HHS: Obamacare ‘Enrollment’ Up to 3.3 Million
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday that as of February 1 nearly 3.3 million Americans have signed up for health insurance plans… Read More
Till Debt Do We Part
The GOP’s capitulation on the debt ceiling bill this week calls to mind the famous line from Macbeth about misdeeds: “If it were done when… Read More
If Only a Snow Shovel Could Dig Us Out of This
Thanks to Congress, the U.S. now doesn’t have a debt limit for the next year. Let two Heritage experts put this into perspective. “President Obama,… Read More
Maryland’s Attempts to Cut Off NSA Utilities Are Unconstitutional
Since the Edward Snowden leaks to The Guardian began last year, the National Security Agency (NSA) has been a political hot potato. Yet, whatever you… Read More
National Marriage Week: Fight Poverty by Strengthening Marriage
What’s one of the best ways to ensure a child is protected from poverty? Marriage. As such, it also helps protect families from ending up… Read More
Sodium in FDA’s Sights
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to be America’s nutritionist and control what we eat. Last November, the agency published a proposal to ban… Read More
Obama’s War on Work
The cleverest spin to come from the Left these days has been that not working—or working less—is a great thing for Americans. A recent Congressional… Read More
Workers at Volkswagen Plant Resist Unionization
Volkswagen Team Member Testimonials from Otto Worker on Vimeo. More than 1,550 workers at a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee will begin voting today… Read More
Congress Is Giving Obama a Blank Check
Remember all those debt limit fights? Well, apparently Congress got tired of fighting. So now they’re working toward doing away with the debt limit altogether…. Read More
EnergyNews
Building on Quicksand: The Social Cost of Carbon
In the recent State of the Union address, President Obama promised to act alone on his political agenda if Congress didn’t go along, and he… Read More
Why the Obamacare Mandate Delay Is a Big Deal
In the movie “The Naked Gun,” crack detective Frank Drebin comes across a firework factory that’s on fire and is collapsing in on itself. “Nothing… Read More
Erdogan’s Turkey Goes Soft on Terrorism
There is mounting evidence that longtime U.S. ally Turkey has gone soft on terrorism since the rise to power of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan…. Read More
USDA’s New Climate Hubs Repackage Old Micromanagement
Everything old is new again when it comes to federal agriculture policy. The federal condescension that has become characteristic of many a farm bill’s agriculture… Read More
Misguided Cybersecurity Oversight
Despite multiple recently released reports detailing cybersecurity vulnerabilities within federal agencies, Congress is still trying to give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) greater regulatory power… Read More
Pelosi’s “Grievous Error”: Why She’s Still Wrong and Citizens United Is Still Right
In a Washington Post op-ed last week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) claimed that the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010)… Read More
SEC Crowdfunding Rules Need Work
“Going public” now costs a company about $2.5 million. This money is spent on lawyers, accountants, and other expenses to meet the registration requirements of… Read More
Obamacare Is So Great, We Just Can’t Wait for You to… Oh.
President Obama “can’t wait” for Congress to act—but he can wait for Obamacare to kick in. Yesterday, the Obama Administration pushed back Obamacare’s employer mandate… Read More
Latest Obamacare Mandate Delay Has a Catch
Another day, another administratively enacted Obamacare delay. But today’s employer mandate delay, as outlined in the final rules, has interesting terms and conditions to qualify…. Read More
Labrador: Americans Shouldn’t Lose Tax Benefits Over Religious Views on Marriage
Representative Raul Labrador (R-ID) today said a growing “climate of intolerance and intimidation” convinced him to introduce a bill to protect Americans from losing a… Read More
Tim Scott, Juan Williams Agree on School Choice at Policy Summit
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Fox News contributor Juan Williams today enjoyed a rare moment of agreement — over the importance of parental choice in… Read More
10 Russian Historical Events The Sochi Games Totally Ignored
Russian history in the 20th century is bookended by the disastrous rise and eventual collapse of Soviet communism. And no one did a better chronicling… Read More
Salazar Joins Other Democrats in Supporting Keystone
Add Ken Salazar to the list of environmentally concerned and Administration-connected Democrats who support building the Keystone XL pipeline. The former Secretary of the Interior… Read More
SocietyNews
Obama DOJ Should Respect State Authority on Marriage
Attorney General Eric Holder announced last week a new Department of Justice policy regarding marriage: “[E]ven in states where same-sex marriages are not recognized, the… Read More
Physician Lawmakers: We Have Plenty of Ideas for Reforming America’s Health Care Sector
Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) admitted today he almost had “a [Rep.] Joe Wilson moment” when he heard President Obama claim at the recent State of… Read More
#WhatWomenNeed Hashtag Pushes Abortion for Valentine’s Day
An abortion for Valentine’s Day? That’s what Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards proposes in a new Vine video posted to Twitter, featuring the trending Valentine’s… Read More
The NAACP’s Hypocrisy on Voter ID
Katie McHugh of the Daily Caller has a great story that really shows the hypocrisy of voter ID opponents: the North Carolina chapter of the… Read More
Commanders Key to Solving Military Sexual Assault
A key Obama Administration committee of experts recommends that military commanders should retain the authority to refer sex assault cases to court-martial. The Response Systems… Read More
Why Liberals Don’t Really Want Immigration Reform
As soon as the immigration debate heated back up, it seems to have cooled. Why? The truth is that many liberals are actually hoping to… Read More
Stuck in Congressional “Groundhog Day”
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray wakes up again and again to find that he is stuck in the same day. This happens multiple… Read More
WATCH: Rosie O’Donnell’s Reaction to Her Son Joining the Military
Outspoken, liberal talk show host Rosie O’Donnell returned to the set of The View last week and gave updates on her children. She announced that… Read More
