Suburbia’s Fortress: Are American Kids Too Protected?

“The unsupervised outings of my 1970s childhood are over. When Mom told us, “Be back before dark,” we’d check in sooner only if our stomachs insisted.
“My family lived in a subdivision full of cul-de-sacs with small ramblers and split-level homes. I wandered freely. My sister and I traipsed past construction sites to undeveloped land [...]

Obama Finds "The Quiet Riot"

Obama spoke at Hampton University last night at the university’s Ministers’ Conference where he tried to connect more with his African-American base.Using the 1992 Los Angeles riots and hurricane-ravaged New Orleans as his backdrop, Obama talked about the “quiet riots” of frustration and despair felt by millions of Americans who lacked access to decent housing, [...]

G8: US Pushes For Missile "Defense" System in Eastern Europe

A German protester is pursued by police at the G8 Summit in Germany. Why is the rest of the world protesting G8 policies when Americans have no idea what the G8 even is?
The United States withdrew from the ABM Treaty in order to place a complex missile “defense” system in Eastern Europe, right [...]