War of 1812 Showed Importance of Maintaining Military Strength
This week 200 years ago, Congress passed and President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, then the world’s most powerful nation…. Read More
Dialogue of the Deaf: Obama and Putin at the G-20 Meeting
Today, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting at the G-20 summit in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This meeting is likely will… Read More
How Pure Is Your Democracy?
How would you rewrite the Constitution? The Daily Show writer Kevin Bleyer did that for his latest book Me the People, and he invited readers… Read More
How Trade Agreements Can Promote U.S. Constitutional Values
The United States is currently engaged in a trade negotiation known as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) with eight other Pacific Rim countries. Public Citizen… Read More
Taxmageddon to Hit These States and Congressional Districts Especially Hard
Taxmageddon is getting ready to suffocate the U.S. economy under crushing tax increases on January 1, 2013. These tax hikes include the expiration of the… Read More
Five Devastating Effects Obamacare Will Have on Young Adults
In anticipation of the Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision, it is important to remember that the constitutionality of the law’s individual mandate isn’t the only concern…. Read More
Egypt Drifts Away from Democracy
Egypt has been plunged into confusion by the judicial coup mounted against the recently elected parliament, which was dissolved by a ruling of Egypt’s Supreme… Read More
Wildlife Hunting: Friends of Animals Threaten Endangered Species in Texas
Is it really better for endangered species to vanish from existence than to be hunted? It is for Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals…. Read More
What Productivity Really Means
A recent Heritage post responded to an article in The New York Times that suggested we be less productive. One comment challenged our rebuttal: The… Read More
Egypt’s Slow-Motion Coup
Egypt’s rocky transition to democracy has been further complicated by a judicial ruling today that dissolved parliament and sets the stage for renewed public protests… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Why Fathers Matter
This weekend, many Americans will be scouring stores for the latest tech toys or tools to express their gratitude to Dad this Father’s Day. While… Read More
Is Flag Day Passé?
When humankind has enjoyed the blessings of liberty to any degree for any substantial length of time, it has been made possible by a nation-state… Read More
Law of the Sea Hearings Point to Lame Duck Passage Strategy
Today, the Senate has two hearings scheduled on the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST). The Senate will have had three hearings on the LOST… Read More
Online Chat on Reagan’s Impact on Foreign Policy
Earlier this week was the 25th anniversary of President Reagan’s monumental “Tear Down This Wall” speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate. It was the… Read More
At Solyndra, More Jobs Lost—and Even More Jobs Lost
Documents obtained by The Bay Citizen under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that the Solyndra bankruptcy resulted in 1,861 people losing their jobs—over 700… Read More
South American Union’s Left Turn Is Bad News
In a ceremony in Bogota on June 11, the position of Secretary General of UNASUR passed from Colombian Maria Emma Mejia to Venezuela’s Ali Rodriguez…. Read More
Russia, PNTR, and Human Rights
Progress on the ability of U.S. firms to take advantage of new business opportunities when Russia joins the World Trade Organization (WTO) took a step… Read More
Removing Union Pay Ceilings
Union contracts do not just set the minimum compensation that workers can earn; they also set maximum wages. Employers may not pay employees more than… Read More
Would Working Less Make Us Prosperous?
In a recent New York Times column, a professor of economics argued that the reason we’re mired in economic malaise is that we’re too productive…. Read More
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Questions the Senate Should Ask NRC Nominee Allison Macfarlane
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing tomorrow on the nomination of Allison Macfarlane and the re-nomination of Kristine Svinicki… Read More
The Culmination of Reagan’s Foreign Policy: “Tear Down This Wall!”
Twenty-five years ago today, President Ronald Reagan stood in West Berlin on a temporarily erected platform. The gray buildings of Soviet-dominated East Berlin were visible… Read More
Even Wind Executive Doesn’t Want Wind Tax Credit
The expiration of the production tax credit (PTC) for wind and other renewable energy sources is the subject of intense debate. Some see the credit… Read More
Education Unions Losing Ground
“Teachers unions have a popularity problem,” according to a recent Harvard study. Harvard professor Paul Peterson writes that while approval ratings for education unions remained… Read More
Obama’s All-of-the-above Energy Plan: Same Slogan, Different Version
Both Republicans and Democrats love the “all-of-the-above” slogan, because they can make it mean pretty much anything they want. Democrats use it to support pet… Read More
The Hot Dog Mayor of New York City
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the nation’s most notorious diet dictator, has been outed as a hot dog man (the ingredients of which include:… Read More
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Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rallies: Our Rights Are Non-Negotiable
Thousands of Americans are gathering today at 160 locations across the United States to peacefully protest the federal government’s coercive trampling on religious liberty through… Read More
Top 5 Things the Administration Forgot to Tell Women About Obamacare
Yesterday, the Obama Administration hosted a health care town hall that was intended to focus on Obamacare’s impact on women’s health. Top Obama Administration officials… Read More
Obama’s Summer Jobs Rerun
President Obama’s latest speech laid out some policy retreads for tackling the tepid recovery, while he lectured Europe to get its act together. He is… Read More
When Will the President Reveal a Secret Deal with the Russians?
Congressman Mike Turner (R–OH) recently released a video asking what secret deal with the Russian Federation President Obama had in mind when he told Russian… Read More
Taxmageddon Veto? Obama’s Recent History Suggests Otherwise
Former President Clinton caused quite the commotion earlier this week when he said on CNBC: What I think we need to do it find some… Read More
