Morning Bell: Bin Laden Dead, but the Mission Remains
One year ago today, Seal Team Six landed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and succeeded in bringing Osama bin Laden to ultimate justice. Though some may wish to… Read More
Articles by Mike Brownfield
Morning Bell: Obama’s Crucifixion of “Big Oil”
If it ever was a secret, it’s not a secret any longer: The Obama Administration is on a vindictive campaign to injure America’s oil and… Read More
Warning! Delicious, Spreadable Chocolate Is Not Health Food!
Parents, be forewarned: there’s a terrible danger out there. Delicious, sweet, spreadable chocolate is available for purchase in your supermarkets, but it’s NOT healthy for… Read More
Morning Bell: America’s Budget Crisis in Pictures
It’s pretty clear to most Americans that Washington is broken and spending money well beyond the country’s means. In fact, Sunday marked three years since… Read More
Horror of North Korea’s Prison Camps Revealed by Escapee
Deep inside the darkness of North Korea—a totalitarian state from which little news escapes—as many as 200,000 citizens are suffering in the regime’s forced labor… Read More
Morning Bell: Washington Needs A Lesson on Student Loans
You know a politician is looking for applause when he speaks in front of a crowd of college students and says he’s there to help… Read More
Morning Bell: Stopping the Cyber Espionage Threat
From the moment that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, America learned that it is not an impenetrable fortress protected by thousands of miles of ocean, and… Read More
The Rest of the Story on Student Loans
President Obama is busy crossing the country and appealing to young Americans on the issue of student loans. He’s warning them of the possibility of… Read More
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Morning Bell: What’s the Senate Thinking?
April 29 marks the third year in which the U.S. Senate has not passed a budget — a staggering dereliction of duty, particularly given the… Read More
What Young Americans Should Really Fear
Over the past week, President Obama has been on the road making an appeal to young Americans, offering a sales pitch on lower interest rates… Read More
Is the War on Terror Over? Are Islamists Now ‘Legitimate’?
There’s a bunch of good news coming from one senior official in the State Department. According to this unnamed source, “the war on terror is… Read More
Morning Bell: Do You Know What the Constitution Really Means?
With a handful of words, the Founders set forth a simple principle that protects a central liberty enjoyed by all in this Republic — the… Read More
New York Times Finally Notices Obama’s Unilateral Abuse of Power
Today’s New York Times offers a stunning revelation for anyone who hasn’t been following the news out of Washington for the past three years: President… Read More
Morning Bell: The Bloated Government of America
The General Services Administration blew through $820,000 in taxpayers’ money in a lavish “team building” trip to Las Vegas, and President Barack Obama is “apoplectic” at… Read More
Regrets on the Left: Democrats Second-Guessing Obamacare
Earlier this week we learned that former Obama Administration official Elizabeth Warren is calling for a repeal of one of Obamacare’s many taxes, and today… Read More
Confidence in Economy Fizzling, New Poll Shows
If you ask the American people, they don’t have much good to say about the U.S. economy. According to a new poll by Quinnipiac University,… Read More
Morning Bell: What if Fannie and Freddie Were Eliminated?
For the past several years, it’s not been an uncommon sight in Anytown, USA, to drive down the street and see home after home for… Read More
Morning Bell: The Governing Class and Us
In a speech yesterday in Elyria, Ohio — a small town just outside Cleveland sitting at the forks of the Black River — President Barack… Read More
Democrat Senate Candidate Wants to Repeal (Part of) Obamacare
There are millions of Americans who want to see Obamacare repealed, and with good reason. But it’s a rare day indeed when a Democratic candidate… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s New Gas Price Scapegoat
High gas prices are not a president’s friend, especially in an election year, so it’s not surprising that President Barack Obama is trying his darndest… Read More
In Pictures: What Costs More? Life or Taxes?
As the saying goes, there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. Given that fact, it’s worth taking a look at how much… Read More
Why Bush Isn’t Responsible for Today’s Debt Crisis
We get it, the last thing President Obama wants is to be blamed for is the nation’s growing debt—or anything else, actually. But the statute… Read More
Morning Bell: What Tax Day Could Feel Like in 2013
In addition to today being Tax Day, it’s also, coincidentally, “Tax Freedom Day” — meaning that it has taken from January 1 until now for… Read More
Picture This: The Buffett Rule vs. Obama’s Budget
President Obama says his “Buffett Rule” — which imposes higher taxes on wealthy Americans and job creators — will help “stabilize our debt and deficits… Read More
Morning Bell: Tax Gimmicks, Tax Doom
The U.S. Senate could vote today on the gimmicky distraction known as the Buffett Rule — President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans… Read More
VIDEO: Condoleezza Rice Speaks on American Exceptionalism at Heritage
For those who think the United States should withdraw from the world stage, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has a message: America is exceptional… Read More
Morning Bell: North Korea’s Rogue Missile Launch
In defiance of international pressure, North Korea last night launched a long range missile, underscoring the belligerent regime’s continuing threat to U.S. interests and regional… Read More
Can You Find Nancy Pelosi in this Picture?
Back in July 2006, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA) appeared at a gas station in Washington, D.C., to draw attention to the high price… Read More
Morning Bell: The Internet Taxes that Could Be Coming
If you’ve ever bought anything on the Internet, over the phone, or from a catalog, you might have noticed that when you buy from some… Read More
VIDEO: Santelli Speaks the Truth on Obama’s Buffett Rule
Back in February 2009, CNBC’s Rick Santelli launched a nationwide firestorm when he spoke out from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade about… Read More
