Fact free policy debates
by Thomas Sowell Someone summarized Barack Obama in three words — “educated,” “smart” and “ignorant.” Unfortunately, those same three words would describe all too many of the people who come…
White House Warned Journalist to back off Benghazi
by Kerry Picket Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren claims someone in the Obama administration told her to direct colleague Jennifer Griffin to stop investigating and reporting on the deadly…
Wall Street Advisor: Aactual unemployment is 37.2%, ‘misery index’ worst in 40 years
by Paul Bedard Don’t believe the happy talk coming out of the White House, Federal Reserve and Treasury Department when it comes to the real unemployment rate and the true…
Netanyahu: Nuclear deal with Iran does not stop the bomb
by Herb Keinon The Iranian interim agreement that went into effect Monday does not prevent Iran from implementing its intentions to create nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Netanyahu said in the…
To save lives, reform the FDA
by Peter Roff America has the best health care system in the world. The same freedoms we all enjoy that produce innovations and advancement in technology, in manufacturing, in finance,…
USAToday: Obama NSA ‘reforms’ fall short
Five months ago, after leaks revealed that the government is engaged in a vast and disturbing array of intrusive surveillance programs, President Obama vowed to find ways to strike the…
It’s time to investigate the bogus IRS ‘investigation’
by Jay Sekulow The Obama administration has apparently decided it’s time to bury the IRS targeting scandal. No more fake repentance. No more expressions of concern for systematically violating the…
IRS Targeting and 2014 – They’re still at it!
Democrats are working hard to make sure conservative groups are silenced in the 2014 midterms. President Obama and Democrats have been at great pains to insist they knew nothing about…
Obama’s NSA Proposals Fall Far Short of Real Change
The White House’s tepid plan aims to calm the public, not curtail the government’s surveillance programs. by James Oliphant The White House promised Friday that it was ending the NSA’s…
Iran’s Rouhani: ‘World Powers Surrendered to Iranian Nation’s Will’
by Daniel Halper Iranian president Hassan Rouhani is taking to Twitter to gloat about the nuclear deal his country struck with the U.S. and other Western countries. “Our relationship w/…
Spending bill bans IRS targeting, preserves incandescent light bulbs
by Stephen Dinan Congressional negotiators reached a deal late Monday on a massive spending bill to fund the government for the rest of 2014, agreeing to undo last year’s cut…
A Victory for an Unfettered Internet
After another court loss, the FCC should abandon its ‘net neutrality’ regulation goal. by Robert McDowell A federal appeals court in Washington slapped the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday for…
How Big Government Policies Kill Jobs and Opportunity
To reduce unemployment, we need a free market in labor. by Richard A. Epstein The latest government labor report indicates that job growth has slowed once again. It is now at a…
Affordable Care Act Hurts Twice As Many As It Helps
by Betsy McCaughey In 2014, 25 million to 30 million Americans who have employer-provided health insurance are likely to lose it, thanks to ObamaCare’s requirement that all plans cover what…
Feckless Attacks on Income Inequality
by Michael Barone As Barack Obama scrambles to eviscerate key sections of his own signature health care law, he and other Democrats are trying to shift voters’ focus to another issue…