LawNews
Federal Court Strikes Down ‘Discriminatory’ Texas Voter ID Law
A federal court has struck down Texas’ voter identification law due to what the judges call its “discriminatory effect.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Scandinavia Is Unexceptional
Scandinavian countries appear to many to be exceptional social democratic success stories because they are able to maintain economic prosperity while balancing financial equality and… Read More
LawCommentary
The Voting Rights Act Worked
There is no question that we can and should celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which is one of the most… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Congress Can (and Should) Defund Planned Parenthood During Appropriations Process
Recent undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood employees haggling over the price of body parts from aborted babies have renewed calls to end all federal funding… Read More
SocietyNews
Single Mom Goes From $13 in the Bank to CEO in Five Years
It all started with blueberries. More specifically, with blueberries that Melissa Kieling’s young son refused to take to school because they were always warm and… Read More
SocietyNews
How These Millennials Are Bypassing Federal Regulations to Help Children
A temporary home can become a child’s forever family. Together We Rise is a non-profit on a mission to help children in the foster care… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Puerto Rico’s Default Is Just the Beginning
The Puerto Rican government failed this week to make a $58 million payment of principal and interest on a specific outstanding debt that lacks strong… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Unions Demand Special Treatment After Minimum Wage Hike They Backed Goes Into Effect
The Los Angeles city council will vote this week on exempting collectively bargained wages from its new $15 an hour minimum wage law. That’s correct… Read More
LawNews
Houston Churches Sue City for Trying to Take Their Private Property
The Houston Housing Authority found itself in the middle of a sticky lawsuit this week when the agency tried to use eminent domain to “steal”… Read More
EnergyNews
Climate Scientists Question Significance of Obama’s New Carbon Rule
Days after the Obama administration finalized plans to reduce carbon emissions, some climate scientists have criticized the administration for failing to detail how the regulations… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Conservative-Libertarian Debate Produces Thought-Provoking Fireworks
Every year interns from the Cato Institute match up against interns from The Heritage Foundation to debate whether conservatism or libertarianism is the superior political… Read More
PoliticsNews
11 Seasoned Conservatives in Search of a 2016 Nominee to Believe In
Doug Whaley, a 71-year-old retired salesman, says he is looking for a conservative candidate for president who is worthy of his trust. Going into Thursday… Read More
SecurityNews
22 Tweets Reacting to Obama Comparing GOP To Iranians Chanting ‘Death to America’
President Obama compared congressional Republicans who reject his nuclear deal to Iranian hardliners who chant “death to America” during a speech selling the agreement with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Poll Numbers on the Planned Parenthood Scandal CNN Left Out
Regardless of one’s point of view on an issue, you can usually find a poll that shows that a majority of people agree with you…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
8 Things Obama Got Wrong on the Iran Deal
On Wednesday, President Obama continued his push to sell the Iran deal to an increasingly skeptical American public. Unfortunately for the White House, Obama’s charm… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Report: Social Security Administration Paid Nearly $50 Million to Dead Representatives
The Social Security Administration hasn’t had a great summer. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported that the Social Security Administration (SSA) paid $46.8… Read More
EconomyCommentary
White House Gets It Right on Occupational Licensing
Free-market advocates have long criticized excessive occupational licensing as a drag on the U.S. labor market and an impediment to growth. The Obama administration, it… Read More
SecurityNews
9 Lines You Need to Read From Obama’s Latest Iran Nuclear Pitch
President Obama took a quick trip across D.C. Wednesday to sell his Iran nuclear deal in a speech at American University regarding what he called… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Remembering the Man Who Exposed Communist Russia’s Murders of Millions
Conservative historian, poet and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Robert Conquest passed away on Monday, leaving behind a legacy of vital support for freedom. Robert… Read More
SocietyNews
Why This Mom Wants to See Disabled Children in Ad Campaigns
For Katie Driscoll, a young mother of six, back-to-school excitement is always dulled by one thing: advertising. That’s because Driscoll, whose daughter Grace has Down… Read More
EconomyNews
Ohio Lawmakers Push to Drug-Test Welfare Recipients
Ohio lawmakers are expected to formally introduce legislation Wednesday that will require welfare recipients to pass a drug test before receiving benefits. Republican State Representatives… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Rapid Growth of Job-Related Regulations
It might seem absurd to suggest that allowing unlicensed florists to sell flower arrangements harms the public health and safety. But states make claims like… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Administration Claims Some Middle Eastern Countries Showing Support for Iran Deal. Here’s the Real Story.
The Obama administration has made a big deal over Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent meeting with representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a loose… Read More
LawCommentary
Justice Department Should Enforce Rules Mandating Voter Rolls Updates
Why isn’t the Justice Department enforcing the law and requiring state local election officials to keep voter rolls updated and current? Last week, the Public… Read More
SocietyNews
4 Charts That Prove DC Elites Are Ignoring Planned Parenthood Debate Raging in the Nation
A series of videos that show Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of aborted fetal organs has sparked a nationwide debate on Twitter about the… Read More
Energy News
Senate Republicans Allege Collusion Between EPA and Environmental Group Over Climate Regulations
A day after the Obama administration finalized a “historic” plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, Republicans on a prominent Senate committee are alleging that an… Read More
LawNews
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Author Calls for Reforms to Help Female Prisoners
Piper Kerman, whose memoir about her year in a federal women’s prison—titled “Orange Is The New Black”—was adapted into a Netflix series, testified before the… Read More
SocietyNews
Bobby Jindal Demands Planned Parenthood Be ‘Honest’ on Sale of Body Parts
Louisiana’s governor and top health officer this afternoon demanded that Planned Parenthood’s affiliate in their state explain discrepancies in what its officials say about harvesting… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How Lawmakers Can Beat Planned Parenthood’s Stalling Tactics
On Monday, federal district court Judge William Orrick ordered the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) not to publish undercover video taken at the National Abortion… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What Krauthammer Has Wrong About When Human Life Begins
I like Charles Krauthammer. But he made some disturbing statements Monday when talking about the Planned Parenthood scandal and reactions to it. “There is a… Read More
