SocietyNews
Religious Liberty Bill Inches Forward in House After 10 Months
After more than 300 days, a bill to safeguard religious liberty in the marriage debate appears to be gaining momentum in committee. The legislation has… Read More
EconomyNews
A Family-Owned Business Braces for California’s Minimum Wage Hike
SAN DIEGO—Elvin Lai has been in the hospitality business his entire life. The San Diego hotel where he serves as chief executive officer has been… Read More
EconomyNews
IRS Can Track Your Cell Phone, but Leaves Billions in Taxes Uncollected
While the Internal Revenue Service continues to leave uncollected tax money on the table, the agency beefed up its surveillance capabilities in a move that… Read More
SocietyNews
Texas Governor Predicts Supreme Court ‘Politics’ Will Prevent States’ Outright Win on Obama Immigration Actions
The governor of the state leading the legal fight against President Barack Obama’s executive actions protecting illegal immigrants from deportation predicted today that “the best… Read More
SocietyCommentary
ESPN Has a Right to Fire Curt Schilling. What Rights Do People of Faith Have?
ESPN has fired Curt Schilling. The company said that his speech went against company values because ESPN is “an inclusive company.” What’s at stake here?… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Castros Are Getting Everything They Want From Obama
The White House decision to disinvite a Grammy-award winning jazz legend who is a strong defender of democracy in Cuba was nothing short of contemptible…. Read More
EconomyNews
This Rail System Costs Taxpayers $22 Per Passenger
A Minnesota commuter rail line is costing taxpayers approximately $22 per passenger, per trip. “When you’re subsidizing about 80 percent of every trip on the… Read More
SocietyFeature
A Preacher Turned Lawmaker and His New Campaign to Win the Old War on Poverty
Greensboro, N.C.—Mark Walker spent his childhood in and out of prison. He wasn’t an inmate, but the chaplain’s son at one of Alabama’s minimum-security state… Read More
SocietyNews
House Democrats Object to Evidence of Profiteering in Baby Body Parts
Republicans on a special House panel investigating the transfer of fetal tissue from aborted babies pointed to a series of documents in a hearing today… Read More
SocietyNews
The ‘Chilling’ Reason This Doctor Says Georgia Fired Him
A public health official, who says he was fired by Georgia’s health agency for the content of his sermons, filed a lawsuit today against the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Media Have It Wrong: Andrew Jackson’s Legacy Was Fighting Crony Capitalism
After a relentless campaign by conservatives, progressives, and Broadway musicals to keep Founding Father Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill, it appears the Treasury Department will keep Hamilton. According… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
North Korea May Be Preparing Another Nuclear Test
South Korea announced that it is monitoring increased activity indicative of another nuclear test at North Korea’s Punggyi nuclear test site. The South Korean Ministry… Read More
PoliticsNews
Wanted: Street Activists to ‘Change the World … and Get Paid’
Calling community activists: If you’re a committed, left-leaning activist who’d like to take part in “grassroots campaigns to protect the health, economy, environment, and livelihood… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Green War Against the Working Class
There was a time in America—and it wasn’t even so long ago—that liberals actually cared about working class people. They may have been misguided in… Read More
SecurityNews
Former Soviet Fighter Pilot: Russian Jets ‘More Aggressive’ Than During Cold War
KYIV, Ukraine—As the NATO-Russia Council prepared to meet for the first time in almost two years, U.S. and Russian officials traded barbs over who’s to blame… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Push the TSA Out
Science tells us that water behaves very predictably: It follows the path of least resistance. Not surprisingly so do terrorist groups, and the Paris and… Read More
SocietyNews
In the Market for Fetal Body Parts, a Baby’s Brain Sells for $3,340
Republicans on the special House panel investigating the transfer of fetal tissue from aborted babies will present evidence in a hearing today that breaks down… Read More
Health CareNews
Health Care Giant Abandons ‘Higher-Risk’ Obamacare Exchanges
Health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group opted out of most Obamacare health exchanges on Tuesday after a review of its first-quarter earnings suggested the exchanges would… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Will the Supreme Court Stop Obama’s Illegal Executive Amnesty Program?
One of the most fundamental challenges facing the United States today is the deep and growing distrust between the American people and their political system… Read More
EducationCommentary
Federal Court: Schools May Not Provide Separate Bathrooms Based on Biology
The Fourth Circuit Court ruled today against a Virginia school district that sought to accommodate a transgender student while also protecting the privacy rights of other… Read More
InternationalNews
America’s Iran ‘Tilt’ Likely Topic as Obama Visits Saudi Arabia
President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia Wednesday trying to salvage what he can from a historically stable partnership that has frayed over differing priorities… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Behind-the-Scenes Moments Show George W. Bush’s Leadership Outside Spotlight
Throughout my book “And the Good News Is…: Lessons and Advice From the Bright Side,” I shared behind-the-scenes moments with President George W. Bush to… Read More
SecurityNews
Rick Perry: We Are ‘Not in a War’ With Muslims
Rick Perry is frustrated with political rhetoric that he sees as discriminatory toward Muslims, and says he “owes it to America” to share a different… Read More
PoliticsNews
Jason Chaffetz Wants to Use ‘Atrophied’ Muscle of Impeachment Against IRS Commissioner
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants Congress to impeach wayward government agents more often, and he’d like GOP leadership to… Read More
Commentary
Energy Bill Embodies Washington’s Backwards Thinking on Energy Policy
The Senate will soon vote on a bipartisan energy bill. Introduced by Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Ark., and Marie Cantwell, D-Wash., the Energy Modernization Act illustrates… Read More
EconomyNews
Green Cemetery Owner Fights Law Restricting Casket Sales
In the summer of 2015, Shelia Champion bought some land in Hazel Green, Ala., hoping to turn it into an environmentally friendly cemetery where members… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Top 5 Reasons Congress Should Reject Obama’s Climate Change Treaty
Secretary of State John Kerry will join leaders from around the world to sign the Paris Protocol global warming agreement this Friday at the United… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A Complex Tax System Prevents Americans From Saving
Another tax day has come and passed only to once again remind us of the increasing financial burden that government places on individuals and families… Read More
InternationalCommentary
South Africa Is Losing the War Against Corruption
Once a model for emerging African democracies, South Africa is now mired in corruption that undermines its economy, provokes social unrest, and betrays the dreams… Read More
SocietyNews
White Man Tells College Kids He Identifies as Asian Woman. Here’s What Happened.
Can someone change his gender identity? What about his racial identity? And what about his height identity? Those are the questions one man posed to… Read More
