SocietyNews
New Press Secretary Defends White House’s Transparency
On Sunday, the press pushed back. In an interview with the new White House press secretary Josh Earnest, CNN’s Brian Stelter questioned how an administration… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Q & A: What Is This Iron Dome That Is Protecting Israel From Hamas Rockets?
As Hamas launches rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, casualties are kept at a minimum thanks to Israel’s superior air defense system. In the… Read More
InternationalNews
Israeli Leader a Pillar of Calm in Face of Rocket Attacks
“We face a very, very brutal terrorist enemy.” As rockets fired by Hamas rained down yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coolly and calmly described… Read More
SecurityNews
Rick vs. Rand: Potential Presidential Contenders Square Off on Foreign Policy
Senator Rand Paul, R–Ky., today blasted Governor Rick Perry for his “fictionalized” and “mischaracterized” account of Paul’s foreign policy. Unleashing a withering barrage in a… Read More
EconomyNews
Gary Johnson: ‘Abolish the IRS’
SANTA FE, N.M. — For 2012 Libertarian Party presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, the ongoing controversy at the Internal Revenue Service… Read More
LawCommentary
Young Boy Takes On City Council…and Wins.
Call it a victory for common sense. City officials in Leawood, Kan., have reversed course after ordering a 9-year-old boy to tear down the little… Read More
SocietyNews
Ann Coulter’s Border Crisis Wish List: ‘I Want Same Fence Israel Has’
“Send them home.” That’s author and pundit Ann Coulter’s bottom-line response to the surge of illegal immigrants from Central America across the southwest border. Coulter… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Pakistan: U.S. Engagement Necessary as Drone Strikes Resume
On Thursday, U.S. drones killed at least four militants in Pakistan. It is the fourth such strike since a Pakistani military operation commenced in June…. Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
U.S.-China Summit Seeks Improved Relations Yet Again
U.S. officials and observers are hoping last week’s U.S.-China Strategic and Economic dialogue will halt what some are calling a “downward spiral” in relations between… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Shovel Ready Judges: The Obama Plan to Address Immigration Backlog
On Tuesday, President Obama requested $3.7 billion in “emergency” funds from Congress to address the urgent immigration crisis along the southwestern border. The proposal includes… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Is Congress Again Using a Budget Process that Will Protect Ineffective Programs?
Last week, Senate Appropriations Chair Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., signaled her chamber already has begun to lay the groundwork for an omnibus budget bill in… Read More
EnergyNews
How U.S. Taxpayers Subsidize Fossil Fuels in Russia, Saudi Arabia While Being Penalized at Home
Americans have to pay more for electricity and compete for fewer jobs because of President Obama’s regulatory curbs on fossil fuels at home, even as… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The GOP’s Healthy Debate: It Makes Us All Better
If you want to see people who are afraid of an honest policy debate in America today, visit a college campus. This year alone, the… Read More
SecurityNews
Texans Not Buying Obama’s Spending Plan for Border Crisis
President Obama’s request for emergency funding to respond to the crisis along the southwest border drew more heat today from two prominent Texans — Gov…. Read More
SecurityNews
Holder Writes Off Benghazi Criticism as ‘Purely Political’
Attorney General Eric Holder today said criticism of the Obama administration’s decision to try a Benghazi terror suspect in a civilian court is “purely political.”… Read More
EducationCommentary
This Government Program Leads to Rising College Costs
Federal lawmakers have been trying for decades to reduce the burden of paying for college. Congress has significantly expanded lending, lifted caps on borrowing, and… Read More
EducationNews
This School District Just Banned Cupcakes. And Candy.
A school district in Washington state is determined to make school more healthy and less fun. Edmonds School District, in the suburbs south of Seattle,… Read More
Health CareNews
Temp Agency: Obamacare Is Causing Businesses to Hire Part-Time, Not Full-Time, Employees
Under pressure to comply with the Affordable Care Act, some South Carolina businesses are cutting back by hiring more part-time rather than full time employees…. Read More
SocietyNews
This State Overpaid on Food Stamps, Costing Taxpayers Millions.
OSAWATOMIE, Kan.—For Kansas, the bad news is the state flubbed more than $18.9 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Payments during fiscal 2013. The good news… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The U.S. Needs to Be Prepared for Next ‘Wave’ of Terrorism
Things seem to go from bad to worse in the blood-soaked Middle East, Civil war still rages in Syria, even as ISIS gobbles up swaths… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Are So Many More Central Americans Trying to Cross the Border Illegally Now?
A massive influx of unlawful immigrants from Central America has policymakers searching for quick fix. While inadequate border security and false perceptions of U.S. immigration… Read More
SocietyNews
Santorum’s Lesson in Liberty for Senators Who Want to Override Hobby Lobby Ruling
What does Rick Santorum, an advocate of religious liberty, think about Senate Democrats pressing ahead with legislation to undermine the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision? Not much, since the former… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court Vs. Eric Holder
If Eric Holder were a baseball player, he’d have been benched long ago — if not kicked off the team. His batting average before the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This Law Makes Sure Big Government Can’t Crush Religious Freedom
The pitch of public controversy surrounding cultural issues—especially those related to women and reproduction—can give the impression that we live in an intractably divided society… Read More
LawNews
Judges Set Clock Ticking for IRS to Explain, Recover Missing Emails
The IRS has less than 30 days to detail under oath and in writing the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of former official Lois Lerner’s emails… Read More
SecurityNews
Amnesty Foe: Guard, Not Obama’s ‘Naked Political Maneuver,’ Will Secure Border
President Obama’s response to the crisis on the southern border is “a naked political maneuver” because he “does not ever intend to secure the border,”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
States That Adopt This Policy Have Much Better Economies
Right-to-work is back in the spotlight, thanks to the recent Supreme Court decision in Harris v. Quinn. The court ruled that Illinois home care workers… Read More
LawCommentary
The Ten Supreme Court Decisions This Year That Will Change America
With the Supreme Court on summer recess, it’s time to review the biggest cases of the October 2013 docket. SCOTUSblog’s “Stat Pack” notes that the Court… Read More
EconomyNews
EPA Regs Likely to Kill 68-Year-Old Louisiana Peach Orchard
RUSTON, La. — Peach orchards at Mitcham Farms, near the north Louisiana city of Ruston, have survived winter freezes, droughts and dangerous hail storms. But… Read More
SocietyNews
California Mayor Says There’s No End in Sight to Border Crisis, Concerned for ‘Safety of All’
As busloads of illegal immigrants arrive in the Southern California city of Murrieta, Mayor Alan Long spoke to Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly about the brewing… Read More
