SecurityCommentary
Three Frightening Facts About Iraq
What is going in Iraq has nothing to do with American politics. The enemies of America don’t care if the West Wing is run by… Read More
SocietyNews
Ted Cruz Calls Border Crisis ‘Heartbreaking’
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott traveled to San Antonio on Monday to assess the growing “humanitarian crisis” that has… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Forget Inequality. Here’s What de Blasio Should Do to Help Low-Income Americans.
Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to tackle income inequality—not just in New York City, but across the country. De Blasio, who was elected on his… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Careless Lending at Ex-Im Bank Invites Fraud
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that four employees of the Export-Import Bank have been removed in recent months amid allegations of kickbacks and… Read More
Health CareFeature
Obamacare Exchanges Are ‘Disappointing’ With Fewer Than 4 Million Newly Insured. The Government Hoped for 26 Million.
In April, President Obama told the nation that “marketplace” or “exchange” enrollment, at 8 million customers as of March 31, had exceeded expectations and costs were… Read More
SocietyNews
Sudan Frees, Re-Arrests Christian Mother Sentenced to Death
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, the 27-year-old mother of two condemned to death for her Christian faith, was freed after a court in Sudan ordered her release — only… Read More
SocietyNews
Sharyl Attkisson Calls Obama Administration ‘Worst Atmosphere’ for Journalists
On last night’s C-SPAN Q&A interview series, Sharyl Attkisson said the Obama administration has created “the worst atmosphere” journalists have ever faced, and called the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
House Energy Bills Work Toward ‘All of the Above’
The House is set to take up several energy bills this week. In the wake of an Energy Information Report (EIA) report released last Friday… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Supreme Court Fails to Rein in EPA
Contrary to headlines such as Fox News’ “Supreme Court limits EPA global warming rules,” the Supreme Court today ruled in favor of broad authority for the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Q&A: Is America’s Defense Effective Enough? This Test Showed We’re Getting Closer
On Sunday, the U.S. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) successfully intercepted a sophisticated long-range ballistic missile target. The target involved counter-measures. Counter-measures can be decoys or… Read More
EducationCommentary
This Innovative Education Policy Can Change the Lives of Children With Special Needs
Erika Hartley has two sons with Autism, which means she can explain in one sentence what being able to customize their education means to her… Read More
SecurityCommentary
West African Countries Finally Create a Coordinated Intelligence Unit
After years of disconnected and uncoordinated counterterrorism efforts in West Africa and the Sahel, recent attacks by Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb,… Read More
EconomyNews
Export-Import Bank Faces Tough Road to Reauthorization After Kevin McCarthy’s Opposition
Today was supposed to be the day supporters of the Export-Import Bank struck back. After weeks of disappointing news and dimming prospects for the bank’s… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Child Credit Expansion Could Crowd Out Growth
At National Review Online’s The Corner, Ramesh Ponnuru (defending Robert Stein) and Steve Moore have discussed the merits of a larger tax credit for children…. Read More
EconomyNews
Sunlight Report: Don’t Underestimate Export-Import Bank’s Corporate Friends
Despite losing a friend in House leadership and now his successor’s avowed lack of interest, the Export-Import Bank — which has been criticized for promoting… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Venezuela: Government Uses Forged E-Mails to Quell Democratic Opposition
Venezuela has issued arrest warrants for three opposition leaders for allegedly trying to destabilize the country’s socialist government and assassinate its president. These people are… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Who’s to Blame for High Airfares?
Airline ticket prices are soaring this summer. Prices are up 12 percent since 2009, even after adjusting for inflation. When customers of Spirit Airlines book… Read More
LawCommentary
This Lawsuit Could Increase the Price of Your Yogurt
Does anybody really believe “Greek” yogurt is imported from Greece? That’s what some lawyers want a federal court in New York to think. They’ve filed… Read More
EnergyNews
Should the Government Own So Much Land Out West? Some States Want It Back
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Glance at a map showing the percentage of state land owned by the federal government and you’ll see a remarkable difference between the East and the West…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Your Government Is Sending Your Money to These Less-Than-Friendly Countries
Did you know there’s a federal agency that loans taxpayer money to foreign governments and businesses to turn around and buy things from politically favored American… Read More
Will Conservatives Back Sentencing Reform Merging ‘Compassion and Common Sense’?
A voter initiative aims to attract bipartisan support for relieving prison overcrowding by reducing sentences for non-violent crimes and putting the savings into community programs. The… Read More
EconomyNews
Another Business Moves Abroad, Leaving Behind High U.S. Taxes
Yet another business is moving abroad to escape America’s high tax rates. Medtronic, one of the world’s largest medical device companies, recently acquired Covidien for… Read More
EnergyNews
1,000,000 Barrels a Day and Growing: Oil Production Skyrockets in North Dakota
North Dakota has drilled its way into the record books, producing more than a million barrels of oil a day. Fueled by the energy revolution… Read More
LawNews
Rebuffed by Court, Scott Walker’s Foes Take Their Case to the Media
MADISON, Wis.—Smacked by two judges in their legal effort to take down Gov. Scott Walker, prosecutors in Wisconsin’s secret John Doe investigation have taken their… Read More
EconomyNews
Massachusetts City Is Latest to Wage War on Ride-Sharing Services
Officials in Cambridge, Mass., are going to war with ride-on-demand services in the name of protecting the public. The new rules being considered by the… Read More
EconomyNews
Incoming House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Says Export-Import Bank Should Close
The Export-Import Bank’s path to reauthorization just got more complicated. Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican who will soon become House majority leader, said on “Fox… Read More
SocietyNews
Vote of No Confidence: Americans Have Little Faith in Media
A recent Gallup poll finds that Americans’ confidence in each of the three major media platforms—television news, newspapers and Internet news—has plummeted to record lows…. Read More
SecurityNews
Obama’s Approval Is Tanking on Foreign Policy, Immigration
A humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border and a series of foreign policy challenges have left President Obama with his some of worst public opinion… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s ‘No War, No Way’ Policy Isn’t Working
President Obama is fond of saying he was elected to “end” wars, not start them. He clearly is tapping into Americans’ well-known weariness of wars… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Country’s Growth Should Have Rivaled China’s. What Went Wrong?
Only a decade ago, India seemed destined to rival China. Annual growth had averaged almost 9 percent over a seven-year stretch; domestic investment was booming;… Read More
