Author: Ring of Fire Radio

Here are the top stories from this week: Where Stupid Ends, Ted Cruz Begins To hear the right-wing blindly-faithful speak, Ted Cruz is a pretty smart guy. Cruz is a U.S. Senator who graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. But does something like that really make him smart? Nathan Robinson doesn’t think so, and does a pretty good job of punching holes in the idea that Ted Cruzis sharp as a tack. The GOP’s Extremism Will Eat Itself Over the years, the Republican party has devolved and retreated back to a violent and embellished group that has little...

Creationist: End The Space Program, Aliens Would Go To Hell Anyway This past Sunday was the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, a truly remarkable feat in science and mankind’s exploration of the unknown. Creationist Ken Ham (made famous by debating Bill Nye) used the occasion to chime in about the country’s space program and aliens. Right-Wing Obama Birthers Host A Gun Protest… At The Grassy Knoll Open-carry birthers in Dallas took up arms, carrying assault rifles, regular rifles, and shotguns, and commenced an open-carry demonstration at Dealey Plaza, the site of JFK’s assassination. Their message: they’re...

“You have to understand the culture in which we live,” said Dr. Mordechai Kedar, speaking to a Hebrew (“Hakol Diburim” [“It’s All Talk”]) radio show about what it would take to deter or stop Hamas. “Terrorists like those who kidnapped the children and killed them – the only thing that deters them is if they know that their sister or their mother will be raped in the event that they are caught. What can you do, that’s that culture in which we live.” The show’s host, Yossi Hadar, made certain to note that it was not an option for...

America has been announced as the world’s biggest oil producer, according to a new report from Bank of America. The U.S. claimed the title in 2010 and has held it against contenders like Russia and Saudi Arabia ever since. Though, with carbon emissions blowingIs by dangerous levels, is the title really a proud one to hold? The U.S. now produces over 11 million barrels of oil a day and consumption has risen to nearly 19 million barrels a day. The burning of these fuels continue to put more and more carbon into the air and solidify the irreversible effects...

High-speed trading has been the subject of scrutiny from the SEC, consumer advocates, and public watchdogs alike. Calls for the practice to be reviewed have been steadily mounting and the SEC is starting to take those cries more seriously. According to information from Reuters, the Securities and Exchange Commission is adding 10 firms to its investigation into high-speed trading. High-speed trading comes in a number of variations but the basic principle is that of trades on the stock market that take place within fractions of a second to exploit miniscule competitive advantages. The SEC has been interested in high-speed...