to win a war, and the same goes for the crucible of American politics. During the final presidential debate, the eventual winner and incumbent President Barack Obama likened...

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, announced earlier this year he would retire from politics when his term ends in January.

Opinion: Libertarian void must be filled after Paul’s retirement

By David Scheuermann November 18, 2012

Libertarianism is losing its fearless leader. Rep. Ron Paul, R–Texas, is stepping away from politics after this year. The 77-year-old has served Texas in Congress intermittently since 1976, but...

USA/Canada border

Australia and Canada are not conservative refuges

By Jesse Tate November 15, 2012

If you aren’t happy with President Obama being elected to a second term, the best course of action is to leave the country, right? But even with a Democratic president, America is still more conservative...

South’s secession petitions are asinine, racist

By Nicholas Pierce November 15, 2012

Make way for the Zouaves and call out the fifes and drums. Raise the stars and bars from the battlements and let’s burn down Atlanta — secession’s in the air and the South has finally...

Rep. Jeff Landry, R-La., talks to supporters at his election night watch party in Broussard, La., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/The Lafayette Daily Advertiser, Allyce Andrew) NO SALES

Boustany, Landry race highlights dirty side of politics

By Parker Cramer November 15, 2012

Liberal — the word itself makes most Louisianians cringe.  Congressmen Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry are using this negative connotation to their own advantages.  The former Republican...

Flanked by family members, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., looks up as she talks about her mother, Betty Anne McCaskill, who recently passed away, while declaring victory over challenger Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., in the Missouri Senate race Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Recent elections prove to be wins for women

By Kate Mabry November 14, 2012

Although 1992 — the same year that the first women were elected into the Senate — is remembered as the “Year of the Woman,” many will agree that 2012 shared a similar tune. The...

Steve Scalise

Louisiana election results reveal little care for civil liberties

By David Scheuermann November 14, 2012

Last week’s elections revealed a startling truth about Louisiana voters: We like our Congressmen. We like our guns. But we don’t care too much about our civil liberties. Every congressman...

President Barack Obama waves to supporters during a campaign event at McArthur High School, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Hollywood, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama re-election significant for minorities of all types

By Tesalon Felicien November 13, 2012

The minority voice spoke for a consecutive presidential election, and the country listened. As in 2008, minority voters were key contributors to President Obama’s re-election. Approximately 93...

A pro-statehood New Progressive Party supporter waves the U.S. flag during the party's closing campaign rally in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Voters in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will go the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6 to weigh in on whether to change the status of their relationship with the United States, the island's central political dilemma, or to leave it unchanged. The two-part referendum is intended to send a message to the U.S. government and resolve a 114-year-old conundrum. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Share the Wealth: Should Puerto Rico be admitted as the 51st U.S. state?

By Jay Meyers November 13, 2012

The nature of Puerto Rico’s political relationship with the United States may soon change, as a majority of citizens from the Caribbean island territory ostensibly supported U.S. statehood in a referendum...

People ride atop a vehicle waving a Puerto Rican flag during elections in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Puerto Ricans are electing a governor as the U.S. island territory does not get a vote in the U.S. presidential election. But they are also casting ballots in a referendum that asks voters if they want to change the relationship to the United States. A second question gives voters three alternatives: become the 51st U.S. state, independence, or sovereign free association, a designation that would give more autonomy. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Blued-Eyed Devil: Should Puerto Rico be admitted as the 51st U.S. state?

By Nicholas Pierce November 13, 2012

On August 13th, 1898, Spain and the U.S. signed the Treaty of Paris, effectively ending the Spanish-American War and ceding the islands of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba and the Philippines to the United States. ...