Debt v. Spending
by Gordon S. Jones Since getting the boot from the United States Senate, Bob Bennett has been writing a weekly column in the Deseret News, one of Utah’s two daily…
Obama: It is either my way or my way. Period.
It has been said that politics is the art of compromise. Try as they may, Washington leaders hardly ever get absolutely everything they want. Polls show Americans are worried about…
Redskins: Is the team name really offensive?
Poll: A recent poll reveals that 90% of Native American are not offended by the name of the Washington Redskins NFL franchise. by Rick Reilly I guess this is where I’m…
White House should end absurd theatrics and open parks and monuments
National parks and monuments from coast to coast have been shuttered since Tuesday, but not because of the federal government shutdown. No, most of these tourist attractions and community recreation…
The Government slow-down: A case study in bad faith politics and failed leadership
The Obama administration continues to play politics and operate in perpetual campaign mode, rather than lead or govern. Obama has shutdown portions of the government and even private property owned…
Governing with Malice and in Bad Faith
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Burwell sent out a memo instructing agency heads not to consider whether the cost of shutting down a government website is…
Who caused the Shutdown?
by Charles Krauthammer The Obamacare/shutdown battle has spawned myriad myths. The most egregious concern the substance of the fight, the identity of the perpetrators and the origins of the current…
Obama: Ducking a leader’s duty
A vast scholarly literature spanning more than six decades exists on the subject of leadership. The characteristics of effective leaders have been pored over, cataloged and debated. Among them, one…
IRS targeted Ben Carson after he questioned Obama
IRS Abuse: It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to know that the IRS audit of Dr. Ben Carson can’t be a mere coincidence. In any powerful syndicate, the capos know who…
Shutting down World War II Memorial: A Symbol of Malice
The mainstream media is in the midst of one of its regular exercises in completely missing a wave of groundswell conservative anger — this time over the closing of the…
ObamaCare exchanges accidentally sent 2,400 social security records to insurance broker
Minnesota insurance broker Jim Koester was looking for information about assisting with Obamacare implementation; instead, what landed in his inbox was a document filled with the names, Social Security numbers…
They Are Shutting Down Only Thirteen Percent of the Government (At Most)
Eight cents out of every federal non-defense dollar represents a transfer from taxpayer to recipient. Entitlement transfers do not require annual Congressional approval. They can be changed only by entitlement…
The Shutdown: The Work of Charlatans, Clowns, and Despots
How those accusing others of strapping bombs to their chest are corrupting the public discourse, debasing our political institutions, and violating the law. by George Landrith Several days before the…
“We’ve been told to make life as difficult for people as we can.”
“We’ve been told to make life as difficult for people as we can. It’s disgusting,” an angry Park Service ranger said. “It’s a cheap way to deal with the situation.” That’s an…
It’s the Law and Most Americans Oppose It
More than three and a half years after the Democrats passed Obamacare into law, the overhaul’s exchanges — its East German–like government marketplaces — finally, sort of, open for business.…