Public Lands States: Promise and… Promise
by Gordon S. Jones The recent arguments before the Supreme Court on the Voting Rights Act raised questions about whether some states are not being treated on an “equal…
Changing the Benghazi Talking Points
How they were changed to obscure the truth by Stephen F. Hayes Even as the White House strove last week to move beyond questions about the Benghazi…
Venezuela in American Perspective
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi The recent post-Chavez presidential election in Venezuela clearly placed the country on a ruinous political, economic and social quicksand. The questionable razor-thin victory of…
Lady Thatcher taught me self-reliance
“Baroness Thatcher’s influence on my development as an entrepreneur goes far deeper than that, to my most fundamental beliefs. . . Baroness Thatcher’s lesson was clear: you get out what…
Lady Thatcher restored self-reliance
“Margaret Thatcher transcended identity politics — it was her ideas not her gender that mattered” by Cal Thomas There is a story about Margaret Thatcher, which is probably apocryphal, but…
Tax day reminds Americans that federal spending and taxes are too high
George Landrith, president of Frontiers of Freedom, made the following statement on tax day, April 15th: Will Rogers once said, “It is a good thing that we do not…
Senate Democrats are blocking an honorary resolution for Lady Thatcher
With Lady Margaret Thatcher’s recent passing, tributes and praise for her leadership are flowing freely from former allies and adversaries alike. This is entirely fitting as she was not only…
Obama Energy Policy Prevents Economic Growth
by U.S. Representative Tom Cole If only President Obama would take his approach to energy production and apply it to the national debt, we’d be down to 2007 levels…
Tribute to Margaret Thatcher (October 13, 1925 – April 8, 2013)
Margaret Thatcher was a friend to the United States and the principles of liberty. She rescued the U.K. from economic malaise with economic policies that empowered the individual and harnessed the…
The End of an Illusion: Global Warming
“Global Warming: A theory with this many holes in it would be have been thrown out long ago, if not for the fact that it conveniently serves the political function…
Americans Are Migrating to States with Lower Taxes and Less Regulation
by John Merline Americans are migrating from less-free liberal states to more-free conservative states, where they are doing better economically, according to a new study published Thursday by George…
The Red-State Path to Prosperity
Blue states with high taxes are struggling to compete for businesses and workers. by Arthur B. Laffer and Stephen Moore You can tell a lot about prosperity in America by…
The Electoral College — The Last Round
by Gordon S. Jones My last column on the Electoral College prompted a number of thoughtful responses, so I would like to deal with those, and then make some…
Will U.S. Senate vote to Impose State Taxation of Internet Sales
by Grover Norquist Politicians have fantasies. Not Woody Allen “normal” fantasies about Swedish stewardesses. No. Politicians fantasize about being able to raise taxes on people who cannot vote against…
How Junk Science Distorts What We Read, And The Way We’re Governed
“Research papers attacking plastics are riddled with phrases like ‘may be associated’ or ‘causality not yet established’ but conclusions are drawn and promoted otherwise. Media need headlines, researchers need donor-pleasing…