American Minute from William J. Federer APRIL 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. Within the next two years, America enlisted 4 million soldiers and spent 35 billion dollars, resulting in an Allied victory. In a Day of Prayer Proclamation, October 19, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson stated: “In [...]

Below are some of the best installments from Dakota Voice this week, according to number of hits, number of comments, importance and impact of the material, etc. In case you missed them, or want to browse them again in the leisure of your Sunday rest, here they are: President of the United States Bows to [...]

As usual, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich hits the nail on the head in this clip. The belligerent, oppressive, communist nation of North Korea just launched a ballistic missile. The world howled in outrage…and did nothing. As usual. Thanks to a transcript from CQ Politics, Gingrich says: We do not appreciate the scale [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Michelle A. Vu Christian Post Reporter Sat, Apr. 04 2009 12:55 PM EDT . Open, tolerant, and generous Western nations are being taking advantage of, warns a former Muslim from the Middle East who now lives in America.Muslims in Arab countries as well as some born and [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Ethan Cole Christian Post Reporter Sun, Apr. 05 2009 09:38 AM EDT Eight human rights groups in China have issued an unprecedented open letter challenging the Chinese government to account for its rights violations against Chinese citizens. Police in mainland China, the groups wrote in the letter [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Lawrence Jones Christian Post Reporter Sun, Apr. 05 2009 09:27 AM EDT The North Dakota Senate on Friday rejected a “personhood” bill that would grant constitutional rights to human embryos but approved several other pro-life measures. Without debate, the Senate voted 29-16 to defeat House Bill 1572, [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer Born in a slave hut APRIL 5, 1856, was Booker T. Washington. In dire poverty after the Civil War, he moved to West Virginia to work in a salt furnace and coal mine. At age 16 he walked 500 miles to attend Hampton Institute in Virginia and later Wayland [...]

Good point here by Newt Gingrich. When comparing the media coverage of the infantile anti-capitalist rabble in London over the G20 meeting, versus the near-non-existent media coverage of the Tea Party protests going on across the nation already, Gingrich said this: “I got a note from a friend of mine in Orlando who pointed out [...]

When I heard President Obama say the following in Europe, I instantly thought almost exactly the same thing Charles Krauthammer says in the clip below from Fox News: “In America, there is a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world” Note: About 40 seconds into the video, Krauthammer says something with regard to [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated APRIL 4, 1968. Pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, he rose to national prominence through the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1964, Congress set aside his birthday as a National Holiday. Rev. King said August 28, 1963: “Now [...]

Star Parker STAR PARKER FOUNDER & PRESIDENT COALITION ON URBAN RENEWAL & EDUCATION The Congressional Budget Office, the economic forecasting arm of the Congress, now reports that the Social Security trust fund is almost in the red. They project that the fund’s surplus next year will be a scant $3 billion. For perspective, CBO just [...]

This is some real arrogance on the part of President Barack Obama. From The Politico: The bankers struggled to make themselves clear to the president of the United States. Arrayed around a long mahogany table in the White House state dining room last week, the CEOs of the most powerful financial institutions in the world [...]

Open pit coal mining in Gillette, WY Senator John Thune (R-SD) won a remarkable but ultimately uncertain victory for the American taxpayer this week. Several weeks ago President Barack Obama announced his intention to force a global warming-related cap-and-trade tax on the American people.  Oh, he didn’t put it that way; he’s just going to [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Lawrence Jones Christian Post Reporter Thu, Apr. 02 2009 05:49 PM EDT The Virginian governor has signed legislation requiring local schools to teach the benefits and value of marriage as part of the state Board of Education’s Family Life Education program. Gov. Tim Kaine on Tuesday signed [...]

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr duel American Minute from William J. Federer A Man Without A Country was a classic book written by Edward Everett Hale, born APRIL 3, 1822. It is partially based on the life of Aaron Burr, the 3rd Vice President, who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel and was indicted for [...]

The United States Senate today passed Senator John Thune’s (R-SD) amendment to protect the tax deduction for charitable giving.  The amendment passed 94-3; the only “Nay” votes were Senator McCaskill (D-MO), Sanders (I-VT), and Whitehouse (D-RI). At a time when many Americans face tough economic times, President Barack Obama seeks to lower the tax deduction [...]

The planning committee for Rapid City’s Tax Day Tea Party met at noon today and a location for the event was locked in: Memorial Park in Rapid City. The event will be from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on April 15.  We plan to meet in the area of Memorial Park around the intersection of [...]

President Barack Obama may be tempted to blame his teleprompter for telling him to grovel in front of the king of Saudi Arabia, but I don’t see the teleprompter anywhere around in the picture below. Didn’t anyone tell President Obama that Americans don’t bow down to anyone? Didn’t anyone tell President Obama that the President [...]

Parental rights have been under assault in America for a number of years as liberals increasingly believe all falls under the focus and sway of government–including children. With renewed vigor for the U.S. to adopt the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (an Orwellian-named measure which would emancipate children from their parents and [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Aaron J. Leichman Christian Post Reporter Thu, Apr. 02 2009 08:01 AM EDT The case of a homeschooling family seeking for political asylum in the United States after fleeing Germany is expected to go before an immigration judge in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike, formerly [...]

We are watching the free and free-market United States crumble before our eyes! Who would have thought a year ago–even with a Democrat White House and Congress–it could happen so quickly…and so openly? And apparently without a peep of protest or question from the watchdog guardians of a free republic: the press. (They have actually [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Ethan Cole Christian Post Reporter Wed, Apr. 01 2009 03:46 PM EDT The United States will run for an elected seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council this year, the State Department announced Tuesday, reversing the Bush administration’s approach to the often discredited Council. Secretary of State [...]

International Morse Code American Minute from William J. Federer The world of communication was revolutionized by a man who died APRIL 2, 1872. His name was Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the telegraph and the Morse Code. An outstanding portrait artist in his own right, founding the National Academy of Design, Morse erected the first [...]

Michelle Malkin points our attention to a FreedomWorks project which has listed all the Tax Day Tea Parties nationwide on Google Maps. Here you can find a map of all the Tea Parties scheduled for April 15 along with time and location information. Actually, this map almost certainly doesn’t show all the Tea Parties planned [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Nathan Black Christian Post Reporter Wed, Apr. 01 2009 02:50 PM EDT Sweden has adopted a law that legalizes same-sex marriage, making it the seventh country in the world to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed in either a religious or civil ceremony. After hours of [...]