Speaking Freely at the University of Minnesota
by Carl M. Cannon I still think of myself as a reporter—my role for three decades—although as Washington bureau chief for RealClearPolitics, the bulk of my job these days is…
You Have the Right To Be Offended
Gone are the days when campuses served as places where unpopular ideas could be given voice; now, universities purge ideas from the public square if they don’t fit their infantilizing…
White House Exposed a Chief CIA Operative in Afghanistan
Editor’s Note: In 2003, the mainstream media and Democrats in Congress went epileptic when a Washington, DC-based CIA employee was publicly disclosed by someone in the Administration. They demanded a…
Four Lessons Barack Obama could learn from George Washington
Things aren’t going so well for President Obama. Maybe it’s time 44 listened to 1. Paul J. Saunders Eroding support for President Barack Obama’s domestic and foreign policies—reflected both in…
When A President Learns Everything On TV
Having an absentee president is bad for both the health of veterans and the nation. The president may have gotten away with treating the IRS scandal as no big deal…
Harry Reid Abuses Power to Slander Private Citizens
What protections are there for the tax-paying American citizen from a tyrannical bully if that bully happens to be a member of Congress using his powerful position to slander, smear…
Putin wants to control the Internet and Obama wants to let him
by George Landrith Beginning in the 1960s, shortly after the Russians shocked the world by launching Sputnik, America launched its drive to put a man on the moon. While we…
America’s college campuses, where speech isn’t so free anymore
Welcome to America’s college campuses, where the feelings of students are never to be bruised and where freedom of speech is reserved for only some of those doing the speaking.…
IRS: The Internal Repression Service
The revenue agency has become a tool for suppressing speech. by Andrew C. McCarthy Through months of Obama administration stonewalling, the redoubtable Judicial Watch perseveres in a Freedom of Information…
Senator pressured IRS to investigate nonprofits he disliked
by Alana Goodman Sen. Carl Levin (D., Mich.) repeatedly pressed the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the tax-exempt status of specific conservative nonprofit organizations in letters to then-IRS commissioner Doug Shulman and…
The Emerging Junta
The IRS’s illegal actions — and its efforts at cover-up — undermine the foundations of our government. by Kevin D. Williamson I will confess to a little despair over the…
The Left’s Thought Police Force
Each week seems to bring another incident. Who will the thought police come for next? by Kirsten Powers Welcome to the Dark Ages, Part II. We have slipped into an…
No, The Benghazi Questions Aren’t All Answered
Why the House continues to investigate. by Jim Geraghty NBC News’s Chuck Todd, speaking on MSNBC Tuesday morning, contended that the newly formed House select committee investigating Benghazi was likely…
Federal Tax Revenues Set Record Through April
by Terence P. Jeffrey Federal tax revenues continue to run at a record pace in fiscal 2014, as the federal government’s total receipts for the fiscal year closed April at $1,735,030,000,000,…
The Left Mistakes 8 Million “Sign-Ups” as Happiness with Obamacare
Just because people have purchased something — in the case of Obamacare, under penalty of law — doesn’t mean they like it. by Byron York There’s been a dramatic turnaround…