Four Years of Projected Weakness: Death and Attacks on US Embassies
“We condemn the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims.” – Obama Administration “I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi…
The Lessons of September 11, 2001
by George Landrith When Ronald Reagan was asked what his plan was for dealing with the communist threat, he responded, “We win, they lose.” Those four words led to an…
Chicago Bled Dry by Striking Teachers’ Unions
by John Fund The smartest parents in Chicago right now are those whose kids attend charter schools, private schools, or parochial schools. Those institutions don’t employ Chicago’s unionized public-school teachers, who…
Frontiers of Freedom: Working to Stop the IRS Health Care Power Grab
Dear Senator: On behalf of the millions of members and supporters of our organizations, we are writing to offer our strong support for S. J. Res. 48, your resolution of…
Saved GM? Really? GM is losing $49,000 on each Volt it builds
by Bernie Woodall and Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman (Reuters) Nearly two years after the introduction of the path-breaking plug-in hybrid, GM is still losing as much as $49,000 on each…
The Obamacare Fallacy: Bigger is better
by Benjamin Domenech At the heart of President Obama’s signature health care law is a simple idea: Bigger is better. His law incentivizes massive mergers of systems and providers into…
Are Democrats Really the “Pro-Science” Party?
by Alex Berezow and Hank Campbell A narrative has developed over the past several years that the Republican Party is anti-science. Recently, thanks to the ignorant remarks about rape made…
Trade Obama’s Excuses for Romney’s Results?
by Steve Huntley Hope needs more time. That was President Barack Obama’s message in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night. But a country that was forced…
Crony Statism Harms America
When businesses feed at the federal trough, they threaten public support for business and free markets. by Charles G. Koch “We didn’t build this business—somebody else did.” So reads a…
Republicans Are Right, Fact-Checkers Wrong On Welfare
Reform Rollback: Democrats and “fact-checkers” claim Republicans are lying when they say that the president wants to gut work requirements. Here’s why the GOP should press on. You heard it…
Jobless Numbers Are Even Worse Than They Look
Still above 8%—and closer to 19% in a truer accounting by Mort Zuckerman Don’t be fooled by the headline unemployment number of 8.1% announced on Friday. The reason the number…
Saved General Motors? It Is Headed For Bankruptcy — Again
by Louis Woodhill President Obama is proud of his bailout of General Motors. That’s good, because, if he wins a second term, he is probably going to have to bail…
Obama’s Four Years Of Failure On Jobs
Jobs: A top White House economics spokesman cautions against reading too much into a single month of employment data — and we concur: One month isn’t enough. So how about…
Eastwood says his convention appearance was ‘mission accomplished’
by Paul Miller After a week as topic No. 1 in American politics, former Carmel Mayor Clint Eastwood said the outpouring of criticism from left-wing reporters and liberal politicians after his…
The Democrats’ Soft Extremism
Obama is out of ideas, and Clinton’s speech was unworthy of him. by Peggy Noonan Barack Obama is deeply overexposed and often boring. He never seems to be saying what…