SocietyNews
Is Your City a Sanctuary City? This Map Has the Answer.
Is your city a sanctuary city? The Center for Immigration Studies has released an interactive map depicting cities, counties and states that are “sanctuaries” for… Read More
Health CareNews
Obama’s Nominee to Head Medicare, Medicaid Agency Faces Questions of Cronyism
An Obama administration official who faces questions surrounding potential conflicts of interest due to his work in the medical services field has been nominated to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama ISIS Strategy Under Fire
The Obama administration continues to have difficulty in gaining support for its failing strategy to defeat the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL)…. Read More
SocietyNews
Judge Who Declines to Do Same-Sex Marriages Says Civil Rights Struggle Inspired His Career
A Toledo judge who declined to officiate at the wedding of two women Monday has apologized to the couple for a 45-minute delay, explaining that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
40,000 Soldiers Cut: Army Now Smaller Than Before 9/11
Today, the Army is announcing that it is cutting another 40,000 soldiers, leaving the United States with an Army that is smaller than before Sept…. Read More
LawCommentary
How Sanctuary Policies Have Directly Led to Thousands of Crimes Against Americans
There has been a fiery debate over the past few weeks about illegal aliens and crime, which has intensified with the murder of Kate Steinle… Read More
SocietyNews
Maine Becomes Latest State to Allow Concealed Guns Without a Permit
Maine passed a measure Wednesday permitting gun owners in the state to carry concealed handguns without a permit, becoming the sixth state in the U.S…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why I’d Never Invest in the Chinese Stock Market (And It’s Not Just Because of the New Decline)
From the summer of 2009 through 2012, I was an American economist living in Beijing. Although an avid stock investor, I have never once owned… Read More
PoliticsNews
Top Senate Democrat Unsure Whether Religious Schools That Oppose Gay Marriage Should Keep Tax-Exempt Status
Following the Supreme Court decision that declared same-sex marriage a constitutional right, Democrats are considering the impact this will have on religious schools and their… Read More
EducationNews
Senate Democrats Move to Fund Universal Pre-Kindergarten
A Democratic senator has introduced an amendment to a rewritten version of the No Child Left Behind Act that would fund universal pre-kindergarten. According to… Read More
SocietyNews
Democratic Congresswomen Seek to Allow Taxpayer-Funded Abortions
Democrat members of Congress have introduced legislation that would end the Hyde Amendment and permit taxpayer funding for abortions. The Hyde Amendment, attached to the… Read More
SocietyNews
The Moving Meaning Behind the Viral Semicolon Tattoo
Punctuation can be powerful. Amy Bleuel battled addiction, mental illness, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts after her father took his own life when she was only… Read More
LawNews
IRS Returns $107,000 It Took From North Carolina Convenience Store Owner
More than a month after dismissing a case involving a Fairmont, N.C., convenience store owner, the federal government returned the more than $100,000 it took… Read More
SocietyNews
Okla. Governor Refuses to Remove 10 Commandments Monument From Capitol
Although the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled last month that the state Capitol’s Ten Commandments monument must be removed from the Capitol grounds, Oklahoma Gov. Mary… Read More
EducationNews
Conservatives, White House Upset With Education Law Rewrite for Different Reasons
The House passed a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind Act in a razor-thin vote Wednesday night, ignoring a White House veto threat and… Read More
InternationalNews
Japanese and South Korean Ambassadors Identify Strategies to Combat North Korea’s Growing Power
Through its continuous work to build, deploy and sell nuclear weapons and its general belligerence toward the rest of the region, North Korea is putting… Read More
InternationalNews
Wasserman Schultz on Cuba: ‘Relationship With US Should Be Earned’
In an interview with The Daily Signal, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says that she has a “different” view than President Obama over… Read More
SocietyNews
The Beautiful Reason This Man Is Walking 645 Miles Dressed as a Stormtrooper
Talk about a walk to remember. Minnesota native Kevin Doyle is currently walking 645 miles down California’s West Coast in full stormtrooper armor in his… Read More
PoliticsNews
Martin O’Malley: No Nation ‘Ever Cut Its Way to Prosperity’
CONCORD, N.H.—Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley tonight advocated for a return to what he called “common sense economics”—including keeping the minimum wage above the poverty… Read More
SocietyNews
GOP Lawmakers Push Obama Administration to Get Tough on Sanctuary Cities After San Francisco Killing
Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate are pressing the Obama administration to get tough with San Francisco and other jurisdictions that don’t cooperate on… Read More
SocietyNews
Wasserman Schultz on Bakers Fined $135K Over Wedding Cake: ‘You Shouldn’t Be Able to Turn People Away’
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the marriage debate is over. “The marriage equality decision is settled. Love is love and now everyone… Read More
SocietyNews
‘Full House’ Star Defends Christian Bakers: ‘I Don’t Think This Is Discrimination’
The talk show “The View” pitted two childhood stars against each other to discuss the controversial issue of Christian bakers receiving a $135,000 fine for… Read More
EconomyNews
Thanks to Minimum Wage Hike, San Francisco Chipotle Customers Paying $1 More for Burrito Bowls
Following a 14 percent minimum wage increase in San Francisco, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. had to raise its prices proportionately, according to a report from… Read More
SocietyNews
Christian Bakers Fined $135K Over Lesbian Wedding Cake Raise More Than $210K
A fundraising campaign that was launched to help Aaron and Melissa Klein, the bakers fined $135,000 for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex… Read More
SocietyNews
12 Tweets About Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson’s Decision to Delay Sex Until After Marriage
Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson is known on the field as a short but tenacious player who has already broken multiple NFL records. Off the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Allowing Puerto Rico to Declare Bankruptcy Is Giving It a Bailout
Puerto Rico is in the midst of a severe economic and financial crisis and is looking for a way out—or in other words—a change in… Read More
EconomyNews
Chicago Slaps 9% Tax on Netflix
Sorry, Chicagoans: Your Netflix bill is about to go up 9 percent. The Windy City has decided to tax a new source of revenue: streaming… Read More
SocietyNews
Iowa Doctors Can Now Administer Abortion Pills Through Webcam
It is now legal for physicians in Iowa to administer abortion-inducing pills by webcam. Last month, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled a ban on using… Read More
LawCommentary
3 Reasons Stopping Police From Wrongly Seizing Americans’ Assets Will Be Tough
“There are two kinds of people,” Robert Frommer of the Institute for Justice says: “those that don’t know about civil asset forfeiture and those that… Read More
EconomyNews
How Democrats Hope to Revive the Export-Import Bank
For nearly a week, the Export-Import Bank has been closed following the expiration of its charter. But Democrats in Congress are working to revive the… Read More
