Sen. Ted Cruz on Hannity: Don’t Give Harry Reid the Obamacare Power
On Fox News’s “Hannity” last night, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said defunding Obamacare is about “listening to the American people and bringing back jobs and economic… Read More
Japan’s Revolving Door Tax
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to increase Japan’s sales tax from 5 percent to 8 percent next year. Abe and his close ally Haruhiko… Read More
Morning Bell: This Fight Is for You
The Heritage Foundation has been talking about defunding Obamacare for some time now, and people may be wondering why. Why did we put up a… Read More
What’s Next for Obamacare: Harry Reid’s Procedural Attacks
“If you let me write the procedure and I let you write the substance, I’ll [beat] you every time.” Representative John Dingell (D-MI), the longest… Read More
IRS’s Lois Lerner Finally Loses Her Taxpayer-Funded Paycheck
The IRS has announced the retirement of Lois Lerner, one of the key officials at the center of the scandal over the agency’s targeting of… Read More
Carbon Regulation: Time for America to Learn from Australia’s Mistake
Australia’s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who won a landslide victory earlier this month, vowed to promptly scrap the nation’s tax on carbon emissions. He… Read More
Aegis Missile Defense: Sailing Toward Another Successful Intercept
Last week, the Aegis ballistic missile defense system successfully intercepted a complex separating short-range ballistic missile target. A rigorous testing program is essential for getting… Read More
Afghanistan: Levin Sets Low Bar for Future Troop Levels
With the 2014 deadline for the end of U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan fast approaching, there are many questions regarding the number of troops that… Read More
Obamacare: The Doctor Won’t See You Now
The New York Times (NYT) has a must-read article this morning making a point that we’ve previously emphasized—that Obamacare’s insurance “coverage” may not really be… Read More
Morning Bell: 6 Reasons Why the National Debt Keeps Rising
Out-of-control spending by Congress and the Obama Administration has once again maxed out the latest debt limit—a nearly $17 trillion burden that harms job growth,… Read More
Cloakroom: September 22 – 28
House Cloakroom: Analysis: This week, the House may consider legislation related to the debt ceiling. It may also take further action on the Continuing Appropriations… Read More
Debt Limit: Brinksmanship or Fiscal Course Correction?
Washington is in the midst of another budget fight this fall over the nation’s debt limit. What some call political brinksmanship others recognize as an… Read More
Common Core Lacks Common (Business) Sense
Proponents of the Common Core national standards push, including the U.S. Department of Education, have long argued that Common Core is a state-led initiative. Why,… Read More
Kenya Attack: Al-Shabaab Seeks Retribution in Nairobi
A high-end Mall in the Westlands suburb of Nairobi was attacked by armed gunmen on Saturday afternoon. Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda linked group based in Somalia,… Read More
SecurityNews
“Pure Hell”: The Pain of Benghazi
This week’s testimony by family members of the Benghazi victims in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearings was nothing short of gut-wrenching. After… Read More
Kathleen Sebelius’s Scare Tactics on Obamacare
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is already claiming that seniors would be adversely affected by House-passed legislation defunding Obamacare. Nothing could be further… Read More
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Relevant for Today’s World
U.S. nuclear weapons remain relevant for the security challenges the U.S. faces after the end of the Cold War, writes Georgetown’s Matthew Kroenig in his… Read More
Conservatives in Congress: We Hear You on Obamacare
Video streaming by Ustream Republicans in Congress are determined to show a unified front this week, with many conservatives in the House arguing they are… Read More
Marine Corps Commandant: The World Is “More Dangerous” Than Before 9/11
Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos recently warned that further defense cuts will paralyze the Marine Corps’s ability to fight. As policymakers in Washington work… Read More
EPA’s New CO2 Regulations: Time for Congress to Step Up
“Politically, the White House is hesitant to say they’re having a war on coal. On the other hand, a war on coal is exactly what’s… Read More
GUEST POST: Fund the Government; Defund Obamacare
Yesterday, conservatives in the House and Senate demonstrated unity in message, thought, and drive in our fight to finally defund Obamacare through the continuing resolution…. Read More
House of Representatives Listens to the American People on Obamacare
Today, a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted to stop Obamacare while funding the government to prevent a shutdown. This is a powerful… Read More
Obama Administration Threatens the Dreams of Low-Income Students in Louisiana
Days after commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the Obama Administration filed suit against the Louisiana Scholarship Program, which has provided… Read More
Obamacare’s Insurance Exchange “Glitches”
The Wall Street Journal reports today on the latest “Obamacare” glitch to emerge—this one striking at the heart of the law’s coverage expansions: Less than… Read More
Why Should the Government Prevent Union Members from Earning RAISEs?
A few years ago, President Obama declared he believed “in people getting rich based on performance and what they add in terms of value and… Read More
SocietyNews
The Tragedy of Forced Abortion Abroad
On January 11, 2011, Lili Zeng was nine months pregnant. Her pregnancy violated Chinese law. With a signature from her ex-husband, seven family planning officials… Read More
Morning Bell: The Obamacare Scams Are Already Starting
Heritage warned that the new Obamacare insurance exchanges could threaten your privacy—and it’s already happening, before the exchanges are even open. In a new report,… Read More
Obamacare Anti-Conscience HHS Mandate Reaches the Supreme Court
As the House prepares to vote on defunding Obamacare, citizens are challenging the Obama Administration to defend a part of the law that has already… Read More
Power Politics over Homeland Security: 12 Years Past the Time to Reform
More than 12 years after 9/11, Congress still isn’t listening to calls for critical homeland security reform. The latest comes from the Aspen Institute, which… Read More
SocietyNews
Protecting Religious Liberty in the Marriage Debate
Bipartisan legislation was introduced today in the House of Representatives that would prevent the federal government from discriminating against citizens and organizations who believe that… Read More
