VIDEO: Government Red Tape Leaves Illinois Man on Verge of Bankruptcy
Government regulations cost Steven Lathrop decades of his life and pushed him into financial ruin, according to a new video released by Senator Ron Johnson… Read More
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VIDEO: Heritage’s Ryan Anderson Debates Marriage with Piers Morgan, Suze Orman
How do you throw Piers Morgan off his game? Stick to the facts, remain civil and win the argument. Heritage’s Ryan Anderson did exactly that… Read More
Environmentalists and Energy Experts Working Together for Fracking Solutions?
Saving the environment and producing shale oil and gas by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) are not mutually exclusive; however, it seems the two sides have been… Read More
Russia Conducts Unannounced Searches of Human Rights Groups
Russian law enforcement agents have conducted hundreds of unannounced searches of Russian non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Authorities have searched 600 organizations across the country since last… Read More
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The Arms Trade Treaty, Week Two: As the U.N. Talks, the Senate Acts
At the United Nations, review continues of the latest draft of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that was unveiled on Friday. The temperature of the… Read More
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Today at the Supreme Court: Same-Sex Marriage and California’s Proposition 8
This morning, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, a constitutional challenge to California’s definition of marriage as the union of a… Read More
Texas-Size School Choice
The Lone Star State is considering significantly expanding educational choice options for children. Under consideration: an elimination of the cap on charter schools (only 215… Read More
North Korea: A Neglected Human Rights Crisis
North Korea has been making headlines for its threats of preemptive nuclear attacks on the United States. In addition to North Korea’s belligerent military actions,… Read More
Cyprus: Big Government on a Little Island
The Cyprus bailout fiasco continues, elevating the four-year-old eurozone debt crisis to a new level of volatility and uncertainty. At the core of the debacle… Read More
Overcoming the Digital Divide: What Conservatives Must Do to Win
Robert Draper’s New York Times Magazine article last month spurred debates and discussions among conservatives about the role of digital media in politics. It revealed… Read More
Obamacare at Three Years: Increasing Cost Estimates
Today marks three years since Obamacare was signed into law, and taxpayers probably aren’t celebrating. Over the last three years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)… Read More
Israelis Experience Obama’s Charm Offensive
President Obama wowed his youthful audience in Israel on Thursday. Having arrived on Wednesday with a mere 10 percent approval rating, Obama clearly hoped to… Read More
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Marriage: Children, Freedom, and a Crucial Debate
Those pressing the Supreme Court to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8 essentially argue that marriage as we’ve always… Read More
Garbage Collecting a Green Job? According to Government, Yes!
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released yet another green jobs report that has green advocates gushing in ways they couldn’t if they actually read… Read More
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Marriage and Faux Federalism
George Will opens his recent column criticizing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on federalism grounds by quoting from a 1948 Supreme Court case: “[U]nder… Read More
What Is Vote-a-Rama? Watch Our Google+ Hangout at Noon ET Today
Why does President Obama have time to release his final four picks for the NCAA basketball tournament, but can’t meet the federal budget deadline? For… Read More
Obamacare Pre-Existing Conditions Coverage: Low Enrollment, High Costs
One of Obamacare’s main selling points during the health care reform debate was the need to provide insurance coverage to those with pre-existing conditions—but like… Read More
$123,000 Department of Education Salary in the Time of Sequester
What pain has sequester wrought at the federal Department of Education? Apparently, not much. The 4,200-person agency has just hired a new “executive director of… Read More
Food Stamps Participation Hit Record Highs in 2012
A record number of Americans received food stamps in 2012. Citing the latest statistics released by the Department of Agriculture, the Weekly Standard reported food… Read More
Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus: Europe Needs “Paradigm Change” (VIDEO)
In his first interview since leaving office, former Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus urged for “a paradigm change” in European politics that shifts control to… Read More
Obamacare at Three Years: Failing Small Businesses
One of Obamacare’s many failures is the temporary small business tax credit, which is intended to encourage small employers to offer health insurance to their… Read More
Iraq: Take a Day to Remember
Today is the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq. There will be much heated debate and discussion today about how the… Read More
Heritage, Cato, AEI Presidents: Conservatives Must Communicate Care, Unity
How do conservatives continue to advance their ideas? That was the big question answered by retiring Heritage President Dr. Ed Feulner, who led off a… Read More
DOE Sitting on Taxpayer Dollars Due to Negative Publicity
Despite billions of dollars in unused loan authority remaining under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office, negative publicity surrounding the loan guarantee programs… Read More
Obama Middle East Trip: Leading from Behind Doesn’t Work
This week, President Obama travels to the Middle East, including his first visit to Israel since becoming commander in chief. The trip comes at a… Read More
Federal Pay and the Ryan Budget: Brazen Falsehoods from a Federal Employee Union
Congressman Paul Ryan’s (R–WI) budget outline calls for federal employees to contribute more to their pensions, but the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is… Read More
Ryan House Budget Would End Spending on High-Speed Rail
Federal funding for high-speed rail would end under the House fiscal year 2014 budget introduced by Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R–WI). Costly high-speed rail… Read More
Kerry Signals Conditional U.S. Commitment to U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
On Friday afternoon—the traditional time to issue unpopular statements—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signaled the conditional commitment of the U.S. to the U.N. Arms… Read More
Obamacare: Projected Premium Increases by State
Remember that repetitive presidential promise to “cut the cost of a typical family’s premium by up to $2,500 a year”? As 2014 and full implementation… Read More
Domino’s Founder Wins Against Obamacare Mandate
Thomas Monaghan, founder and former owner of Domino’s Pizza, will not be forced to comply with Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate while his lawsuit against the coercive… Read More
