Political Commentary & Opinion

Climate change regulations imposed by federal bureaucrats now give state governments a new opportunity to extract money from their citizens. In the interest of protecting American families and businesses from higher energy prices devoid of any meaningful climate benefit, states should just say no. A large component of the Obama administration’s climate-change agenda is to…

The brazen attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris  that killed a dozen was no way to start the New Year — a highly-symbolic point in the book of time when we look to turn the page on the previous 365 days. But for all our attempts to put last year in life’s…

President Obama’s change of policy on Cuba looks worse with every passing day. Remember the 53 political prisoners that Obama promised would be released? Three weeks later, the State Department could not confirm even one had been let out of prison. That became abundantly clear during an awkward, five-minute standoff between State Department spokeswoman Jen…

The December employment reports’ headline figures show robust labor market growth. But the details of the report give less optimistic news. The economy continues to recover but not at the rapid pace the headline figures imply. Overall the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employers added 252,000 net new jobs in December, and the unemployment rate fell…

The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will propose two years of “free” community college, paid for by taxpayers, for students maintaining a “C” or better average. The federal government would finance three-quarters of the costs, and the administration says it hopes the remainder would be financed by states. Just 20 percent of community college first-years complete…