SocietyNews
This Veterans Video Went Viral. Now It’s on the Big Screen in Times Square.
Veterans gathered in Times Square on a wet, rainy morning the day before Veterans Day to watch a video. Producer Stephen Clouse was present… Read More
EducationNews
Is This the Next Mizzou? As Racial Tensions Rise, Ithaca College President Faces Mounting Criticism
Around a thousand miles northeast of the University of Missouri, where racial tensions and protests led to the resignation of the university president, students and… Read More
LawNews
Find Out How Easy It Is for Law Enforcement to Seize Cash, Cars, and Houses in Your State
The disputed policing tactic that enables law enforcement to seize property from people who were never convicted, or often even charged, with a crime is… Read More
LawCommentary
Could This Law Send Every Presidential Candidate to Jail?
Per 18 U.S. Code §604, it is a federal crime to be “in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving” any contributions “for any political… Read More
SecurityNews
18 Photos of Beautiful Veteran Homecomings
On Veterans Day, the nation honors all those who served in the military—both dead and alive. In celebration, we’ve compiled some of the best homecomings… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Every Veteran Has a Story. This Is Ben’s.
Ben Richards is, by any definition of the word, a hero. Ben is selfless, dedicated, and talented, but war did not treat him well. A… Read More
55,000 Female Vets Are Homeless. How This Female Vet Is Finding Homes for Some of Them.
It has been 234 years since Deborah Samson donned a waistcoat and breeches and, under the alias Robert Shurtliff, became the first recorded woman in U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Meet the Cold War Hero We Should Never Forget
As we celebrate Veterans Day honoring those who served our country in time of conflict, let us not overlook those who fought in the longest… Read More
SecurityCommentary
For Many Vets, Military Career First Step in Service to US, Followed by Serving in Law Enforcement
As Americans, Veterans Day allows us to reflect upon the gratitude we feel for the men and women who have taken it upon themselves, through… Read More
SocietyNews
How the US Scores on a New Index of the Most Charitable Nations
‘Tis the season to be generous. But throughout the year, warmhearted Americans put the United States near the top of the most giving nations in the… Read More
SecurityFeature
This Iraq War Veteran ‘Hunts’ and Helps Homeless Vets on the Streets of Los Angeles
Iraq War veteran Joe Leal knows firsthand the difficulties associated with readjusting to domestic life after combat. “You hear this, ‘We support the troops,’ and… Read More
LawCommentary
Court Deals Third Blow to Obama’s Amnesty by Executive Action
On Monday night, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck a blow to President Barack Obama’s attempt to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The War on Speech Continues: Mizzou Tells Students to Report ‘Hateful’ and ‘Hurtful’ Speech to Authorities
The University of Missouri at Columbia (Mizzou), the state’s flagship public university, has a problem on its hands: Some students and professors are seeking to… Read More
InternationalPoliticsSecurityCommentary
Helmut Schmidt, Cold Warrior: 1918–2015
Helmut Schmidt—chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982 and staunch U.S. ally—is dead. As chancellor, Schmidt saw his country through the fight against the… Read More
Health CareNews
Like Obamacare Co-Ops, Government Small Business Insurance Exchange Underperforming
After nearly two years in operation and millions of dollars spent in development, the small business health insurance exchange created by the Affordable Care Act… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Dog Ate My Vote: How Congress Explains Its Absences
On a Monday afternoon in October 2011, West Virginia Democrat Nick J. Rahall II waited at the Charleston airport for a 4:50 p.m. U.S. Airways… Read More
EducationNews
They Claimed Giving All Students Free School Lunches Would Raise Test Scores. Here’s What Happened.
In 2014, education leaders ranging from the U.S. secretary of education down to local school officials promised that kids would do better if districts adopted a federal… Read More
EducationCommentary
Mizzou Proves That Americans Should Not Be Forced Into Racial Categories
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is, like all bureaucracies, humorless and unyielding—and it is no less so when it comes to balkanizing or fragmenting Americans…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Obama Administration Still Lacks a Strategy to Counter China and Russia
Last week, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter gave a major speech at the 2015 Reagan National Defense Forum outlining the Obama administration’s new strategies to… Read More
SocietyNews
Moved by Patriotic Professional Sporting Events? Your Tax Dollars Funded Them.
The Pentagon and professional sports teams seem to have teamed up. The Department of Defense (DOD) has been exposed for paying pro teams to honor… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran’s New Wave of Anti-Americanism
Tehran seems determined to demonstrate that the nuclear agreement struck by the Obama administration will not alter the nature of the Iranian regime one whit…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Happy 240th Birthday, US Marine Corps
On this day in 1775, the United States Marine Corps was created by a resolution of the Continental Congress. Within weeks of its formation, the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What Americans Want Paul Ryan (and Other Lawmakers) to Do
A year ago, no one would have thought this was possible. The newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has verbally agreed to change the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
10 Reasons to Leave the Export-Import Bank Dead
The Export-Import Bank expired on June 30, over 100 days ago. This was a major policy victory for conservatives who are looking to roll back… Read More
LawNews
Why These Women Think the Government Seizing One Home Benefited Their Neighborhood
PHILADELPHIA—Longtime residents know East Walnut Lane, on the outskirts of Philadelphia County, as a quiet street. It’s a street lined with houses all featuring the… Read More
PoliticsNews
This Aide Doesn’t Want Senate Filibuster Rules to Change. Will He Convince Paul Ryan to Stay Out of It?
Republicans in the U.S. Senate who are taking aim at filibuster rules in the upper chamber won’t find an ally in House Speaker Paul Ryan,… Read More
LawNews
Why This Judge’s Ruling Against Pro-Life Protests Riles Free-Speech Advocates
Forbidding free speech on a public sidewalk may sound to many Americans like the mandate of some foreign despot in a faraway country. Such a law… Read More
SocietyNews
Here Are the 26 Most ‘Faith-Friendly’ Companies to Shop This Christmas
A new Christian-based consumer organization that ranks companies based on their friendliness toward people of faith released a Christmas “Best in Class” list, hoping to… Read More
Health CareNews
After Receiving $71.5 Million in Taxpayer-Funded Loans, 12th Obamacare Co-Op Closes
A 12th Obamacare co-op has decided to close its doors after receiving more than $71 million in taxpayer-funded loans and enrolling more than 25,000 consumers… Read More
EducationCommentary
University of Missouri and Yale Show What Mob Rule Looks Like in Higher Education
America’s universities are supposed to be places where students can get an education. The vast majority of students want that. Some, however, do not. They… Read More
