Health CareNews
Big Texas Health Care Provider Can Handle Only 6 Cases of Ebola
One of the largest health care providers in Texas can handle only about six Ebola cases at any given time using current medical protocols. “What… Read More
LawNews
Not Just Kansas Anymore: Why Voter ID Laws in These States Are Tangled Up in Courts
In the run-up to the Nov. 4 midterm elections, the courts have weighed in on voting rules, both supporting and rebuking efforts by Republican state… Read More
InternationalNews
Would a Travel Ban Stop the Spread of Ebola?
The nation’s top public health official told a House of Representatives panel today that the Obama administration has not ruled out restricting travel to and… Read More
LawNews
Republican Lawmakers Demand Answers From Justice Department on Operation Choke Point
Thirty members of Congress demanded today that the Department of Justice launch an “immediate investigation” into the agency’s own Operation Choke Point and those involved… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Amazing Guesses People Give Jimmy Kimmel Crew when Asked what GMOs are
Do individuals who claim they avoid GMOs (genetically modified organisms) really know what GMOs are? That’s a question posed by late-night talk show host Jimmy… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Obama Must Lead on Ebola Crisis
The first rule for managing a crisis? Act like a grown-up. Looking and really acting like an effective leader in tough times is job one…. Read More
Energy Commentary
The Final Word on Yucca
After six years and several court cases, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has finally released the report that every American has paid for and could… Read More
SocietyNews
7 Parting Shots From Michele Bachmann
Rep. Michele Bachmann, a tea party favorite and former presidential candidate, has some advice for her colleagues as she prepares to retire at the end… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New Benghazi Indictments Reveal Terrorist Plot
We’re about to learn a lot more about the extent of the terrorist plot behind the attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi. On… Read More
EconomyNews
These 3 Charts Show What Different States Spend on Corporate Welfare
The federal government is not the only source of corporate welfare. According to Veronique de Rugy, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at… Read More
EnergyInternationalCommentary
Governor Jindal: Energy Exports Help the U.S. Domestically and Diplomatically
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal recently spoke at the American Enterprise Institute to introduce his vision for defense policy. He pointed out that America has a tool… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Excessive Regulations Hamper Mining Access and Productivity
Domestic mining is a key cog in the American economy. According to a recent report commissioned by the National Mining Association (NMA), it could be… Read More
InternationalNews
Watch the Shockingly Brutal Beating of a Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Protester
A video has emerged of a pro-democracy protester being beaten in Hong Kong. In the video of a protest on Wednesday, a handcuffed man is… Read More
SocietyNews
This Video Shows the Weird Prop that Caused what may be the Most Awkward Debate Moment Ever
When it was time to take the stage at last night’s gubernatorial debate in Florida, only one candidate showed up. Democrat Charlie Crist appeared at… Read More
EducationNews
Hawaii Students Get Gift Cards for Participating in Controversial Sex-Ed Program
HONOLULU – Middle school students who participated in a controversial sex education program in Hawaii were rewarded with gift cards from the University of Hawaii… Read More
InternationalNews
US Embassies in Ebola-Stricken Countries Are Still Processing Visas for Non-US Citizens
Despite the outbreak of Ebola, it is still possible to get a visa from the three West African countries at the heart of the outbreak,… Read More
EducationNews
Confucius Institute Under Fire as Conduit of Chinese Propaganda
During the past decade, the Confucius Institute has established itself at nearly 500 universities and K-12 schools in the United States and about 500 others around… Read More
InternationalNews
Reasons This Pro-Democracy Leader Says Hong Kong’s Young Protesters Have Won Already
Alan Leong, a leading pro-democracy legislator in Hong Kong, says he believes student protesters who flooded into the city over the past three weeks already… Read More
SocietyNews
See Why Mark Pryor Criticizes Tom Cotton for Going to Harvard
The second debate in the U.S. Senate race in Arkansas wasn’t short on jabs between the incumbent Democrat, Sen. Mark Pryor and his Republican challenger,… Read More
EconomyNews
St. Paul Retailers Forced to Pay for Light Rail
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Just as St. Paul retailers began recovering from an average 30 percent loss in sales during the new $1 billion light… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Where’s the Christine O’Donnell, Todd Akin of 2014 Cycle?
Why isn’t the 2014 mid-term election more interesting? Control of Congress hangs in the balance, but there’s just something lacking this year. Next to die-hard… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Supreme Court Blocks Part of Texas Abortion Law. But That Doesn’t Mean the Court Would Strike Down Law Itself.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an application to block parts of H.B. 2, Texas’s abortion law made famous by State Sen. Wendy Davis’… Read More
SocietyNews
Watch Louisiana Senate Hopefuls Score Job Performance of Obama, Jindal in the Same Sentence
President Obama and Gov. Bobby Jindal took a beating last night from Louisiana’s three leading U.S. Senate candidates. At their first debate, incumbent Democrat Mary… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
There is No “Responsibility to Protect” Syrian Civilians
President Obama’s invocation of the language of “responsibility to protect” to justify his use of military force against Libya has been exposed for what it… Read More
SocietyNews
Challenger Accuses Minority Leader of Being ‘Bought’ by the Koch Brothers. But She runs with Secretive Millionaires.
Senate hopeful Alison Lundergan Grimes criticized Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell Monday night for his ties to “the Koch brothers.” But Grimes apparently doesn’t apologize for… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A Second Health Care Worker has Ebola. It’s Time for the Government to Prove It Can Handle This.
Concerns over the U.S. response to Ebola heightened when medical officials confirmed that a second individual involved with delivering treatment to the original Ebola patient… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As DHS Morale Continues to Fall, Congress Should Fix the Way It Handles Oversight
Employee morale at the Department of Homeland Security has sunk to new lows, despite new leadership under Secretary Jeh Johnson and other senior DHS officials…. Read More
LawFeature
19 Times the Government Withheld Documents It Didn’t Want You to See
Lost and missing government records are not isolated to one administration or political party. The list below includes 19 examples of public files that went missing, were… Read More
InternationalCommentary
North Korean Despot has Reappeared. But That’s not the Most Important Issue Here.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has waddled back onto the world stage ending, or at least reducing, widespread speculation of coups or assassinations in Pyongyang…. Read More
LawNews
Tennessee Woman Jailed for Overgrown Yard
A Tennessee woman has been jailed because of her overgrown yard. Karen Holloway was cited by Lenoir City during the summer when she started to… Read More
