Scientific Authoritarians
The case for skepticism about climate scientists. by James Taranto Florida’s Sen. Marco Rubio came under attack this week for refusing to submit to scientific authority. “I do not believe…
The Answer Isn’t Blowing in the Wind
Warren Buffett can do without a tax break for wind energy. By Peter Roff Does the “Oracle of Omaha” really need another tax break? It’s a fair question, given…
Putin wants to control the Internet and Obama wants to let him
by George Landrith Beginning in the 1960s, shortly after the Russians shocked the world by launching Sputnik, America launched its drive to put a man on the moon. While we…
Towards Energy Independence
“Despite what some argue, North American energy independence is not out of reach. The massive production gains expected in Canada combined with the output from Mexico and US domestic reserves…
The Value of Space to the Warfighter: Command and Control and Space Situational Awareness
by Peter Huessy The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies sponsored this educational seminar, titled “The Value of Space to the Warfighter: Command and Control (C2) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA).”…
America’s college campuses, where speech isn’t so free anymore
Welcome to America’s college campuses, where the feelings of students are never to be bruised and where freedom of speech is reserved for only some of those doing the speaking.…
IRS: The Internal Repression Service
The revenue agency has become a tool for suppressing speech. by Andrew C. McCarthy Through months of Obama administration stonewalling, the redoubtable Judicial Watch perseveres in a Freedom of Information…
Senator pressured IRS to investigate nonprofits he disliked
by Alana Goodman Sen. Carl Levin (D., Mich.) repeatedly pressed the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the tax-exempt status of specific conservative nonprofit organizations in letters to then-IRS commissioner Doug Shulman and…
The Emerging Junta
The IRS’s illegal actions — and its efforts at cover-up — undermine the foundations of our government. by Kevin D. Williamson I will confess to a little despair over the…
The Left’s Thought Police Force
Each week seems to bring another incident. Who will the thought police come for next? by Kirsten Powers Welcome to the Dark Ages, Part II. We have slipped into an…
No, The Benghazi Questions Aren’t All Answered
Why the House continues to investigate. by Jim Geraghty NBC News’s Chuck Todd, speaking on MSNBC Tuesday morning, contended that the newly formed House select committee investigating Benghazi was likely…
Federal Tax Revenues Set Record Through April
by Terence P. Jeffrey Federal tax revenues continue to run at a record pace in fiscal 2014, as the federal government’s total receipts for the fiscal year closed April at $1,735,030,000,000,…
The Left Mistakes 8 Million “Sign-Ups” as Happiness with Obamacare
Just because people have purchased something — in the case of Obamacare, under penalty of law — doesn’t mean they like it. by Byron York There’s been a dramatic turnaround…
The Media Ignore IRS Scandal
by Paul L. Caron The timeline of the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups reveals nothing less than a scandal. It is a scandal that blew into public view…
A Selfie-Taking, Hashtagging Teenage Administration
The Obama crowd too often responds to critics and to world affairs like self-absorbed adolescents. by Eliot A. Cohen As American foreign policy continues its long string of failures—not a…