SocietyCommentary
Some Minors Crossing Border Bring Health Risks
For over a century, immigrants coming to America had to show that they were healthy before they were allowed to stay. The present disaster at… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Congress Must Ask Obama: Why Doesn’t Your Administration Cut U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority?
Considering its participation in the new Palestinian unity government, Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israel should lead the U.S. to cut the hundreds of millions in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Afghans Need to Demonstrate Readiness for Democracy
After a relatively successful first round of presidential elections in Afghanistan in April, the second round—held June 14—has led to a full-blown political crisis that… Read More
LawNews
Issa on IRS Scandal: Obama Team Wants to ‘Outlast Us’
Rep. Darrell Issa, the House’s top investigator of the IRS targeting scandal, isn’t holding his breath for those missing Lois Lerner emails. Obama administration officials have… Read More
Health CareCommentary
It’s Not True that 20 Million Americans Gained Coverage Under Obamacare
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund claims 20 million Americans “gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act as of May 1.” But a closer… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pakistan Expert: Pakistan Is Ideological and Greedy
American foreign policy has traditionally treated Pakistan as a security-seeking state, but C. Christine Fair suggests in Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army’s Way… Read More
SecurityNews
Obama Seeks $3.7B to Meet Surge of Kids Crossing Border
President Obama has asked Congress for $3.7 billion in “emergency” funds to stem a surge in children and families from Central America illegally crossing the… Read More
Health CareNews
This Chart Shows How Many Obamacare Enrollees’ Self-Reported Citizenship Status Doesn’t Match Federal Data
According to a report released by the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month, “the online federal… Read More
SocietyNews
Harry Reid on Hobby Lobby Decision: ‘We’re Going to Do Something’
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., laid out the Senate’s legislative agenda for the “coming weeks.” Listed among his top priorities was legislation… Read More
EducationNews
‘Happy,’ Taxpayers? Police Film Music Video While on Duty
MADISON, Wis. — Leaders of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department figured that the department would be more effective if officers are viewed as hipper and approachable…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Cartoon: Border Security Under President Obama
Despite statements from past and present Obama Administration officials that the U.S. border is secure, the recent influx of thousands of illegal aliens from Central… Read More
SocietyNews
Tolerant Left? ‘Holly Hobby Lobby’ Vulgarly Attacked on Twitter
To show support for the recent Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case, Holly Fisher – aka “Holly Hobby Lobby” – posted a photo of… Read More
SecurityNews
‘We Must Protect Them’: Ads Seek to Deter Child Migrants From Central America
A dramatic ad, commissioned by U.S. homeland security officials to discourage youngsters from Central America from crossing the southern border, depicts the death of a… Read More
EconomyNews
Organization Pushes for Ballot Referendum on Seattle $15 Minimum Wage
In Seattle, a grassroots organization has submitted a petition complete with nearly 20,000 signatures—well above the 16,000 signature prerequisite, calling for a ballot referendum to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Constitution Isn’t a Liberal or Conservative Document
Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne is not happy that conservatives are claiming the mantle of the Constitution. “You cannot talk for very long to a… Read More
SocietyNews
Carly Fiorina Uses a Fortune Cookie to Expose ‘War on Women’
A fortune cookie to expose the so-called war on women? That’s what former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina wielded yesterday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” … Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Creepiest Video You’ll See All Week
Generation Opportunity has just released a new video with warnings about Obamacare featuring the character they made famous last year, “Creepy Uncle Sam.” This time,… Read More
EconomyNews
Export-Import Bank Didn’t Make 2012 Reforms Ordered by Congress
“Reauthorize with reforms.” That’s the new mantra from supporters of renewing the charter of the Export-Import Bank. But a review of reforms that Congress ordered… Read More
LawCommentary
Son Skips Church, Father Arrested for Child Endangerment
What started out as a normal Sunday morning for Jeffrey Williamson of Blanchester, Ohio, turned into a nightmare when police officers showed up to his… Read More
Commentary
Daily Signal Google Hangout to Focus on Immigration
Obama administration officials have said for years that the border “is as secure as ever,” but the huge increase in the number of illegal aliens… Read More
SecurityNews
Arizona Lawmaker Aims to Send Border-Crossing Children Home Faster
Legislation proposed by an Arizona congressman would give federal officials authority to quickly screen and deport unaccompanied children from Central America who have crossed the Mexican border into… Read More
Health CareNews
To Keep Health Care Coverage, Tennessee Couple Separates
After 33 years of marriage, Linda and Larry Drain of Maryville, Tenn., separated—but only so Linda could have health care coverage that was threatened by… Read More
EducationCommentary
In D.C., Public Schools Struggle to Woo Students
Principals in Washington, D.C.’s public schools are taking on a new role this summer: neighborhood canvasser. They have been going door-to-door in an effort to… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
The Obama Administration Should Speak Up for Hong Kong
Hong Kong may sound remote and exotic to many Americans, but what happens there affects many here and its continued success and prosperity is in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
U.S. Shortwave Broadcasting to Asia Is Muted
Once again, the U.S. government’s international broadcasting is at the center of a storm of its own making. The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Japan’s Robot Revolution
Japan is one of the few countries in the world likely to experience something that popular movies have predicted for years: a robot revolution. That… Read More
SocietyNews
Homeland Security Secretary Won’t Say If Illegal Children Will Be Deported
“Meet the Press” host David Gregory had a simple question for Department of Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson: Do the children flooding the U.S. border need… Read More
SocietyCommentary
These Newlyweds Explain Why U.S. Immigration System Needs Fixing
“We wanted to do things right” is the theme of the love story between newlyweds Doug and Magdy Sampson. An American and a Guatemalan, the… Read More
Health CareNews
Reporter Calls Colorado’s Obamacare Website ‘Clunky, Counterintuitive and Confusing’
Colorado journalist Brandon Rittiman called the state’s Obamacare exchange website “clunky, counterintuitive and confusing” after reviewing the website for a TV news story. Colorado received $179 million in… Read More
EconomyNews
Watch Your Step: Hawaii Taxpayers Will Pay $81,000 for ‘Fall-Prevention Coordinator’
HONOLULU—Take careful steps. When possible, stay in your seat and, by all means, grab hold of that railing. Simple advice, apparently from much simpler times…. Read More
