InternationalCommentary
It was one year ago this week that the Obama administration announced the United States would normalize relations with Cuba, saying the new policy would… Read More
SecurityNews
In the aftermath of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, a debate has emerged over how social media should be used in the vetting of foreigners… Read More
SocietyNews
Elementary school students in Johnson County, Ky., performed a version of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” purged of Bible verses after the school district barred religious references in holiday… Read More
SocietyNews
A federal judge denied Wednesday the city of Atlanta’s attempt to throw out a wrongful termination case brought by former fire chief Kelvin Cochran. Cochran,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Barack Obama traveled to the Pentagon on Monday in a highly choreographed public relations exercise designed to reassure Americans about his administration’s efforts to… Read More
EducationCommentary
Wheaton College is a private college in the suburbs of Chicago with the following mission statement: Wheaton College serves Jesus Christ and advances His Kingdom… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal agencies are probably celebrating today. They just learned there’s pretty much nothing they can do, including allegedly breaking the law, that will earn the wrath… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The omnibus spending bill soon to come before us is chock-full of controversial policies that never would have passed had they been exposed to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A favorite budget gimmick of congressional appropriators has reared its ugly head once again in this week’s omnibus appropriations bill, which was released on Wednesday…. Read More
Health CareNews
A provision of the omnibus spending bill prohibiting taxpayer dollars from being used to “bail out” insurers under Obamacare’s risk corridor program could jeopardize the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
With several high-profile terrorist attacks around the world including Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., many have raised serious concerns about how well individuals entering the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In June of 2015, North Korea was reported to be suffering its “worst drought in 100 years.” Indeed, the country has suffered widespread food shortage… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Thirty-three years before there was “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” there was a real Stars Wars program that changed the course of history. Here’s the… Read More
InternationalNews
KYIV, Ukraine—As the Ukraine war approaches its third calendar year, daily skirmishes threaten to unglue a shaky truce. The consequences of Russia’s military pivot to… Read More
EconomyNews
In a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., voiced his concern about the $1.1 trillion government spending bill that lawmakers will… Read More
SocietyNews
Americans’ support for an assault weapons ban is at its lowest point in more than two decades, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. More… Read More
EconomyNews
Taxing sugary foods and drinks likely would impose increased costs on consumers without significantly altering behavior, researchers argued this week. Donald Marron, director of economic policy… Read More
PoliticsNews
Conservative House lawmakers aren’t happy about the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill released early Wednesday morning. “Sadly, this bill does not adequately address the security… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Early Wednesday morning, the House Rules Committee posted text for the Consolidated Appropriations Act of the 2016 fiscal year (FY). This $1.1 trillion spending package,… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives may be lamenting the absence of measures in the omnibus spending bill addressing Syrian refugees and Planned Parenthood, but the massive legislation notably left… Read More
SocietyNews
The magic of Christmas will still be alive for thousands of needy children despite the theft of thousands of dollars’ worth of presents from a… Read More
Energy News
Republicans upset with President Barack Obama’s international climate change agreement remain committed to the few options they have to do something about it. “Honestly, I… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Twin events over the weekend dashed tremulous predictions that North Korea was seeking to improve strained relations with South Korea and China. Pyongyang’s decisions to… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrats are claiming they scored significant policy victories in the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill. Hours after the mammoth spending bill dropped, Democrats are counting… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For the first time in seven years, the Federal Reserve has raised its target for the federal funds rate. Some news reports get this story… Read More
SocietyCommentary
After the June Supreme Court ruling mandating same-sex marriage in all 50 states, the left has proposed sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) “anti-discrimination” laws… Read More
EconomyNews
Congressional leaders announced the details of a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government on Tuesday night. But with spending levels already predetermined, lawmakers were… Read More
EducationNews
Weeks after the University of Missouri’s president resigned in the wake of protests following racially charged events, the faculty and staff at New York’s Ithaca… Read More
EconomyNews
Like shooting a starting gun, House GOP leadership will set off a staffer scramble when they post the text of their proposed omnibus spending bill… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The newly appointed U.S. State Department Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Olson will testify tomorrow before a hearing of the House Foreign Relations… Read More
