EnergyNews
City Imposes Fine on Residents Who Throw Away Food
The Seattle City Council has imposed a mandatory composting ordinance, requiring all residents to separate their biodegradable trash from other kinds of refuse. The city… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Enviromentalists Should Love, Love, Love Fracking
President Barack Obama raised a lot of eyebrows when he declared in his United Nations climate change speech: “Over the past eight years, the United… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Amid Terrorist Threats, How Safe Are We?
It’s only natural, with reports of terrorist groups such as the Islamic State filling the news, for Americans to question just how safe they are… Read More
EconomyNews
Labor Unions Adopt Tactics They Once Criticized to Lobby for Living Wage Laws
MADISON, Wis.—Stand Up to ALEC and other affiliated left-leaning groups have spent years attacking the American Legislative Exchange Council for bringing together lawmakers and private-sector representatives… Read More
SocietyNews
Why One State Legislature Is Using Your Tax Dollars to Operate Its Own News Service
LINCOLN, Neb.—In addition to the gaggle of TV, radio, online and newspaper reporters who regularly cover the Nebraska Legislature, a handful of lesser-known reporters who… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Memo to Obama: The World Doesn’t Care About Your Apologies
President Obama insulted many Americans when he raised events in Ferguson, Mo., during his United Nations speech. They chafed at the implied moral equivalence of… Read More
InternationalSocietyCommentary
U.N. General Assembly Opens Amid Ongoing Development Agenda Battles
Last week’s 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York included an address by President Obama, a celebrity-studded “People’s Climate March,” and… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Corporations That ‘Sponsor Climate Lies’ Should Get ‘Death Penalty’
In an op-ed published earlier this week for EcoWatch, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for all organizations that “deliberately, purposefully, maliciously and systematically sponsor climate lies” to… Read More
LawNews
Poll: Many Americans Believe Obama Has Expanded Presidential Power
Four out of ten Americans believe President Barack Obama has expanded the power of the presidency too much, according to a new Reason-Rupe poll. Asked,… Read More
SecurityNews
On This Day: Remembering the Battles of Mogadishu and COP Keating
For some, Oct. 3 may be just another day. But for others aware of the sacrifice, today is remembered as the anniversary of two of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Empire Strikes Back: China-Controlled Gangs Incite Violence in Hong Kong Demonstrations
The violence erupting in Hong Kong amid what had so far been peaceful pro-democracy protests is being carried out by criminal gangs controlled by China,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
We Haven’t Heard the Last From Putin in Ukraine
Fighting in Ukraine has continued with regularity despite an official ceasefire signed on Sept. 5. In particular, separatists have sought to gain control of Donetsk… Read More
EducationCommentary
Is School Choice Feasible in Rural States?
School choice is now a reality for children in 24 states and Washington, D.C. They take advantage of some 40 options ranging from tuition scholarships… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Things Are Improving. But We Still Need a Better Recovery.
Today’s jobs report brought mostly good news for America’s workers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found the labor market grew robustly in September. Employers added… Read More
SecurityNews
Jimmy Carter Thinks He Could Have Beaten Reagan If He’d Been ‘Manly’
Former President Jimmy Carter believes he could have defeated President Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election if he had been more “manly.” In an interview… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Will Hong Kong Be the Scene of Next Tiananmen Square?
I first visited Hong Kong in 1969 when I interviewed young Chinese “freedom swimmers” who had traversed the treacherous Hong Kong Bay—infested by sharks and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Cartoon: The Calm Before the Storm
Looming debt, government spending and unpaid financial obligations add up to a bad forecast for American citizens.
EconomyCommentary
This Government Program Can’t Even Give Money Away
Surprise, surprise: Companies aren’t lining up to become the next Solyndra. Imagine that. The Wall Street Journal reports that companies are hesitating to take loan… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Real Story on How the Obama Recovery Is Working Out
In President Obama’s speech on the economy Thursday, he walked a tightrope between taking credit for economic progress and admitting that Americans see a weak,… Read More
SocietyNews
8 Ways the Obama Administration Restricts Access to Information, According to the Associated Press
The Associated Press’ Washington bureau chief is the latest journalist to criticize the Obama administration for failing to live up to its promise of transparency…. Read More
Health CareNews
VA Hospital Lacks Amenities for Patients, Yet Spends Millions on Solar Panels
Patients at a Veterans Affairs hospital have been going without toothbrushes, toothpaste, pajamas, sheets and blankets while department officials spend money on new Canadian-made furniture, televisions to run… Read More
SocietyNews
Open Government Groups Ask Obama for More Transparency
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Government transparency advocates are again confronting the Obama administration, this time over a White House memo aimed at filtering Freedom of Information Act requests…. Read More
SecurityNews
Has Obama Enforced Immigration Laws? It’s All in How You Count the Numbers
A report published Wednesday showed the Department of Homeland Security removed a record number of illegal immigrants from the country in 2013—many of them recent… Read More
SocietyNews
NFL Player Penalized for Prayer
Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah was penalized for praying on the field during Monday’s Chiefs-Patriots game. After making the sixth interception of his career,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Are Stoners the Next Hot Voting Bloc? Jimmy Kimmel Investigates
The Jimmy Kimmel crew ask some people by a medical marijuana dispensary in California some basic questions about politics. And the results aren’t exactly high… Read More
Health CareNews
More Insurance Plans That Don’t Meet Obamacare Standards Are Being Discontinued
Thousands of consumers who were granted a reprieve to keep insurance plans that don’t meet the federal health law’s standards are now learning those plans… Read More
LawCommentary
Can Abercrombie Refuse to Hire a Muslim Teen Who Wears a Hijab? And Other Cases the Supreme Court Will Take Up This Year.
The Supreme Court’s 2014-2015 term officially begins next Monday. On Thursday, the justices added eleven cases to their docket. Here are the noteworthy additions: EEOC… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Pipeline Expansion Could Relieve Railcar Delays
Senators John Thune (R–SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D–MN) are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct an economic analysis of how domestic railcar… Read More
EducationCommentary
Goddard College Made a Bad Choice in Its Commencement Speaker. Now It Should Revoke This Cop Killer’s Invite.
This week, Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt., announced that its commencement address would be delivered by Mumia Abu-Jamal, an unrepentant cop killer serving a life… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Russia Now Has More Deployed Nuclear Warheads than the U.S.
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) that the U.S. State Department and the Obama Administration championed has been a bad deal for the… Read More
