Health CareCommentary
Is the GOP Giving Up on Repealing Obamacare?
Some Republican senators are no longer committed to full repeal of Obamacare. That’s the takeaway from recent statements made by GOP senators about the Medicaid… Read More
EducationNews
What a College Student Said When Neil Cavuto Asked Her How Free Public College Would Be Paid For
Keely Mullen, a student organizer of the Million Student March, struggled to answer Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto’s questions regarding how the goals of the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Many Who Are Trapped on Welfare Don’t Apply for Jobs
There are jobs are out there, according to data released Nov. 12 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The question is, who wants them? The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Message Jihadi John’s Death Sends to Other Jihadists
The reported killing of British militant Mohammed Emwazi, commonly known as Jihadi John, is a significant blow to the Islamic State. It is a clear… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Climate Issues Deserve an Honest Debate
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., recently gave an important speech on the Senate floor in which he said, “We as a Congress are not shepherding the… Read More
SocietyFeature
Leap of Faith: This Christian Inmate Rehab Program Boasts a Recidivism Rate of Only 10 Percent
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Ron Vaselech estimates he has spent close to 30 years in prisons across the United States. Time has taken its toll on the kind,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Report: New EPA Rules Could Raise Energy Prices in 47 States
Critics of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan say the new regulation will cost up to $292 billion and potentially raise electricity prices in 47… Read More
EducationCommentary
Can Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Get You Fired at Marquette University?
MADISON, Wis.—John McAdams remains in professional limbo at his Jesuit school. The long-time Marquette University political science professor at the center of one of the most controversial academic… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A Quick World War I History Lesson for ISIS
After a long week of slitting throats, smashing antiquities, and raping infidel slave girls, how do the Islamic State’s barbarians unwind? Some, apparently, discuss the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Get Ready for Two Big Budget Showdowns in Congress
It hasn’t gotten much attention, but two big budget showdowns are looming in Washington in the weeks ahead. The first is what to do about raising the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Senate’s Dysfunction Helped Administrative State Grow
It’s billed as “the world’s greatest deliberative body.” But at a time when public polls routinely place the popularity of federal lawmakers in single digits,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Let’s Not Miss Out on Dynamic Gains From Imports
Last week, the Obama administration released the text of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership—a trade pact between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim countries. Advocates… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Rise of Big Pot
One of the most surprising results from recent state elections was Ohio voters voting overwhelmingly against Big Pot. By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, they defeated… Read More
LawCommentary
Hawaii Is Holding an Election That Only Allows People of Certain Racial Background to Vote
It’s bad enough having a state hold an election that is racially discriminatory. Now we have a judge willing to allow it to move forward…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Two Good Things in the Terrible Boehner-Obama Budget Deal
The recent Boehner-Obama budget deal is bad public policy. Formally known as the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, it’s devoid of serious entitlement reform and allows… Read More
EducationCommentary
How a 1800s Anti-Catholic Law Is Ruining Kids’ Chance at a Quality Education
“Dismal.” “A train wreck.” That’s how people have characterized the results of this year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress. The NAEP assesses fourth and eighth-graders’… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Did Obama and Bibi Bury the Hatchet This Week?
It was a lot like one of those holiday family get-togethers. You know, one of those annual gatherings that are well-intentioned expressions of love and… Read More
EducationCommentary
Cartoon: College Then and Now
Earlier this week Andrew Kloster wrote on the recent events at the University of Missouri: The University of Missouri at Columbia (Mizzou), the state’s flagship public university,… Read More
SocietyNews
Illegal Immigrant, Deported 3 Times, Charged With Running Over Police Officer
A man deported from the United States three times is accused of running over a Dallas police officer and backing into a second cop. The illegal… Read More
LawNews
The Government Netted $4.5 Billion in Cash, Cars, and Houses Taken From Americans Last Year
For federal state and local law enforcement agencies, a little-known practice giving them the power to take Americans’ property, cash, and cars has proven to… Read More
LawCommentary
Is There a Gun Violence Epidemic? The Numbers Say No
The recent mass shooting in Oregon has brought the seemingly endless debate on gun control back into the national spotlight. Are we, as some insist,… Read More
SocietyNews
24 Caffeinated Tweets on Starbucks’ Red Cups for the Holidays
A controversy continues to brew over the red cup introduced by Starbucks to kick off the holiday season: Is the new cup design in line with the Christmas… Read More
SocietyNews
In This Mississippi Town, Residents Are Fighting Atheist Organization Calling for Removal of Christmas Display
In one Mississippi town, residents are fighting back after an an atheist organization requested that that a Christmas display in their city be removed, organizing… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What Should Silicon Valley’s Role Be in Protecting America?
Silicon Valley has become synonymous with innovation and progress and is home to the some of the world’s largest technological giants of the modern age…. Read More
LawCommentary
Meet the Police Officer Who’s Been Charged With Voter Fraud
Call the cops! It looks as though someone is committing voter fraud in Indiana again! Ironically, in this case, however, the alleged fraudster who has been… Read More
SocietyNews
Planned Parenthood Paid $3 for Birth Control but Billed Medicaid $35, Former Manager Says
A little-known whistleblower lawsuit accuses Planned Parenthood clinics in Iowa of wrongly siphoning millions of American taxpayer dollars with a series of complicated billing schemes… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
These Lawmakers Are Breaking Down Establishment Power Structures
A few weeks ago, the House Freedom Caucus was being roundly pummeled by the media, liberal and pseudo-conservative alike. This small band of conservative House… Read More
PoliticsNews
12 Bills That the Filibuster Stopped From Becoming Law
Frustrated by an entrenched Democratic minority in the Senate, some of the Republicans who control both houses of Congress have renewed calls for filibuster reform. House… Read More
LawNews
Here’s How Reformers Want to Make It Harder for Philadelphia Law Enforcement to Keep Cash, Property They’ve Seized
PHILADELPHIA—In state capitals and courtrooms across the nation, lawmakers and lawyers are challenging a tool used by law enforcement to take property and cash from… Read More
SocietyNews
Leaked DHS Memo Reveals Attempt to Skirt Immigration Law; Senate Republicans Demand Explanation
Senate Republicans are asking the Department of Homeland Security to explain a leaked agency memo reportedly revealing that federal officials are planning to evade a federal… Read More
