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Last year, I reported that the United States fell from sixth to eighth place -- behind Canada -- in the Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal's 2010 Index of Economic Freedom. Now, we've fallen further. In the just-released 2011 Index, the Unite…

Last year, I reported that the United States fell from sixth to eighth place -- behind Canada -- in the Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal's 2010 Index of Economic Freedom. Now, we've fallen further. In the just-released 2011 Index, the Uni…

In Britain, the Coalition Government of David Cameron hopes to stimulate much-needed hiring by reducing state interference with Private Employers’ right to choose their own workforces. Per the Telegraph, Cameron “hopes that relaxed emp…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ian McKellen is returning to Middle Earth. The 71-year-old actor will reprise his role as Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s two-part blockbuster “The Hobbit.” McKellen confirmed his casting on his website Tuesday. …

It began on New Year’s Eve in Beebe, Arkansas with the discovery of 5,000 blackbirds that had fallen from the sky dead. The next day, 100,000 fish were found dead in the nearby Arkansas River.  2 days later, more than 500 blackbirds tur…

Our calendar tells us that February 22ndis practically just around the corner - and that can only mean one thing: the election of a new mayor for Chicago- the first Mayoral Election in 22 years. As Chicagoans, we gasped - some in…

Twice within four days, my name has popped up in the Bush-era secret cables uncovered by Wikileaks. Lucky me. Though nowhere near as earth-shattering as the uncovering of American misdeeds in Iraq and Afghanistan, these classified cables provide…