LawCommentary
Obama’s Greatest Legacy: Remaking the Federal Courts
In President Barack Obama’s second term, the Senate has confirmed more than twice the number of judicial nominees than were confirmed in President George W…. Read More
SecurityNews
‘Obviously,’ White House Aide Says, America Is at War With ISIS
After a video showing the murder of a third Westerner by the terrorist group ISIS hit the Internet last night, a top Obama administration official said… Read More
SecurityNews
‘We’re Not There Anymore’: Former Secretary of State Wary of Obama’s ISIS Strategy
James A. Baker III, who served as secretary of state under President George H.W. Bush, took issue this morning with President Obama’s strategy for “defeating… Read More
SocietyCommentary
White House Views Hispanics as Mere Electoral Pawns
In the annals of cynical political maneuvers, President Obama’s decision to postpone executive action on immigration until after the election must win some sort of… Read More
EconomyNews
Feds Have No Idea the Extent of SNAP Fraud, Says Iowa Official
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sure the U.S. Department of Agriculture is doing a great job fighting fraud committed by… Read More
LawNews
Transparently Bad: U.S. Whistleblowers Feel Blowback
Federal employees who expose government waste, fraud and abuse are having a tough time in the “most transparent administration in history.” Robert MacLean, a former… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Michelle Obama Shouldn’t Decide What Your Child Eats
The primary focus of the federal school meal programs should be meeting students’ needs. But for that to happen, there must be recognition that parents… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Japan’s Lousy Economy Is a Warning for U.S.
Japan is flush with national pride this week, thanks to Kei Nishikori, the tennis phenom who knocked off seemingly indestructible Novak Djokovic to reach the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What ISIS Is Trying to Achieve With Its Slick Videos
The grisly propaganda videos released by Islamist terrorists of the executions of innocent American hostages are coldly calculated to intimidate the terrorist group’s enemies, inspire… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Act of Pure Evil’: ISIS Video Depicts Beheading of British Hostage
The terrorist group ISIS tonight released a video purporting to show the recent beheading of a British humanitarian aid worker captured in Syria last year…. Read More
SocietyNews
How Chick-fil-A’s Family Values Keep Kiddie Customers Satisfied
Chick-fil-A, not shy about asking young Americans to “eat mor chikin,” is giving the Happy Meal a run for the money. Parents and caretakers rate the… Read More
Health CareNews
Of 33 Companies Behind the Obamacare Website, These 6 Got Most of Your Money
Eleven of the 33 companies entrusted with making the Obamacare website work are billing taxpayers more than anticipated in their contracts. Three of the 33 stand… Read More
LawNews
Citizen Poll Watchers Expose Need for Scrutiny of Elections
Counting votes behind closed doors, letting uncertified voters vote, stacking wards with majority party poll workers — questionable activities at Burlington, Vt., polling places reveal… Read More
SocietyNews
How the Unaccompanied Children Crisis Is Affecting Public Schools
This year, more than 50,000 unaccompanied children have crossed the southern border into the U.S. If you’re wondering where they’ve gone, you may need to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Hispanics Thrive in Texas, But Not in California
The world provides us with countless case studies on the relative merits of free markets and central planning. In Asia and Europe we have seen… Read More
EducationNews
Poll Finds Strong Support for School Choice in Wisconsin’s Swing Districts
MADISON, Wis. — School choice in Wisconsin now has a big voice advocating for it. The American Federation for Children, “the nation’s voice for educational… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reminder: Everything the Government ‘Gives’ Someone Must Be Taken From Taxpayer Dollars
Congress has returned to Washington, but not for long. The looming midterm elections mean that lawmakers are here only for what USA Today calls “a… Read More
LawCommentary
Wisconsin Is Treating Conservatives Like a Banana Republic Would
Oral arguments were heard Tuesday before the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in O’Keefe vs. Chisholm, the so-called John Doe investigation in which local… Read More
Health CareNews
250,000 Virginians Set to Receive Health Insurance Cancellation Notices
A quarter-million Virginians likely will lose their health insurance plans by the end of the year because their plans to do not meet the requirements… Read More
EducationNews
Vermont Schools Ban Brownies, Replace Them With Kale
It’s a best-seller at bake sales, a king of American confections, even a mandatory munchie of marijuana users. But the iconic chocolate brownie, that perfect… Read More
SecurityNews
Au Contraire, Mr. Secretary: ‘We Are at War’ With ISIS
This means war. Apparently. Standing in sharp contrast to Secretary of State John Kerry, White House and Pentagon officials today confirmed the United States is… Read More
LawCommentary
Federal Court: Ohio Can’t Ban Saying Lies About Candidates
On Thursday, a federal court in Ohio struck down a state criminal law banning “false statements” about candidates for office. Under the law, anyone could… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No Matter What Tarullo Says, More Regulation Will Not Make Us Safer
Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo has announced that the Fed is about to propose new capital requirements for large banks. The New York Times reports… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Liberal French Economist Is Wrong About How Many Robots Could Replace Human Employees
In his bestselling treatise “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” Thomas Piketty’s vision of the future is – implicitly – a robot dystopia where continued investment… Read More
SecurityNews
Geography Lesson for Top Obama Aide: Syria Doesn’t Border Saudi Arabia
Speaking to reporters before President Obama’s Wednesday night address on the terrorist group ISIS, a senior administration official mentioned Saudi Arabia’s “extensive border” with Syria…. Read More
Commentary
A Nuclear-Capable NATO: Requirement for Deterrence
With the recent aggression by Russia in eastern Ukraine, NATO allies, especially those in the Baltic and Eastern Europe, have become increasingly concerned about a… Read More
SocietyNews
U.S. Immigration Courts Have Huge Backlogs, Leading to Long Waits for Trials
U.S. immigration courts are backlogged with nearly 400,000 cases, and experts say the Obama administration is to blame. The 396,552 cases awaiting adjudication represent a… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Eyes Wide Open’ Urged in Funding Syrian Rebels to Fight ISIS
House Speaker John Boehner yesterday reassured Americans that Syrian rebels — who could be the recipients of $500 million in U.S. aid — have been “well-vetted” by… Read More
InternationalNews
Bishop Who Led Prayer After Cruz Heckling Says Texas Senator ‘Came Out Slugging’
After Sen. Ted Cruz was booed off the stage at a gathering of Middle Eastern Christians for making pro-Israel comments, a New York bishop stood… Read More
InternationalNews
Run Out of Villages by ISIS, Religious Minorities in Mideast Stand Together
In Defense of Christians, an organization that raises awareness of the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, held its first-ever… Read More
