Farm Bill: Money for Nothin’… I Want My Subsidy
The four principal farm bill negotiators have tentatively agreed on a framework for a new farm bill. A central aspect of this framework would be… Read More
Nelson Mandela: A Symbol of Compassion and Equality
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the first democratic president of post-apartheid South Africa, has passed away at his home in Johannesburg after months of battling a recurring… Read More
Honey, I Shrunk America: U.S. Global Influence Under Obama
A newly released Pew Research poll, “America’s Place in the World,” indicates that the Obama approach to foreign affairs has had a profoundly negative effect… Read More
Farm Bill Giveaways for Underwear, Flatulence, and Manure
The House and Senate are struggling to negotiate terms of a new $1 trillion “farm” bill that would subsidize an array of commodities as well… Read More
Health CareNews
Repealing Obamacare Would Be Easier Than Repealing Prohibition
During the occasional periods when the President isn’t altering Obamacare—unconstitutionally through executive orders—progressives like to insist that the law is “settled” and “here to stay.”… Read More
Obamacare Taking a Bite Out of Holiday Budgets
Because Obamacare is causing many people to lose their insurance plans or face extremely high new premium prices, we know some will be suffering this… Read More
Senator Reid’s Special Obamacare Staff Exemption
In case you didn’t think it could get any worse, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) is apparently exempting his congressional leadership and committee staff… Read More
We Bet You Haven’t Heard This About Obamacare
Another push is underway to raise the minimum wage. But what you probably haven’t heard is that Obamacare has already done that. The plan on… Read More
Proposed Cuts Would Barely Dent Massive Growth of Food Stamps
Food stamp spending is at historic highs—it has doubled twice since 2000. Now some on Capitol Hill say the House is trying to make major… Read More
Parenting 101: Doling Out Farm Bill Subsidies to the “Kids”?
The House and Senate farm bills would repeal the costly and indefensible direct payment program, which sends taxpayer dollars to people who don’t even plant… Read More
No Room for Spending Cuts? How About Government Employee Trips to the Caribbean?
If government employees can enjoy a stay in a luxury hotel made famous on The Bachelor, then surely Congress could find somewhere to make spending… Read More
Obama Loses Millennials: 57% of Young Adults Reject Obamacare
A new Harvard University poll finds a majority of millennials (57 percent) disapprove of Obamacare. The news comes on the second day of President Obama’s… Read More
Bail Bond Bait and Switch: Police Seize Money from Innocent Mother
As much as 90 percent of the currency circulating throughout the United States contains trace amounts of cocaine. No one would expect the police to… Read More
Sick of Obamacare? We’ve Got Something Different
The salesman in chief is back on the road. President Obama will be spending the month of December once again explaining Obamacare to the American… Read More
Government Report Warns Obamacare Subsidies Are Ripe for Fraud
For months, Heritage scholars have warned that the Obama Administration created incentives for fraud by allowing Obamacare insurance subsidies to basically operate under an “honor… Read More
Green Light for Detroit Bankruptcy: Time for Unions to Come to the Table
Federal Judge Steven Rhodes’s ruling to allow the City of Detroit to proceed with its bankruptcy filing is a welcome—even momentous—occasion for Detroit. It means… Read More
Felony Shrub-Trimming: San Diego Man Criminally Charged for Pruning Plants
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office filed felony vandalism charges against 46-year-old Ocean Beach, California, resident Juvencio Adame for “defacement, damage and destruction” of… Read More
Holding Back Progress Is a Fool’s Errand: Drones Are Coming
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos started a maelstrom after a surprise announcement on television Sunday evening that Amazon would “soon” begin to use drones to deliver… Read More
What Will Happen When (and If) HealthCare.gov Actually Works
HealthCare.gov may or may not be working—for some people. That seems to be the clearest assessment after the Obama Administration has flubbed two deadlines to… Read More
Q&A on the Crisis in Ukraine
The brutal dispersal of demonstrators in Ukraine last week led to dozens wounded—and a public protest movement which now surpasses the Orange Revolution of 2004…. Read More
North Korea Still Holding 85-Year-Old American Veteran
North Korea released a video of Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old American citizen, reading a coerced confession for committing “hostile acts” against the regime. Newman was… Read More
Congress Has Already Raised the Minimum Wage Above $10
Congress will soon vote on raising the federal minimum wage to over $10 per hour. Few realize that, from the perspective of many employers, the… Read More
China Goes to the Moon with Chang’e-3 Mission
China launched its first lunar lander today. The Chang’e-3 spacecraft will carry a lunar rover to the moon, marking the first time a Chinese spacecraft… Read More
SocietyNews
VIDEO: Daniel Hannan Explains Why the English-Speaking World Is the Most Committed to Individual Liberty
In his new book, Inventing Freedom, Daniel Hannan explains how liberty originated from the Anglosphere and why the English-speaking people of the world have created… Read More
Beware of Happy Talk on Immigration
Is immigration reform coming back from the dead? Over Thanksgiving, both President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) have indicated that the issue —which… Read More
Cloakroom: December 2 – December 6
House Major Floor Action: H.R. 3309 – The Innovation Act Major Committee Action: The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled “The Health Care… Read More
Tea Party Supporters Should Continue to Back Free Trade
Recent media reports have questioned whether “Tea Party” members support free trade. Historically, the record is clear: Tea partiers were America’s original free traders. In… Read More
What Makes Black Friday Possible?
Black Friday has come and gone in the United States. As you’re surely aware, millions of shoppers are spent the day after Thanksgiving pouring into… Read More
Exclusive Interview: Gov. Scott Walker on Why Conservatives Don’t Need to Move to the Center to Win
Three governors have faced recall elections in U.S. history. Wisconsin Republican Scott Walker is the only one to survive – and with a larger margin… Read More
Grand Theft Auto: D.C. Metro Edition
Washington, D.C., is often described as being out of touch with the rest of the country. However, our nation’s capital and the rest of the… Read More
