Prospects for Military Intervention in the Syrian Crisis
by Kenneth Bloomquist Executive summary Given the current political climate in the United States and Europe, if a military intervention in Syria were to materialize it would probably be a…
A Remarkable Confession about Government from an Unlikely Source
by William Bennett and Christopher Beach The unraveling rollout of the Affordable Care Act has provided an excellent, surprising, and little noticed lesson in the failures of big government. Although…
GM’s CEO rejects repaying Feds for bailout losses
How many times did the Obama Administration promise that GM would repay every dime of the taxpayer provided bailout? And how many times have you heard the lie that GM…
Robin Hood Policies Hurt the Poor
by Nolan Finley President Barack Obama has some bad news for poor and working class Americans: He’s going to spend the final three years of his presidency attacking the income…
The Minimum Wage and Economic Reality
by Steve Chapman If you offer people something that is too good to be true, you will always find takers. Ask Bernie Madoff. Or ask Barack Obama. He recently proposed…
Study: Earth was warmer in Roman and Medieval times
by Michael Bastasch If you think the Earth is hot now, try wearing plate armor in the Middle Ages. A Swedish study found that the planet was warmer in ancient…
White House delayed enacting rules ahead of 2012 election to avoid controversy
To avoid adversely impacting the economy before the 2012 election, Obama delayed new rules and regulations on everything from ObamaCare to new environmental and workplace regulations. by Juliet Eilperin …
IRS Targeting: Round Two
The first time around, targeting conservatives was a secret. Now, not so much. by Kimberely A. Strassel President Obama keeps claiming that he had no knowledge of the Internal Revenue Service’s…
Mr. Oblivious
by Charles Krauthammer In explaining the disastrous rollout of Obamacare, President Obama told Chris Matthews he had discovered that “we have these big agencies, some of which are outdated, some…
Democrats kill resolution calling for more sanctions against Iran
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer withdrew his support at the last minute for a resolution calling for additional sanctions on Iran, according to a source familiar with the discussions. Hoyer…
Lie of the Year: “If you like your health care plan, you can keep it. Period. End of Discussion.”
awarded Obama with the “Lie of the Year.” The law was designed from the ground up prevent Americans from choosing to keep health care plans they liked. The president’s statements…
Energy policies increasingly faith-based, not science-based
President Barack Obama has claimed his administration will “restore science to its rightful place,” but his policies are increasingly faith-based. Obama’s insistence on mandating alternative energy use, regardless of the…
An historic parable about ObamaCare
by Carl Schramm Government control of health care has long been the central goal of the progressive project. The idea can be traced back to the efforts of the American…
Obama signals he’s given up on the economy
by Glenn Harlan Reynolds Last week, President Obama gave a much-touted speech on “income inequality.” But while inequality is a valid concern, it’s not so clear that unequal incomes are the…
Messaging is not the problem
The problem is ObamaCare … not the website, not the messaging, not the rollout of ObamaCare. The problem is ObamaCare itself. It was poorly conceived from the start. by Jack…