The IRS scandal promises to only get bigger in the coming weeks.  Many can’t help but speculate that President Obama himself indirectly suggested that the IRS should investigate some of Romney’s largest donors as well as other conservative Republicans, though Obama denies any knowledge.

The Internet sales tax bill has passed the Senate and is now on its way to the House.  Retailers with sales of a few million are considering lowering their sales so they will be under the $1 million threshold to avoid collecting tax. In other news, Ariel Castro became a household name now that three [...]

Every day more is revealed about the Boston Marathon bombing, thanks in large part to the fact that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev did not kill himself as most terrorists do. This week we learned that the brothers original target date was July 4th, but they moved the date up when they finished the bombs faster than they [...]

The city of Boston has begun to heal after the bombing and subsequent city lock down to look for the suspects.  Now that one suspect is dead and the other recovering in a hospital, the nation has breathed a sigh of relief. In national news, the Senate and House are voting on a new Internet [...]

Our national sense of security was rocked again this week when bombs were detonated at the Boston Marathon.  The FBI has identified two young men said to be persons of interest in the bombing.  Meanwhile, many are still recovering in the hospital from devastating wounds.

North Korea continues their military posturing, upping the ante this week by requesting that all foreigners leave South Korea so they won’t be under any imminent danger.  Eventually, if he continues on this path, Kim Jong-un will be in a corner he can’t back out of. Nationally, Obama has created an uproar by saying an [...]

North Korea continues to ramp up their threats and flex their muscles to show their might.  The United States continues to keep a close eye on the situation.  Meanwhile, thanks to the Cyprus bank debacle, Bitcoins are becoming more popular.

The United States displayed a show of force to North Korea with their stealth bombers.  The idea was to show North Korea that the U.S. is more than capable of handling their threats.  The question now is, will this lead to even more threats from North Korea? In domestic news, more details have emerged about [...]

Many are watching events in Cyprus unfold.  A tax on bank accounts seems unfathomable, but it is happening, and could lead to serious issues when the banks reopen and many people withdraw their money.  Even more worrisome is the precedent this act may create.

This week in a relatively quick election process, Pope Francis I became the first pope to be elected after a resignation by another pope as well as the first from South America. In the United States, the assault weapons ban passed the Senate committee. Here is what I am reading this weekend: