The Downside of Inciting Envy
by Arthur C. Brooks The Irish singer Bono once described a difference between America and his native land. “In the United States,” he explained, “you look at the guy that lives…
All the President’s IRS Agents
The targeting of groups opposed to the Democratic agenda has not ended—it’s gotten worse. by Kimberly A. Strassel Few presidents understand the power of speech better than Barack Obama, and even…
Internet piracy sites are stealing copyrighted content and ad revenue
by George Landrith Internet piracy has become a big business. It has also become more sophisticated in the way it steals. Rather than selling the music and movies of others,…
Media fact-checking ObamaCare victims, but not ObamaCare claims
So where were all the media fact-checkers on Obamacare? Asleep at the switch until it was far too late. Leukemia patient Julie Boonstra is the latest American to get caught…
Is Obama About to Abandon the Internet?
Internet governance should remain in U.S. hands. Freedom built the Internet, and no country can guarantee that freedom as well as the United States. by Peter Roff The Internet is one…
Don’t let the IRS silence critics of President Obama’s policies
by Representative Tom Price, M.D. What happens when one voices opposition to “big government?” Under President Obama, you may be targeted by the Internal Revenue Service. They will audit you,…
Pirates on the High (Internet) Seas
The booty intellectual property pirates can steal is enormous. by Peter Roff Intellectual property pirates operating in the open waters of cyberspace managed to pull down more than $250 million…
Chattanooga Volkswagen workers reject the UAW
by Michael Barone It’s official: The United Auto Workers lost the representation vote at the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant. The cleverly named nooga.com has the story. The vote was close: 89…
The IRS targets political speech again
IRS: discouraging debate and curbing information The Internal Revenue Service is used to being universally disliked every April 15. But this year, the widespread denunciations have started early, and for good…
Obamacare exemptions prove law’s folly
In his first inaugural address in 1869, President Ulysses S. Grant declared, “Laws are to govern all alike — those opposed as well as those who favor them. I know…
From the Left: Why I’m Getting Sick of Defending Obamacare
Note: Ron Fournier, like most of the left-leaning media, has been a strong defender of ObamaCare. But now, even he is admitting that it is a train wreck. Incompetence, politics,…
IRS Targeting Should Trouble All Americans
by Steve Huntley President Barack Obama maintains there’s “not even a smidgen of corruption” in the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of tea party and conservative groups, that it was just…
Obama Delays Obamacare’s Employer Mandate – Yet Again
During a visit to Monticello with the President of France on Monday, President Obama quipped, “That’s the good thing about being president, I can do whatever I want.” Some would argue…
January: a chilly month for jobs
After the U.S. economy added only a disappointing 74,000 jobs in December, the worst month of job creation in three years, economists expected the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on…
Inflated, inaccurate numbers
by Byron York Democrats from President Obama on down have been touting Obamacare’s sign-up numbers. Even after the system’s disastrous rollout, they like to point out, roughly three million people…