Big Government Is Bad for the Little Guy
by Kevin D. Williamson I recently had a conversation with an intensely conservative businessman whose first foray into politics was fighting for a tax hike on his business and others…
Health-Care Strategy for 2014: Freedom
ObamaCare repeal is out until 2017, but here’s an agenda to unite the GOP and offer Americans relief. by Phil Gramm Contradictory rulings this week by the D.C. and Fourth…
IRS experts: Lois Lerner hard drive was just ‘scratched’ — not damaged beyond recovery
by Byron York Top IRS officials told congressional investigators that Lois Lerner’s hard drive — the one containing emails that could shed light on the IRS targeting scandal — was…
Questions for Obamacare Now
by Megan McArdle Yesterday, I outlined what we knew about Halbig v. Burwell, the case in which a federal appellate court ruled that subsidies for purchasing insurance under Obamacare can…
Federal Court Strikes Down Obamacare Subsidies in 36 States
by Susan Jones A federal court on Tuesday struck down health insurance subsidies for people in the 36 states that did not set up their own Obamacare exchanges. The ruling…
No, Halbig Did Not Gut Obamacare Because Of A “Drafting Error”
Reading is fundamental, unless you’re a liberal blogger. by Sean Davis Words mean things. That was the message delivered by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in yesterday’s Halbig opinion.…
Obama aides were warned of brewing border crisis
by David Nakamura, Jerry Markon and Manuel Roig-Franzia Nearly a year before President Obama declared a humanitarian crisis on the border, a team of experts arrived at the Fort Brown…
Sen Cruz: Obama’s Amnesty Promise is at Root of Border Crisis
Texas Senator Ted Cruz appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace to discuss his proposal to solve the border crisis. The interview took place shortly after we learned the…
Tea party groups’ suit against IRS moves forward
Tea party groups’ lawsuit against IRS over reported extra scrutiny moves forward by Amanda Lee Myers A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit by 10 tea party groups to move…
Liberalism as an Instrument of Coercion
by Michael Barone Liberals just aren’t very liberal these days. The word “liberal” comes from the Latin word meaning freedom, and in the 19th century, liberals in this country and…
Jonathan Turley: Congress ‘Must Act’ Against Obama’s Overreach or Face ‘Self-Destruction’
by Brendan Bordelon Liberal law professor Jonathan Turley warned a panel of lawmakers that they “must act” in support of a lawsuit against President Barack Obama for executive overreach or face…
Xinjiang: China’s Struggle to Sinicize Its Un-Chinese Providence
by Larry Franklin Despite the intense efforts of Beijing to Sinicise Xinjiang, it remains the most un-Chinese of China’s administrative regions and the only one with a majority Muslim population.…
Courts Should End Lerner’s Illegal Instant Message Trick
by Phil Kerpen It was so brazen. Right there, over email, Lois Lerner warned her colleagues “Congress has asked for emails… so we need to be cautious about what we…
What Obama Missed on the Border
If the president came to see the disastrous effects of Washington’s policy in person, he might want to act. by Rick Perry In 2012, I alerted the federal government to…
Whistleblowers at Veterans Benefits Administration report instances of retaliation
by Ellison Barber Whistleblowers from regional offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration testified before the House Veteran Affairs Committee on Monday night that the agency has been tampering with documents,…