LawNews
Texas Judge Victorious Over Atheist Group in Prayer Dispute
Judge Wayne Mack, a justice of the peace in Montgomery County, Texas, recalls several people telling him they were initially worried about coming before his… Read More
SocietyNews
Child Rape Case Inspires Lawmaker to Fight Philadelphia’s Sanctuary City Policy
An illegal immigrant living in Philadelphia has been charged with raping a child, spurring opponents of the city’s “sanctuary” policy to use his arrest to… Read More
LawCommentary
With New Navajo Nation Lawsuit, EPA Faces More Pressure Over Gold King Mine Spill
One year has passed since the Environmental Protection Agency caused a discharge of 3 million gallons of toxic water into the Animas River, and no… Read More
Health CareNews
Anti-GMO Activists Fight Plan That Could Dramatically Reduce Zika Cases
As the number of Zika virus cases in the United States continues to rise, residents in South Florida are in a unique position to become… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Alaska Court’s Ruling on Abortion and Parental Notification Hurts Teens
Hillary Kieft grew worried when her daughter didn’t arrive from school on the bus as usual. After she called the school to find out what… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Real Tragedy of Milwaukee Riots
On Saturday and Sunday evening, dozens of protesters and rioters took to the streets of Milwaukee to voice their collective anger over Saturday afternoon’s fatal… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Recent Actions Cast Doubt on Whether ICANN Is Ready for Transition
In the coming weeks, the Commerce Department is expected to end the current contract between the U.S. government and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names… Read More
LawCommentary
LawCommentary
Even ‘Medical’ Marijuana Has Dangers
Sorry, pot pushers—your “medical marijuana” is still a Schedule 1 controlled substance. In a recent press release, the Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed the dangers of… Read More
LawNews
Coalition Urges Congress to Sue Obama Before He Gives Away Control of Internet
Arguing that internet freedom and the constitutional power of the purse are at risk, a coalition of more than two dozen civil society groups and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Low Oil Prices Might Increase Economic Freedom in the Persian Gulf
The recent decline in oil prices has squeezed the finances of nations whose economies are dependent on oil exports. Even wealthy producers such as Qatar… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Violence in Burundi Highlights the Fragility of Democracy in Africa
The small central African country of Burundi is approaching its 17th month of violence sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a third term… Read More
SocietyNews
51 Illinois Families Ask Court to Suspend School’s Bathroom, Locker Room Policy
Adding to the handful of lawsuits involving transgender students across the country, lawyers representing a group of 51 families in a Chicago suburb asked a… Read More
LawNews
This Former Sheriff Is Leading the GOP’s Response to Policing ‘Crisis’ in America
Rep. Dave Reichert is quick to let you know why he has the life experiences to be the GOP’s authority on addressing historic tensions between… Read More
LawCommentary
DEA Targets Innocent Americans, Accessing Travel Data to Seize Cash via Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
Well-meaning laws designed to nab high-level criminals have been twisted to siphon off money from law-abiding American citizens. The latest abuse of civil asset forfeiture… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Obama Claimed It’s Easier in Some Neighborhoods to Get a Gun Than a Book. Here Are the Facts.
President Barack Obama said it is easier in some neighborhoods to get a gun than a book. Is that true? The fact checkers weighed in… Read More
Health CareNews
Obama Administration Moves Money to Fight Zika, Revealing Untapped Funding
The shifting of $81 million to combat Zika is overdue and demonstrates the Obama administration has had untapped resources to fight the mosquito-borne illness, House… Read More
SocietyNews
What Conservatives Did to Pull Off Religious Liberty Win in California
California conservatives won a surprise victory this week, changing a state assembly bill that would have curtailed the freedom of private religious colleges. “We literally… Read More
LawNews
GOP at Odds Over Post-Election Vote on Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
While Republican leadership insists that the next president will nominate the ninth justice to the Supreme Court, a cadre of Republican senators is pushing a… Read More
LawNews
Meet the Salon Owner Fighting Eyebrow Threading Regulations
In 1985, Lata Jagtiani immigrated to New York City from India with a dream to be her own boss by opening her own salon. But… Read More
EconomyNews
Congress Waits for Obama’s Final Regulatory Costs Report, Later Than Usual
In President Barack Obama’s final year in office, the administration’s annual draft report to Congress on new federal regulations is later than usual and on… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Heritage Foundation Stands for Freedom, Not Special Interests
This week, The New York Times ran a two-part, two-day piece on its front page titled, “How Think Tanks Amplify Corporate America’s Influence.” It tried to indict… Read More
EconomyNews
How DC Small Businesses Are Preparing for a $15 Minimum Wage
With the District of Columbia’s new $15 an hour minimum wage law slated to go into effect over the next four years, many local businesses… Read More
EducationCommentary
States Take a Stand Against the Increasing Centralization of Education
For much of American history, education was decentralized, seen as a responsibility of families, communities, churches, and local governments. Parents in the mid-17th century, for… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Finish What Reagan Started—End CON Laws
In 1986, President Ronald Reagan convinced Congress to eliminate an ill-conceived requirement that states restrict investment in health care. Cronyism is hard to uproot, however…. Read More
LawCommentary
Burping in Class? You’re Under Arrest
Every school has a class clown. Sometimes that student takes an act of comedy one step too far and garners a detention or, at worst,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In 2015, the Government Employed Over 277,000 Regulators
Want to work in a field that has more than quadrupled in size since 1960? Consider being a regulator for the federal government. Even during… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Consumers Pay Because Regulators Allow Natural Gas Use at This Solar Plant
Consumers are getting burned by a taxpayer-subsidized solar power plant in California’s Mojave Desert. An immensely wealthy consortium owns the plant. Government regulators approved a… Read More
PoliticsNews
Voter Fraud Battles Heat Up in Sudden Swing State of Georgia
Two complaints of vote buying, four complaints of felons voting or registering to vote, and a voter registration under the name of a dead person… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
‘I Thought You’d Forgotten’: Visiting My Friend, a Wounded Ukrainian Soldier
KYIV, Ukraine—There were three beds in the hospital room. Two were empty and in the middle bed was my friend Nemo. He was naked except… Read More
