Abusing the Patriot Act
by Jim Sensenbrenner On Aug. 9, the Obama administration released a previously secret legal interpretation of the Patriot Act that it used to justify the bulk collection of every American’s…
by Jim Sensenbrenner On Aug. 9, the Obama administration released a previously secret legal interpretation of the Patriot Act that it used to justify the bulk collection of every American’s…
by John Fund It’s time to ask tough questions about the National Security Agency’s surveillance activities — even for conservatives who have given the NSA the benefit of every doubt…
The agency’s approach to collecting data is too easily abused. Since news broke in June that the government has been seizing millions of Americans’ phone and Internet records, the Obama…
by Michael Turner Here’s an offer for you: $38,004 per year, tax free. No work required. Apply at your local welfare office. The federal government funds 126 separate programs targeted…
by John Stossel Women make only 77 cents per each dollar made by males. Outrageous! Sex discrimination! So say advocates of government-enforced “equality.” But they are wrong. Women today are…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released its “State of the Climate in 2012” report, which states that “worldwide, 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record.” But…
A civil libertarian reflects on the dangers of the surveillance state. by Peggy Noonan What is privacy? Why should we want to hold onto it? Why is it important, necessary,…
by Charles Krauthammer As a reaction to the crack epidemic of the 1980s, many federal drug laws carry strict mandatory sentences. This has stirred unease in Congress and sparked a…
Charles Krauthammer on Interior Secretary Sally Jewell saying “I hope there are no climate change deniers in the Department of Interior.” Charles Krauthammer: [I]t is shockingly arrogant and anti-scientific. The…
In the NSA math, two additions plus one abuse equals a defensive president. by Major Garrett Edward Snowden has put words in President Obama’s mouth. Words like transparency, reform, openness,…
by George F. Will President Obama’s increasingly grandiose claims for presidential power are inversely proportional to his shriveling presidency. Desperation fuels arrogance as, barely 200 days into the 1,462 days…
by Barton Gellman The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in…
It takes preternatural naivete to accept claims that nobody in the Obama White House knew about the illegal targeting conducted by the IRS during the 2010 and 2012 campaigns, namely…
by Ed Morrissey Three weeks ago, Barack Obama launched a cross-country speaking tour to boost his economic policies, a campaign that included an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.…
NBC News contacted around 20 small businesses and other entities for this report and found that employee hours are being cut to 29 hours because of Obamacare, despite the delay…