EducationNews
Can Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos Really End Common Core?
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump made big promises about getting rid of Common Core. “We’re going to end Common Core, we’re going to have… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump-Tsai Phone Call a Good Start to Reforming US-Taiwan Relations
The transition team has announced that President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen Friday. Not only is there nothing wrong with… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Austria Goes to the Polls
On Dec. 4, Austria will have its presidential election. After problems ranging from election annulment to faulty glue on mail-in ballots, the newly scheduled, second… Read More
LawCommentary
Has North Korea Reopened an Old Prison Camp?
Recent satellite images reveal that a North Korean political prison camp, former Camp 18, may have been reopened. It is unclear when and why this… Read More
SecurityFeature
‘My Soul Is Here’: A Thanksgiving on the Front Lines of the War in Ukraine
MARINKA, Ukraine—In the night I wake with a start to the sounds of artillery and gunfire. The shelling is loud enough and close enough to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Is the Chinese Economy Hitting Stagnation?
For roughly three decades, the Chinese economy registered a staggering annual growth rate in the vicinity of 10 percent. Over the past four years, however,… Read More
PoliticsNews
This North Carolina Conservative Is the Freedom Caucus’ New Leader
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., was elected the next chairman of the House Freedom Caucus on Monday. He has big plans for what he’ll accomplish in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Top 4 Homeland Security Issues for the Trump Administration
President-elect Donald Trump and his soon-to-be-selected secretary of homeland security will have a full plate when they take over in January. Indeed, there are so… Read More
EnergyNews
Obama Administration Sides With Protesters, Halting Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline
The Department of the Army handed protesters of the Dakota Access oil pipeline a victory Sunday when it announced the project would be re-routed. The decision… Read More
LawCommentary
The Trump Administration Should Crack Down on Silly Rules That Carry Criminal Penalties
President-elect Donald Trump’s “Contract with the American Voter” pledges that “for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated.” This should be celebrated… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
EconomyNews
Lame Duck Will See Fight to Put Export-Import Bank Back on Its Feet
Business groups and the White House are urging Congress to use a must-pass spending bill to make the Export-Import Bank fully operational again, setting up… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Ohio State Attack Sheds Light on Somali Community’s Struggle With Terrorism
There is still much we do not know about Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the young man who injured 11 people in a car-and-knife attack at Ohio… Read More
SecurityNews
4 Things to Know About ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, retired four-star Marine Gen. James Mattis, is worried that the U.S. is retreating in a chaotic world…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Liberal Media’s Anti-Christian Witch Hunt of Chip and Joanna Gaines
Bullying Christians may be a favorite strategy of the left—but it’s not necessarily an effective one. Chip and Joanna Gaines of HGTV’s popular show “Fixer… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Lawmakers Miss Their Chance to Protect Religious Liberty
Victory. Those have been few and far between during the Obama era, but this week, conservatives can rightly say they secured a huge victory against… Read More
LawNews
One of These 21 Men and Women Will Be Trump’s First Supreme Court Pick
President-elect Donald Trump is that rare president who will nominate a Supreme Court justice almost immediately after taking office. Trump is expected to act quickly… Read More
LawNews
Obama Could Expand ‘Unprecedented’ Clemency Push for Prisoners
President Barack Obama has overseen a dramatic reshaping of the federal prison system, as the most visible leader of a bipartisan movement to overcome the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Widespread Coverage of Liberal Hate Crimes ‘Study’ Shows Media’s Fake News Problem
So much for taking America’s “fake news” problem seriously. Ever since Donald Trump was elected president, there’s been an abundance of hand-wringing over the “fake… Read More
LawNews
Payday Lenders Accuse Obama Administration of Last-Ditch Effort With Operation Choke Point
Short-term lenders say the Obama administration is attempting a last-ditch effort to use Operation Choke Point to crack down on their industries, causing an “urgent”… Read More
Commentary
Climate Data Deniers Are Trying to ‘Bork’ Trump’s EPA Transition Leader
President-elect Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency transition leader, Myron Ebell, is a huge threat to the green gravy train. Now, with billions of crony dollars… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Alzheimer’s Bill Is Government Overreach at Its Worst
The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to consider a measure that would once again extend the reach of the federal government into areas best… Read More
InternationalCommentary
No, Trump Likely Will Not Mediate India-Pakistan Conflict
The Indian media is raising concern about President-elect Donald Trump’s phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and what it might mean for his… Read More
PoliticsNews
Michigan Recount Could Cost Taxpayers $4 Million
Green Party candidate Jill Stein filed a request for recount Wednesday in the state of Michigan, following through on her promise to pursue recounts in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Attack at Ohio State Brings US Terror Plots, Attacks to 93 Since 9/11
This week, terror struck American soil once again—this time on a university campus. On the morning of Nov. 28, Abdul Razak Ali Artan drove a… Read More
EnergyNews
The Dakota Pipeline Protests, Explained
Cody Schulz, chairman of the Morton County Commission in North Dakota, is keeping especially close track of a conflict over an oil pipeline that would… Read More
SecurityNews
‘We Need to Know We’re Not Alone’: Ukraine’s Soldiers Carry the Burden of a Nation at War
MARINKA, Ukraine—As the war in Ukraine nears its fourth calendar year, Ukrainian troops remain entrenched along a static front line in eastern Ukraine where they exchange… Read More
SocietyNews
Sen. Mike Lee Calls for 12-Year Term Limits for Lawmakers
The 2016 election cycle has sent a signal “loud and clear” that the federal government needs fixing, a U.S. senator said Tuesday. Sen. Mike Lee,… Read More
LawCommentary
Federal Agents Threaten Pet Owners With a War on Cats
An overzealous federal agency is targeting Florida cats in a pest removal operation and it’s becoming a huge problem for pet owners. Throughout the ages,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Some Elites Think We Should Get Rid of States. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College—and it’s driving progressives nuts. The renewed calls to abandon the “antiquated” and “undemocratic” Electoral… Read More
