EnergyCommentary
Oil Spill Was Bad, but It Is No Reason to Abandon Petroleum
No doubt, the recent oil pipeline spill in California is a real mess, but it isn’t the end of the world or a reason to… Read More
InternationalNews
Report Details Widespread Prisoner Abuse, Torture in Ukraine Conflict
KYIV, Ukraine—Prisoner abuse, including torture and summary execution, is a daily occurrence on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, reflecting a brutal, ongoing conflict in which… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trade Deal Passes, Bill to Restrict NSA ‘Spying’ Program Fails: Here’s What the Senate Did Before Skipping Town for Recess
The Senate passed trade legislation and blocked a bill that would curb the federal government’s bulk collection of phone records before leaving town on a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
He Was a GOP Congressman for 14 Years, Then Went to Work for Obama. Ray LaHood’s Take on Politics.
While doing a fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, I sat down for a chat with Ray LaHood, a former Republican congressman… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A Big Win: Army’s Delta Force Killed Islamic State’s Top Money Man
As we roll into Memorial Day weekend, commemorating America’s fallen service members—but really all our troops—you can’t help but feel a sense of pride about… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Should Cars Be Recalled Over Peeling Labels? Looking at How Regulations Affect Our Lives.
Say you got a recall notice for your car. You’d naturally be alarmed, especially after reading that the problem involved Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard… Read More
InternationalCommentary
5 Steps the Next President Could Take to Boost Our Relationship With Latin America
For much of the last century, Latin America has seldom been a major focus for U.S. foreign policy. Yet President Obama’s controversial Cuba policy appears… Read More
SecurityFeature
Newly Released Emails Cast Doubt on Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi Claims
Newly reported emails indicate Hillary Clinton was personally made aware of security dangers in the months leading up to the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks… Read More
InternationalNews
At President’s Synagogue Speech, American Jews Defend Obama’s Support to Israel
In a step to reassure American Jews that he supports Israel, President Obama today became the fourth president to speak before an audience at a… Read More
EconomyNews
Hillary Clinton Announces Support for Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton joined the debate over the Export-Import Bank’s reauthorization today and came out in support of the embattled 80-year-old agency. Clinton… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Obamacare Abortion Drug Accommodation: A Bit of Paperwork or Complicity in Sin?
The Obamacare mandate requiring non-profit religious employers to facilitate health care coverage of abortion-inducing drugs and devices for employees may be heading to the Supreme… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
North Korea Claims Miniaturized Nuclear Weapons
Pyongyang claimed on Wednesday that it already has developed nuclear weapons small enough to fit on missiles. The powerful National Defense Commission declared “it is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
U.S. Should Support Media Freedom in Africa
The state of media freedom in Africa is “grim,” according to the media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, which took stock of the situation recently… Read More
LawCommentary
Don’t Believe Voter Fraud Happens? Here’s Some Examples
In the interest of helping out the editorial writers and pundits of media outlets who don’t think voter fraud occurs, I wanted to note just… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Cartoon: Remembering the Greatest Gift
Remembering their sacrifice this Memorial Day …
EconomyCommentary
Obama Releases Agenda for More Regulations, Just Before Holiday Weekend
It’s the day before the Memorial Day holiday, and that can only mean one thing: It is time for President Obama to unveil his agenda… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s Dangerous Thinking About Climate Change and National Security
The White House has released a new report entitled “The National Security Implications of a Changing Climate,” essentially a summary of the administration’s view that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
House Committee Affirms Bipartisan Support for Broadcast Reform
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) voted unanimously in favor of reforming U.S. International Broadcasting (USIB). It is the second time the Committee has… Read More
SocietyNews
Gay Marriage Study Retracted After Allegations One of Its Authors Falsified Data
A widely circulated study about how having conversations with people who are gay can change an individual’s views on same-sex marriage has been retracted by… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Just a Common Soldier: A Moving Tribute for Memorial Day
For many years, Stephen Clouse has made videos designed to inspire donations to worthy causes. Recently, he made a different kind of video. It’s not designed to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Kirsten Powers on the War Against Free Speech and Why Most on the Left Don’t Get It
I spoke with Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers this week about her new book, “The Silencing: How the Left Is Killing Free Speech.” Powers gives… Read More
EconomyNews
A Key Conservative Group Is Opposing the Export-Import Bank. But Some of Its Members Continue to Support It.
Some members of the U.S. House’s Republican Study Committee are bucking the committee’s opposition to the Export-Import Bank and instead expressing steadfast support for the bank’s reauthorization…. Read More
Senate Financial Reform Bill Anything But a Partisan Effort
The U.S. House has introduced—and even passed—several bills during the past few years aimed at reforming financial regulations, but the Senate has lagged far behind…. Read More
LawNews
Senator Again Calls for Ending Justice Department’s Operation Choke Point
Comparing Operation Choke Point to Tom Cruise’s “Minority Report,” a film where police use “psychic technology” to arrest alleged murderers before they actually commit a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Islamic Terrorists Should Be Called Islamic Terrorists
For more than three decades, they have sought out and killed Americans. In 1983, in one of the first major anti-American attacks, they bombed the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Will of the People Makes a Comeback on Abortion Issue in Tennessee
Two bills have been signed by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican, that could not have passed before voters approved an amendment to the state constitution… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A Few More Hot Days Does Not Equal a Lot More Heat Waves
Whatever the combination of human and natural causes, the world has warmed by about 0.85 degrees Celsius (1.5 degrees Fahrenheit) over the last century or… Read More
SocietyNews
Bobby Jindal on Religious Liberty Order: ‘Don’t Waste Your Time Trying to Bully Me in Louisiana’
Defying state legislators who rejected a measure that sought to protect “the right of conscience as it relates to marriage,” Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal acted… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Lawmakers Had 10 Months to Fix Broken Transportation Funding. They Didn’t Do Anything.
Another day, another punt on important policy matters by members of Congress. Faced with a May 31st deadline, lawmakers’ latest “fix” for highway funding—a two-month… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Making This Change to Tax System Would Help Businesses, Economy Thrive
Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, is poised to reintroduce legislation that would make permanent so-called “bonus depreciation.” This legislation would enable businesses to deduct half their capital… Read More
