SecurityCommentary
The Obama Administration’s Wake-up Call in Iraq
Clearly, ISIS was not in the plan. The Obama Administration was caught flat-footed by the triumph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Q&A: How the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision Affects Obamacare
Yesterday morning, the Supreme Court ruled against the coercive Obamacare HHS mandate, prohibiting the government from forcing two family businesses, Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New PRC Map Is China’s Latest Move in South China Sea Dispute
Aggressive mapping is nothing new for China. With the release of a new 10-dash map last week, however, China has reinforced its already unreasonable claims… Read More
EducationCommentary
Americans Think Education Is on the ‘Wrong Track’—but Support for School Choice Is on the Rise
Support for school choice is on the rise, but Americans hold a “dim view of the federal government’s performance in K-12 education,” found the Friedman… Read More
EconomyCommentary
U.S. Economy Has Shrunk at Its Fastest Pace Since the End of the Recession
Despite large stimulus packages and near-zero interest rates since 2009, the U.S. still fails to achieve a sustained economic recovery. According to a third and… Read More
SocietyNews
After Hobby Lobby, One Company Stops Funding Morning-After Pill
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that “closely held” companies can have a religious right to decline coverage for drugs and devices that can act as… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Megyn Kelly Destroys Sandra Fluke’s Claim on Hobby Lobby and Birth Control
In a Fox News appearance last night, anchor Megyn Kelly blasted activist Sandra Fluke’s comments that the Supreme Court decision on Hobby Lobby was about… Read More
SecurityCommentary
When Will ISIS Start to Lose?
Where will the Islamist rampage that is storming across Iraq stop? There is no easy answer to that question. Carl von Clausewitz, the great 19th… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Americans (Rightly) Love Soccer
A lot of folks, including my colleague Steve Moore, say that soccer is boring and un-American. I’m here to tell you why they’re wrong. Steve,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Needs to Get Serious About Eliminating Some Government Programs
Summer is here and school is out. For many parents this means toys everywhere around the house and never-ending debates to get the kids to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How These Rare Species Are Making It Impossible to Keep the Border Secure
Protected lands and rare species are hurting the U.S. Border Patrol’s ability to keep the United States-Mexico border secure. Much of the border areas in… Read More
SocietyNews
Do Hobby Lobby Critics Know the Drugs at Issue?
Although caricatured as anti-contraception, Hobby Lobby already provides coverage for 16 of the 20 drugs mandated by Obamacare. Outside the Supreme Court yesterday, The Daily Signal… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Don’t Listen to the Soccer Cranks. The World Cup Is Awesome.
There’s no doubt about it: Soccer is the world’s favorite sport. That is reaffirmed every four years when the world stops to watch the World… Read More
EconomyNews
Report: House GOP Support for Axing Export-Import Bank Holds Steady
With 26 legislative days left before the Export-Import Bank’s charter expires Sept. 30, a preliminary count of the agency’s supporters and opponents finds that 40… Read More
LawCommentary
After Hobby Lobby, Another Part of the Obamacare Mandate Could Fall
Today’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, which are for-profit companies, raises questions about the fate of the HHS… Read More
SocietyNews
Obama Baits ‘Do Nothing’ House, Promises Action on Border, Immigration
Confronting a crisis on the Texas-Mexico border and a Congress that he said won’t work with him, President Obama this afternoon announced he will pursue… Read More
SocietyNews
What These Americans Think of the Hobby Lobby Ruling
Today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that employers with religious objections cannot be forced to provide abortion-inducing drugs and devices to their… Read More
LawCommentary
First Amendment Victory: Supreme Court Rules Against Union Taking Dues From Non-Members
Today the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important victory for participants in home-health care programs. In a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Samuel Alito,… Read More
Health CareNews
Obama Taps Corporate Executive to Overhaul Veterans Affairs
President Obama will nominate former Procter & Gamble chief executive Bob McDonald as the next secretary of veterans affairs, calculating that a corporate manager and… Read More
EnergyCommentary
This Standard Is One Reason the Price of Gas Will Increase
Not thinking things through is a chronic problem with policy-makers in Washington. Superficial and easily sound-bite-able policies dominate the thoughtful-but-complex ones. For instance mandates for… Read More
SocietyNews
Obama Asks for $2 Billion in Emergency Funds to Slow Border Crossings, Speed Deportations
President Obama asked Congress today for more than $2 billion in emergency funds to manage the surge of illegal Central American immigrants at the South… Read More
LawNews
Democracy’s Digital Forum: Twitter Reaction to #SCOTUS Ruling on Hobby Lobby
This morning, #SCOTUS (aka U.S. Supreme Court) went viral. As the high court handed down its decision on the Obamacare mandate, politicians, pundits and private… Read More
LawNews
Obama: ‘I’m Not Going to Apologize’ for Bypassing Congress
President Obama says he is “not going to apologize” for sidestepping Congress through his multiple executive orders. In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos,… Read More
LawNews
If I Had $1,000,000: Texas Congressmen Propose Reward for Lois Lerner’s Emails
Frustrated with the IRS’ inability to produce Lois Lerner’s emails, two Texas congressmen have opted for the “carrot and stick” approach—a $1 million reward for… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Fight Isn’t Over: Nuns, Others Still Face Obamacare Mandate Despite Today’s Hobby Lobby Decision
Despite today’s Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the fight against the coercive HHS mandate is far from over. More than 300 other… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Today the Supreme Court Protected Religious Freedom
You don’t have to agree with Hobby Lobby or share its owners’ opposition to abortion to recognize that the government should not be able to… Read More
Supreme Court Upholds Religious Freedom in Hobby Lobby Case
The government can’t compel a “closely held” business such as the Hobby Lobby chain to cover abortion-inducing drugs or devices in employee health plans if… Read More
SecurityNews
Why Bobby Jindal Vetoed a Bill That Fights Terrorism, Illegal Immigration
In a move that surprised some conservative allies, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal recently vetoed legislation authorizing the state to implement the federal REAL ID Act. The Republican governor… Read More
SocietyCommentary
On the Texas-Mexico Border: The View From the Front Line
• Drug cartels are helping would-be immigrants cross the border. • Border officials: 3 of 4 people crossing the border are from countries other than Mexico…. Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: Where It’s Not ‘Too Late’ for U.S. Aims in Iraq
With the rapid advance in Iraq of the deadly terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), political leaders and policy… Read More
