SecurityAnalysis
The headlines and news crawls daily suggest a steadily deteriorating situation in East Asia: “Tensions Rise as Fishing Vessel Sinks,” “Vietnam Says China Attacked 4… Read More
EconomyNews
A federal dietary committee is calling for “sustainable” menus, including a virtual ban on meat consumption, a new report warns. Hanns Kuttner, a senior research fellow at… Read More
EconomyNews
MIAMI—Florida owns a reputation as a pro-business state. Its state government attempts to streamline procedures and minimize the regulations that needlessly frustrate business owners and… Read More
EconomyNews
A dozen communities across the nation, including Chicago, where former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is mayor, will receive up to $1.3 billion… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
On Friday, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruled unanimously that Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, must create wedding cakes for same-sex couples, even if doing so violates… Read More
LawAnalysis
Senator Patrick Leahy (D–VT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has now said that “patent troll” reform legislation is no longer on the committee’s agenda. While… Read More
EnergyNews
In November 2010, President Obama stood before reporters in the White House briefing room and offered a frank description of his administration’s chances of getting… Read More
LawCommentary
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has promised the Senate will take up a proposed constitutional amendment this year that would radically alter the First… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Veterans Affairs Department health care scandal has deepened, with new revelations of incompetent management and misplaced spending priorities, including millions of dollars paid out… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In a recent debate on C-SPAN on the condition of the U.S. economy, my liberal sparring partner observed that the bank bailouts and stimulus plans… Read More
SecurityCommentary
“I’ll bet they’re asleep in New York,” muses Rick in “Casablanca” as he realizes there’s no sitting this war out. “I’ll bet they’re asleep all… Read More
LawCommentary
In a May 17 commencement speech at Morgan State University, Attorney General Eric Holder once again dismissed the problem of voter fraud as being inconsequential…. Read More
SocietyNews
Billionaire media mogul and former mayor Michael Bloomberg has infuriated conservatives with his attacks on gun rights and nanny-state policies in New York City. But… Read More
SocietyNews
Phil Robertson, patriarch of the “Duck Dynasty” family, is a strong believer in faith—and because of that came to admire America’s Founding Fathers. In an… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It may be the most tired trope in the conservative talking-point repertoire: we stand for equality of opportunity, not equality of results. Cue the applause…. Read More
LawCommentary
President Barack Obama can brag all he wants about the voting-rights cases his administration has allegedly “taken on.” But here’s a case conspicuously absent from… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Thomas Piketty’s best-selling treatise “Capital in the 21st Century” elates liberals because it argues on behalf of soaking the rich with excessive taxation. Mr. Piketty’s… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Is anyone else scared to death about this week’s announcement out of Beijing that China and Russia have agreed to a 30-year natural-gas deal? The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming memoir about her time at the State Department may have a different title than Mitt Romney’s 2011 book, “No Apology,” but excerpts… Read More
SecurityNews
House Speaker John Boehner, commenting on the resignation today of the nation’s top veterans advocate, said President Barack Obama is ultimately responsible for the rampant… Read More
SecurityNews
Eric Shinseki resigned this morning as the government’s top advocate for military veterans amid a growing scandal over widespread mismanagement and long waits at hospitals… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Yesterday in an op-ed, First Lady Michelle Obama attacked the House of Representatives for considering giving some schools a one-year reprieve from complying with the new… Read More
SocietyNews
Twitter has revolutionized how people spread news and gather information — circumventing authoritarian regimes and establishment media around the globe. It’s given a voice to… Read More
SocietyNews
Marijuana legalization poses a significant health risk to America’s youth—and many parents have no clue about the consequences, says a former Obama administration drug policy… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
All Washington is speculating on when—not if—U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki will have to step down. And once that happens, all the chatter… Read More
EconomyNews
His state doesn’t have pass-through taxes, so owners of small businesses don’t pay taxes on profits as part of their individual tax returns. In little… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
In April, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , requested that the VA to look into allegations of delays… Read More
SocietyNews
The “Today” show featured segments on both President George W. Bush’s 2006 and President Barack Obama’s 2014 Memorial Day Afghanistan trips, but their coverage selection… Read More
Health CareNews
The House Republican leadership promised a vote this year on an alternative to the health law popularly known as Obamacare, and now some lawmakers have… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Voters sent a clear message in elections May 22 – 25 for the European Parliament: Many remain deeply skeptical regarding further EU integration. The European… Read More
