SocietyCommentary
Want to Improve Your Relationship? Go to Church With Your Spouse
This Valentine’s Day, skip the chocolate and flowers. If you really want your spouse to be happy, the best thing for your relationship may be… Read More
SocietyNews
These College Students Propose to Bring Back Dating for Valentine’s Day
Students at 36 schools across the country are campaigning to bring back dating just in time for Valentine’s Day. Students from Princeton University to Stanford University,… Read More
EducationCommentary
DC Devotes $29K per Student Each Year. What if Parents Controlled That Money?
Washington, D.C., public schools consistently underperform relative to the rest of the country, while having the highest per-pupil revenue in the nation. Clearly the “spend… Read More
SocietyNews
Rule Requiring Transgender Bathrooms Survives by One Vote
An effort to repeal a rule allowing transgender persons to use public bathrooms or locker rooms of their choice was rejected by a one-vote margin in Washington state. The… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
5 Ways To Improve Our Primary Debates
The fundamental problem with the 2016 primary “debates” among presidential candidates (especially Republicans) is that they are not debates—they are news conferences sanctioned by the Republican… Read More
LawCommentary
New Fast and Furious Report Shows Government Could Make Same Mistake Again
The Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, has released a second report on Operation Fast and Furious that questions whether other law enforcement agencies within… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Cartoon: Obama’s Crippling Mountain of Debt
Kim Holmes wrote earlier this week on the president’s budget plan. President Barack Obama’s $4.1 trillion budget plan is out. Alas, it’s more of the… Read More
LawNews
Did the Senate Just Confirm the Last Obama Judge?
A bipartisan agreement reached in December to advance five of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees was fulfilled Thursday when the Senate voted unanimously, 93-0, to… Read More
EconomyNews
House Conservatives: Budget Using Boehner-Obama Spending Levels Is Unacceptable
House conservatives are closing ranks as the next battle over the federal budget looms. They’re pushing Republican leadership for a budget that lowers the top-line spending… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Love and Marriage: The Secret to a Lasting Relationship
This is National Marriage Week, and it is fitting that the week ends with Valentine’s Day. After all, commitment of marriage vows provides the foundation… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Obama Administration Commits to Initial Reform of Rules on Gun Exports in 2016
Last month, I reported that the Obama administration was resisting a bipartisan push to make it easier for U.S. firearms manufacturers to export. But now,… Read More
SocietyNews
Conservative Lawmaker: Democrat Policies Have Hurt Black Communities
Conservative members of Congress think Republicans could improve on their outreach to the black community. “I think we need to do a better job of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There’s an Alternative to the Boehner-Obama Budget Deal (and It’ll Save Billions)
President Barack Obama released his final budget this week. It’s a budget that embraces the spending agreement Obama negotiated with outgoing House Speaker John Boehner last… Read More
SocietyCommentary
New California Law Forces Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers to Advertise Abortions
Did you hear about the new bill that California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law? Under penalty of whopping fines, the new law orders… Read More
SecurityNews
Internet Governance CEO Under Fire for Role in Chinese Conference
Three senators have challenged the head of a U.S.-funded Internet management organization to show that his leadership role in a Chinese-run conference doesn’t conflict with his commitment… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What We Can Learn From Jefferson-Hamilton Debate on National Bank
This February is the 225th anniversary of Alexander Hamilton’s and Thomas Jefferson’s famous 1791 debate—carried on in President George Washington’s cabinet—over the constitutionality of Hamilton’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Should Call ISIS’ Actions Against Christians ‘Genocide’
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution referring to the Islamic State (ISIS)’s killing of religious minorities under its control as “genocide” in the Middle East…. Read More
LawNews
Why Proponents Are Struggling to Salvage Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform
Republicans in the Senate are divided over how to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system, posing a potential setback to lawmakers who hoped to enact major bipartisan changes… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Homeland Security Starts Overseas
The American people are concerned. Worries surround the Visa Waiver Program, the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe, and the ever increasing number of domestic… Read More
SecurityNews
Why Mike Lee Wants to Keep Women Out of the Draft
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, plans to introduce a bill that would prohibit women from being registered for a possible draft requiring military service. Current law exempts women from… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Delusion Behind Obama’s Budget
President Barack Obama’s $4.1 trillion budget plan is out. Alas, it’s more of the same. It calls for raising taxes but does nothing to rein… Read More
Health CareNews
$750 Million in Obamacare Tax Credits May Have Gone to Illegal Immigrants, Senate Report Finds
The government granted up to $750 million in Obamacare tax credits to 500,000 persons who weren’t eligible, many of whom may have been illegal immigrants, a Senate… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Is Twitter Censoring Non-Politically Correct Viewpoints?
The folks running Twitter may be too young to have heard of George Orwell, or perhaps they simply do not care that their new advisory… Read More
EconomyNews
How This GOP Governor Cut His State’s Unemployment Rate in Half
When Florida Gov. Rick Scott took over as the Sunshine State’s chief executive in 2011, the state’s economy was struggling—unemployment hovered around 11 percent, Florida’s… Read More
LawCommentary
What This New York Times Writer Got Wrong on Supreme Court Case Challenging Obama’s Executive Actions
In a recent New York Times op-ed, Linda Greenhouse takes the Supreme Court justices to task for the “startling” action of asking the Obama administration… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Finally, New Jersey Stopped Requiring People to Get a License to Shovel Snow
After a year of debate in the New Jersey state legislature, young entrepreneurs in the state finally have the right to shovel snow without fear… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How Marriage Helps Kids
Marriage is especially important for children. Fifty years of social science has shown that kids do better on a wide range of outcomes when they… Read More
LawCommentary
Mass Shooters Prefer Gun-Free Zones
An analysis of mass shootings in the United States since the year 2002 shows that gun-wielding mass killers are more likely to strike where the… Read More
SocietyNews
Woman Challenges Gym’s ‘Judgment-Free’ Locker Room Policy for Transgender Fitness Buffs
A Michigan woman is fighting to keep transgender persons out of the women’s locker room at her local gym. Yvette Cormier lost the first round… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Congress Should Care About Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican legislators and lobbyists have flooded Capitol Hill this year asking Congress to intervene on the debt-ridden island’s behalf. Sadly, the bailouts and bankruptcy… Read More
