LawCommentary
Ginsburg’s Gabfest Suggests She’s No Impartial Judge
It’s summertime in Washington, which means the Supreme Court justices jetted out of town as the ink dried on their final decisions of the term…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
What’s Behind Obama’s Obsession With the Public Option
President Barack Obama is calling for the resurrection of his failed “public option” ( a “Medicare-like” plan) to compete directly against private health plans in… Read More
SocietyNews
As This School District Sets New Transgender Guidelines, Parents Fight for Transparency
Parents in a Washington suburb say their school board has cut them out of the process of implementing new guidelines for accommodating transgender students. The… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russians Turn Up the Diplomatic Heat on US Broadcasting Chief
The Russian government just turned the heat up a notch on U.S. officials in what is an already heated diplomatic climate. In the past few… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What We Can Learn From 1 Pastor About Winning the War on Poverty
One of the best parts of representing my home of North Carolina in Congress is getting to welcome constituents and friends to our nation’s Capital… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the US Must Respond to China’s Rejection of South China Sea Court Decision
An arbitration court accepted claims made by the Philippines against China in the South China Sea, however, China’s refusal to obey the court’s decision requires… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Grim Budget Projections Show Need for More Congressional Action, Less Rhetoric
A recently released congressional report shows the depth of American fiscal problems and the need for lawmakers to tackle the nation’s dire financial situation. On… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Your First Amendment Rights Are Under Attack. Here’s How We Protect Them.
From its very beginning, our nation has been home, harbor, and refuge to a wide range of religious beliefs. No other country has been as… Read More
PoliticsNews
The 5 Bills House Conservatives Plan to Push Before Election
Protecting religious liberties, keeping Americans secure from foreign and domestic threats, and holding government accountable are the goals of the House Freedom Caucus for 2016…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why This Senator From the Largest Coal-Producing State Opposes a Mine Worker Pension Bailout
Wyoming produces 40 percent of the nation’s coal. That’s more than the next five largest coal-producing states combined. Yet, in a speech on the Senate… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s Legacy Is Likely to Be Nuclear-Armed Iran
One year after the negotiation of the nuclear agreement, Iran continues to pursue the hostile policies that make it dangerous to the United States and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As the Iran Deal Turns 1, Here Are 6 Examples That Prove We Can’t Trust Iran
From the beginning, the nuclear deal with Iran was a bad one. President Barack Obama claimed it would make the world “safer and more secure.”… Read More
PoliticsNews
What 2016 GOP Platform Pushes on 4 Key Issues
Less than a week before the Republican National Convention kicks off, the GOP platform committee was racing into the night Tuesday to finish its work… Read More
LawCommentary
A Real Conversation on Police and Society Requires Empathy for Police, Too
Race relations in America, and in particular tensions between communities of color and domestic law enforcement, have seemingly reached a nadir not seen in decades…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Thanks to a GOP Senator, Obama’s ‘Far Left’ Pick Confirmed to Head Library of Congress
Conservative critics of President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Library of Congress were blindsided Wednesday when a key Republican engineered her lopsided confirmation by… Read More
LawCommentary
The Primary Victims of Lawlessness Are Black People
President Barack Obama and his first attorney general, Eric Holder, called for an honest conversation about race. Holder even called us “a nation of cowards”… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Moldova Whistleblower Exposes ‘Bank Robbery of the Century,’ Raises IMF Questions
As the West develops its strategy to deal with a resurgent Russia, more must be done to focus on the so-called gray areas lying between… Read More
SocietyNews
3 Women Explain Why They Called White House to Complain About Obama’s Bathroom Mandate
Individuals around the country called the White House comment line on Tuesday to say “no” to President Barack Obama’s transgender bathroom mandate. The “United We… Read More
EconomyNews
Last Minute FAA Patch Comes With Some Downsides
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released its stopgap measure to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration last week. The measure is a last-minute solution to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Shouldn’t Be Fooled by South Sudanese Leaders
Four days of heavy fighting in the South Sudanese capital of Juba between troops loyal to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek… Read More
PoliticsNews
Delegates Accuse LGBT Coalition of Trying to Hijack GOP Platform
CLEVELAND—Delegates to the Republican National Convention accuse staffers and fellow delegates bankrolled by billionaire political activist Paul Singer of using duplicitous tactics in an attempt to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Protecting Internet Freedom
Internet freedom has been part of U.S. foreign policy since 2010, when the Internet had just emerged as a powerful political tool, fueling activism in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Debunking 6 Myths About the First Amendment Defense Act
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing Tuesday on one of the most important pieces of religious liberty legislation before Congress in… Read More
LawNews
As Obama Speaks in Dallas, Police Groups Question His Support
As President Barack Obama visited Dallas on Tuesday to speak at the memorial service for five slain police officers there, some law enforcement advocates faulted… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Left’s Climate Change Hysteria
In the latest bout of political theater, 19 congressional Democrats took the stage of the Senate floor Tuesday to attack free-market organizations for allegedly spinning… Read More
SocietyNews
At Religious Liberty Hearing, Democrats Unlikely Backers of Atlanta Fire Chief
The story of the former Atlanta fire chief who was fired from his job after publishing a book that addressed marriage and sexuality from a… Read More
EconomyNews
He Rented Out His Condo After Losing His Job. Now Austin Wants to Ban That.
For 17 years, Ahmad Zaatari has called Austin, Texas, home. It’s a fact that’s not lost on him—Zaatari has now lived in Austin longer than… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How the Federal Government Can Get Its Spending Under Control
The federal government has a spending problem that threatens to swallow up the resources of the American taxpayer and crush the American economy. Congress can… Read More
PoliticsNews
For This Convention Delegate, a Shorter Platform Is a Better One
CLEVELAND—Early Monday morning when Boyd Matheson proposed radically shortening the Republican Party’s platform, reporters in the press pen snickered. As the platform committee dragged into… Read More
Health CareNews
The 16th Obamacare Co-Op Has Collapsed. Here’s How Much Each Failed Co-Op Got in Taxpayer-Funded Loans.
Update: Illinois’ Land of Lincoln Health announced Tuesday it will be closing its doors. The co-op became the 16th of 23 co-ops launched under Obamacare… Read More
