Badger Benson

In what can be described as another “Oh, that Joe Biden!” moment, the Vice President admitted before a crowd of students at Florida State University Monday morning that government intervention in the free market and providing subsidies for students to attend college has led to an increase in college tuition. “Good morning Mr. Vice President,” one Florida Sta […]

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Greece's coalition government has finally agreed to cut civil service jobs, announcing 15,000 positions would go this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures needed to secure major new debt agreements. The announcement Monday signals a shift in Greece's policy, as state jobs have so far been protected during the co […]

WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) -- Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program. The new, stricter sanctions, authorized in legislation that President Barack Obama signed […]

Former member of Russian Joint Chiefs of Staff Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov appeared on Russia Today TV to boldly announce that Russia is "defending the entire world from Fascism" -- waged, of course, by the U.S. and Israel -- and that his country is ready to use military force to defend Iran and Syria from its aggressors. He added that an attack […]

One Sacramento bankrobber will not be able to attempt to justify his crime as a means to pay for food. Police say Daniel Hegwood walked into a Wells Fargo bank in downtown Sacremento with a bag of hot McDonald's apple pies that he told the teller was a bomb. "The suspect left a package at one of the teller windows and said there was a bomb inside. […]

Few ads truly stood out during last Sunday's Super Bowl, but there is at least one that has set itself apart, and for more reasons than one. Chrysler's ad featuring Clint Eastwood titled “Halftime in America,” focused on a "Detroit Comeback." The only discrepancy is that the spot was filmed in both Los Angeles and New Orleans -- not Motor […]

Less than a week ago a baby girl was born to the Meske family in Crystal Lake, Ill. This new addition's name wasn't chosen by parents Lindsey and Dave though -- at least not completely. More than 4,000 people helped make this momentous decision. [caption id="attachment_237681" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption= […]

Despite giving Newt Grinch his endorsement last fall, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips is fed up with the way that the former Speaker of the House has run his campaign, voicing his frustration in a blog post released Monday entitled "An Open Letter to Newt Gingrich." "When I endorsed you, I believed you were not only the best candidate […]