Tell Us Your Common Core Stories
Does your child’s homework look different lately? Maybe something like this has happened to you or someone you know: Heather Crossin, an Indianapolis mom of… Read More
Education News
Crisis for Common Core: Indiana’s Uncommon Ruckus Over Education Standards
INDIANAPOLIS – What’s wrong with public education in America today? Across the country, just about everyone has an opinion. Very few, though, have the power… Read More
Russia Threatens to Suspend Inspections Under New START: What’s Next for the U.S.
The Obama Administration’s mismanagement of relations with Russia failed to prevent Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now, in response to the Administration’s plans to sanction the… Read More
LawNews
Voter ID: Protecting the Integrity of Our Elections
With midterm elections underway in Texas, the fight over voter ID will undoubtedly garner some serious attention in the national media in the coming weeks… Read More
Union Group: Obamacare Is ‘Making Inequality Worse’
Even union supporters—often some of the biggest cheerleaders of the Obama Administration—are getting angry over Obamacare. Unite Here, which “represents 300,000 workers in hotels, food… Read More
Why China Is Watching the U.S. Response to the Ukraine-Russia Conflict
As tensions in the Crimean Peninsula continue intensifying, it’s important to note who is watching. It’s not just the international press and the diplomatic corps,… Read More
Elizabeth Warren: Tax the Rich to Let Students Pay Off College Loans
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a potential 2016 presidential candidate, says Congress should hike taxes on families and small businesses making more than $1 million, then use… Read More
Ukraine Proves the Folly of Obama’s Russian Reset
The Obama administration’s Russian reset, designed by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was premised on the idea of Russia as a partner with the United… Read More
Who’s Watching You Online?
In recent years, the world has watched as Twitter and Facebook made political uprisings possible. In countries where dissidents previously had trouble making their voices… Read More
Heritage’s Carafano at SXSW Tech Conference: ‘If You Care About Freedom, Care About Cybersecurity’
If you care about freedom and prosperity, you ought to care about cybersecurity. That’s what Heritage’s James Carafano told an audience at the South by… Read More
Why It’s Insane To Shrink Our Military As Much As Hagel Wants To
Finally, a defense secretary who would roll up his sleeves and start getting bloated Pentagon spending under control. His name was Robert McNamara, and he… Read More
Two Stolen Passports Were Used By Malaysian Airlines Passengers. Here’s How To Make Sure That Never Happens Again.
Reports today suggest that two of the people traveling on the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 were using stolen passports to conceal their identity. Two of… Read More
Women’s Empowerment Starts with Economic Freedom
Today is International Women’s Day, a celebration of women’s achievements and an opportunity to highlight the status of women around the world. International Women’s Day… Read More
Obama Should Not Be Afraid to Talk About Marriage
Search President Obama’s speech to minority youths last Thursday for the word “marriage,” and you will find just one reference, and in a throwaway line… Read More
Christine O’Donnell: We’re Going on Offense Against the IRS
It’s time to go on the offense against the IRS for its targeting of conservatives, said Christine O’Donnell at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)… Read More
SecurityNews
Putin Is Right About Withdrawal from the New START Treaty
According to Representative Trent Franks (R–AZ) and Representative Doug Lamborn (R–CO), Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential withdrawal from New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START)… Read More
Chevron Ruling Will Strengthen Rule of Law in Ecuador
A New York federal court ruling this week sends a strong and positive message to Ecuador—that corrupt methods and practices that undermine the integrity of… Read More
Latest Jones Act Fiasco Costs New Jersey Taxpayers $700,000
A federal law called the Jones Act recently prevented New Jersey officials from treating dangerous roads with salt. Faced with a shortage of salt, state… Read More
A Cyber Cold War: Russia and Ukraine Trade Cyber Attacks
Ukraine’s telecommunications system has been cyber attacked, according to the head of the country’s security service. Internet and telephone services between the Crimea region and… Read More
First Filibusters, Now Blue Slips: A New Fight over Judicial Nominations
Senate Democrats triggered the “nuclear option” to effectively eliminate the filibuster for executive and judicial nominations last year. Now another Senate tradition may be next… Read More
Boehner Is Right to Call for Allowing Natural Gas Exports to Ukraine
House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) rightly called for the immediate easing of restrictions against the export of U.S. natural gas to Ukraine this week. Currently,… Read More
Parents in Charge: Fight for School Choice Takes Stage at CPAC
As more and more cracks begin to show in the Common Core initiative, Americans are pushing back, insisting that parents—not bureaucrats in Washington—should “be in… Read More
Some New Jobs Added in February, But Not Enough
The best news in the February employment report is what it did not show: new signs of an economic slowdown. Both the December and… Read More
Some Recovery: Two Million Fewer Americans Are Employed Than Were a Year Ago
This is supposed to be the fifth year of an economic “recovery,” but the jobs numbers continue to badly underperform. In February, U.S. employers added… Read More
Two Quotes That Show the Absurdity of Obamacare
President Obama wants you to know that he gets it. You just don’t understand how much better Obamacare is going to make your life; you’re… Read More
New Obamacare Delay, But Will It Matter?
In the 37th significant change to the Affordable Care Act since its passage nearly four years ago, the Obama administration announced yesterday that insurers can… Read More
One Change That Would Actually Help Reduce Child Poverty
The Children’s Defense Fund recently declared war on child poverty—despite the fact that we’re already 50 years and $20 trillion into a War on Poverty… Read More
Ukraine Crisis Holds Lessons for ‘Lawless’ IRS, Watchdog Says
American taxpayers ought to be inspired to stand up to the Internal Revenue Service by the people “dying in Ukraine,” the top dog at a… Read More
Noxious Regulations from the EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week finalized more stringent standards for automotive emissions and the sulfur level in gasoline. The agency claims that the… Read More
How Many Jobs Are Threatened by the EPA in YOUR District?
The Obama Administration is trying to regulate Americans’ livelihoods away. Will Congress do anything to stop it? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pushing regulation… Read More
