SocietyCommentary
Six Things You Can Do to Support Marriage and Freedom
How do we best advance the cause of marriage as the union of a man and woman, husband and wife, father and mother? This week… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
New Grads Are Most Indebted Ever—But It’s Not Just Student Loans
Congratulations to the Class of 2014—after all of your hard work in college, you will leave your campuses the most indebted class of graduates ever…. Read More
LawAnalysis
Water and Highway Bills: Next Big Problem to Fix Is Parochialism
Congratulations, Congress. You’ve managed to pass a water resource bill without any (official) earmarks. Now, move on and start fixing the next most pernicious problem:… Read More
LawAnalysis
A Jail Sentence for Selling Hot Dogs?
It should be obvious that throwing people in jail for selling hot dogs is profoundly un-American. But in the state of North Carolina, it could… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Best Housing Program in America in 15 Seconds
Get government out of the housing market – that’s the message Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has for the housing industry. According to Hensarling, government intervention… Read More
SecurityNews
Iranian Guards Storm Hospital, Beat American Pastor, Return Him to Jail
Christian pastor and American citizen Saeed Abedini suffered a significant setback this week when a heavily armed group of Iranian guards stormed a hospital in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A View of the Poor from the Top
The Washington Monument reopened recently, almost three years after an earthquake damaged it. (A freestanding stone structure is a poor design for handling quakes.) So… Read More
EnergyCommentary
EPA Administrator Travels in Carbon-Emitting Style, But Says We Shouldn’t
Like most prominent officials in the federal government, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy doesn’t own a car but does get chauffeured by a security… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
A Dynamic Leap Forward on Tax Policy
On May 21, Senator Rob Portman (R–OH) introduced an important piece of legislation, the Accurate Budgeting Act (S. 2371). It would require the Joint Committee… Read More
Economy Commentary
Shine the Spotlight on the Left’s Corporate Cronyism Agenda
Though it was reported as news, the left’s 2014 blueprint isn’t novel – it is the same strategy they’ve employed with varying degrees of success… Read More
SecurityNews
As Scandal Deepens, Senate Stalls on Veterans Health Bill
A veterans advocacy group hailed House passage of a measure making it easier for the secretary of Veterans Affairs to dismiss managers for poor performance… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Oops: The Export-Import Bank Is Actually Losing Taxpayer Money
Here’s what America is being told about the Export–Import Bank (Ex–Im), so beloved by the likes of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association… Read More
Health CareNews
Family Health Costs Rise to $23,215
Health care costs have risen to $23,215 a year for the typical family of four that gets insurance through work, according to a new report… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Video Sting Operation: Hollywood Elites Hate Fracking, but Would Take Money from ‘Big Oil’ and Hide It
Which do Hollywood liberals hate more: hydraulic fracturing – “fracking” – or oil from the Middle East? According to the latest undercover sting by filmmaker… Read More
The Great Society 50 Years Later: How We’re Failing America’s Poor
It was 50 years ago today that Lyndon B. Johnson gave his famed “Great Society” speech. His Great Society included a massive system of government… Read More
SecurityNews
CNN Boss Says Network Won’t Be ‘Shamed’ Into Covering Benghazi
Two weeks after the House voted to establish a select committee to investigate Benghazi, Democrats relented and agreed to name five members to the panel…. Read More
‘Selfie’ Captures Firefighters’ Selflessness
A spur-of-the-moment “selfie” taken by a California firefighter has gone viral. After a day of battling wildfires near San Diego, firefighter Tim Bergon snapped the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Life After War
Coming home from war is a happy occasion – but transitioning back into civilian life carries unique challenges. One Marine veteran in Virginia found new… Read More
Health CareNews
Senate Finance Committee Approves Burwell to Run HHS
The Senate Finance Committee today approved Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which has come under increased scrutiny… Read More
Health CareNews
Nevada Jumps Ship on Its Sinking Obamacare Exchange Website
Nevada is the latest state to abandon a glitch-ridden health insurance exchange website set up under Obamacare. The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Board, which… Read More
SocietyNews
Dr. Ben Carson’s Conservative Message Proves a Hit on ‘The View’
Dr. Ben Carson commanded applause on “The View” when he said the welfare state is not helping Americans as it should. The retired neurosurgeon’s comments… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Look Who’s Defending Washington Cronyism
Supporters of one of Washington’s prime examples of cronyism, the Export-Import Bank, are rolling out the dollars and surveys to make the case that the… Read More
Eat Your Veggies (or Throw Them Away): The Disastrous School Nutrition Standards
Leave it to the federal government to create school lunch standards that make kids want to throw out food more than eat it. The U.S…. Read More
Health CareNews
Bobby Jindal: Of Course We Still Can Repeal Obamacare
Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, this week hit back at claims that the health law known as Obamacare cannot be repealed. In… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Federal Disability Program in Trouble: One Judge Makes It Worse
If you live in Pennsylvania and hope to receive federal disability benefits, you are in luck if your case is assigned to Judge Charles Bridges…. Read More
Health CareAnalysis
3 Things Obamacare Is Doing to Workplace Health Coverage
The vast majority of Americans have health coverage through their employers. Thus, during the health reform debate and after Obamacare’s passage, President Obama repeatedly asserted… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
NATO Allies Actively Assisting Russian Military? Unacceptable
Ukrainian soldiers and police remain willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to fend off Russia’s attempts to take over eastern Ukraine — last week, seven… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Yes, Some People Will Have to Pay Back Their Obamacare Subsidies
Obamacare offers subsidies to help pay for health insurance – if you are buying insurance through the federal exchange and your income qualifies. But now… Read More
EconomyNews
Hensarling’s ‘Choice’: Success Should Depend on Hard Work, Not Friends in Washington
Until conservatives undo a system that grants favors to well-connected business interests, they will lack the “moral authority” to reform a social welfare state that… Read More
SocietyNews
Benghazi 101: College Students Are Clueless About Terrorist Attack
College students have plenty to say about energy, finance and economics, but virtually nothing about the four Americans killed in the Benghazi terrorist attack or… Read More
