Political Commentary & Opinion

In response to a French tax on the revenue of U.S.-based tech companies, such as Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, the U.S. is threatening to put tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion of French cheese, champagne, and other exports. The digital tax is already being paid by local French businesses and consumers…

This is adapted from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s remarks on the Senate floor Dec. 5. While we wait for our Democratic colleagues to let this legislation move forward, the Senate’s used the time to confirm more of President Trump’s impressive nominees for the federal courts. … But more broadly, I want to take a…

Sir Michael Howard, a groundbreaking scholar of military history and international relations, died Nov. 30, one day after celebrating his 97th birthday.  The respected British historian has been described as “Britain’s foremost expert on conflict,” and his honors include knighthood and receipt of the Military Cross for his service during World War II. Howard spearheaded…

Not many people think of the Ten Commandments these days, unless some group is trying to fight a legal battle to place them on public property. Still, these laws of God, which may be familiar to some only through the Cecil B. DeMille classic film starring Charlton Heston as Moses, contain worthy guidelines that are…

One symptom of a society in crisis is the unreliability or even corruption of its own auditors. After all, when the watchmen have lost moral authority to watch, who can be believed or trusted? Or, as the Roman satirist Juvenal famously put it, “Who will guard the guardians?” It was recently reported that FBI lawyer…

The Securities and Exchange Commission beginning next year will require broker-dealers to report securities transactions to CAT NMS LLC, a Delaware-based limited-liability company jointly owned by broker-dealers on an equal basis. This consolidated audit trail—or “CAT”—requirement invades investor privacy, creates a severe risk of data breaches, and will likely lead to more small firms leaving…

Americans have long suspected that, for many, a college degree simply isn’t worth the price. American taxpayers—two-thirds of whom do not have a college degree—are likewise increasingly skeptical of the notion that they should pay off loans that someone else made the decision to take out. With recently published College Scorecard data, American students and…

Three different federal judges recently blocked the Trump administration from implementing a regulation that would give the Department of Health and Human Services additional resources to enforce more than two dozen laws related to conscience rights. The regulation had been scheduled to go into effect Nov. 22. The rule is intended to provide the tools…

As we head into the Christmas season, religious liberty in America continues to be under attack, and it’s not just about whether people can say “Merry Christmas” in public places. With the recent controversy over Chick-fil-A bowing to pressure to end its financial support of charities the far left has labeled as “anti-gay,” organizations that…

Amid declining church attendance, and cultural storms, do Americans still take faith seriously? “We’re a no longer deeply Christian country that is not yet post-Christian and is still heavily influenced by Christianity,” says Ross Douthat, a New York Times columnist and author. Read the lightly edited interview, posted below, or listen on the podcast: We…

Surprise medical bills are a source of frustration for many Americans. Patients who schedule medical care from network physicians or at network hospitals sometimes receive bills from doctors outside the network such as anesthesiologists, radiologists, or pathologists. Or a patient may be transported to a nearby emergency department, only to learn that the hospital was…

It is a truism that a blackmailer is rarely satisfied. Once the payoffs start, there often is no end to them. The Chick-fil-A fast-food chain is about to learn this hard lesson, far too late, as many victims of blackmail and extortion generally do. For conservatives and evangelical Christians, Chick-fil-A has been a model company that has consistently stood…

Iran’s Islamist dictatorship has been challenged and rebuked in recent weeks by massive political protests—not only at home, but also in the spheres of influence that the regime carved out in Iraq and in Lebanon. In all three countries, the popular protests reportedly erupted spontaneously and initially focused on economic issues, particularly high prices, lack…

“When my dad was alive, he would tell me, ‘No matter what, have a smile on your face. No matter how you’re feeling, you’re living, and you should be able to smile.’” These days, Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins has a lot to smile about. He just moved into second place on the Buckeyes’ all-time…

We all know some individuals who are so obviously good and kind that we are certain if anyone were to dislike them, that’s all we would need to know about the person. We would immediately assume he or she is a bad person. To hate the manifestly good is a sure sign of being bad….

Imagine being a patient whose infusion therapy to treat Crohn’s disease cost $40,000, but who later found the same treatment for $4,000 at a treatment center a few miles down the road. On top of that, the patient also gets paid $500 in shared savings cash every time he or she drives to the new…