EconomyCommentary
Why Is the Share of Prime-Age People Working Full Time Still So Low?
In 2009, the percentage of prime working-age U.S. residents who work 35 hours or more per week plunged to a 24-year low. Six years later,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What Republicans Should Learn From the Transgender Moment
In less than two years, transgender rights have gone from a non-issue to non-negotiable in the Democratic Party. Rather than dismiss this change as a… Read More
EconomyNews
West Virginia Joins Five Other States in Bailing on Interior Department Mine Regulation Agreement
After watching federal officials with the U.S. Department of the Interior unilaterally rewrite regulatory rules without state input in what was supposed to be a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Future Freely Chosen
The Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists consists of members of the European Parliament who oppose the centralized power of the European Union; they favor… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How David Axelrod Views the 2016 Campaign
It’s increasingly rare these days to see two people from opposite sides of the political spectrum sit down and have a conversation—which is why I… Read More
SecurityNews
Debate Over NSA ‘Spying’ Program, Explained in Under 2 Minutes
Congress has less than a week to decide the fate of a government surveillance program that was created after 9/11 to prevent terrorist attacks. The… Read More
EnergyCommentary
EPA’s Shocking Actions to Gain Support for Its Water Rule
There’s now another issue with the controversial water rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers. The Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
InternationalCommentary
South Korea–Japan Relationship: Time to Move Forward
After Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s successful trip to America, South Korean media and its people were up in arms. Seoul criticized Abe for not… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Clinton Confidant Revealed as Source of Benghazi Misinformation
One of the mysteries surrounding the Benghazi scandal appears to have been solved with the release of the private emails of former Secretary of State… Read More
SocietyNews
Federal Appeals Court Keeps Hold on Obama’s Immigration Actions
A federal appeals court has decided to keep a hold on President Obama’s immigration executive actions, preventing the program from at least temporarily going into… Read More
LawNews
After Secret Service Seized $115,000, North Carolina Man Continues Fight for ‘Justice’
On the morning of Sept. 25, 2014, Tom Bednar was sitting in the bedroom of the Raleigh, N.C., home he shared with his wife, Marla,… Read More
EconomyNews
How High Are Beer Taxes in Your State?
The cost of enjoying a cold beer can vary widely depending on where you live, according to a new study. In fact, some states have… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In ‘Tomorrowland,’ We Get a Glimpse of the Left’s Vision for the Future
A good science-fiction flick has to include futuristic technology—jet packs, soaring towers, robots who can fix anything, and, for George Clooney, windmills. That’s right—in Disney’s… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Bachelet’s Labor Reforms Could Reduce Economic Freedom in Chile
Chile has the highest level of economic freedom in Latin America and was the 7th most economically free country in the world according to the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Here’s the Data to Prove School Choice Is Working
Private school choice initiatives have become increasingly common across the United States. Far from being rare and untested, private school choice policies are an integral part… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A Conversation With David Axelrod: What Happened to Bipartisanship Under Obama?
CHICAGO—While serving as a fellow for the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics this month, I had an opportunity to sit down with former White… Read More
SocietyCommentary
I Had a Transgender Parent. Unlike Obama, I Don’t Think Transgender Parents Should Be Able to Adopt.
Should transgender parents be able to adopt? In April, President Obama made it clear he thinks they should. In a presidential proclamation for National Foster… Read More
EconomyNews
The People vs. Santa Monica: Inside the Government’s Push to Regulate Short-Term Rental Industry
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Every day, the sun sets on the shoreline here, creating beautiful views that tourists from around the world flock to see. To enjoy… Read More
LawCommentary
At Forum Hosted by Federal Agency, Academic Calls for Mandating Number of Women Politicians
Earlier this month, I predicted that a scheduled hearing at the Federal Election Commission was shaping up to be nothing more than a presentation of… Read More
PoliticsNews
Can Marco Rubio Make Peace With Conservatives on Immigration?
Some conservatives wrote off Marco Rubio as a prospective candidate for president because of the Florida Republican’s work on, and advocacy for, the Gang of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why US Must Defend Human Rights Across the World
Two little-known bills in Congress—one on world press freedom, the other on Hong Kong—seek to reassert the idea that a moral defense of human rights… Read More
SocietyFeature
How One Former Barbie Executive Turned a $30,000 Investment Into a Booming Candy Business
Talking with Rosie O’Neill about the past five years of her life feels slightly like a trip down Alice’s rabbit-hole: There’s champagne gummy bears and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This World War II Soldier’s Story Reminds Us of Why Memorial Day Matters
If any day is more than just a day, then Memorial Day is it. Sometimes remembering just one soldier reminds us why. His name was… Read More
SecurityCommentary
To Defeat Islamic State, America Must Re-Engage in the War of Ideas
It’s easy to adopt a ho-hum attitude about the Middle East at times. To see it as the place where, as comedian Louis C.K. recently… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Will Drive Illinois to Ask Washington for a Bailout
Earlier this month the Illinois Supreme Court overturned a state law that would help fix the state’s notorious pension crisis. What a tragedy for the state’s… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Obama Needs to Step Up the Fight Against ISIS
Developments over this last weekend have left many Americans (and many of our allies) wondering about the progress (or lack thereof) of our fight against… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Did Obama Administration Really Accidentally Disobey Judge’s Order on Immigration?
The Justice Department’s latest filings in the immigration lawsuit brought by 26 states in the Southern District of Texas are a little hard to believe—and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Vending Machines Must Post Calorie Counts and Other 2014 New Regulations
If we were to design a regulatory framework from scratch, for any sector of a modern economy, it would make no sense to ignore regulatory… Read More
SocietyNews
Fewer Christians in America? Famed Pastor John MacArthur on What It Means
The percentage of Americans who identify themselves as Christians is falling. According to a recent survey, the Pew Research Center reported a decline from 78.4 percent… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Do Politicians Want to End a Program That Actually Works?
It’s hard to say which is more galling: when politicians want to extend the life of a program that doesn’t work, or when they want… Read More
