Obama’s Year In Review
ISIS, Ferguson, the Senate, Ukraine, Ebola, border kids. Really, this was a pretty awful sixth year for the president. Not that he’s acting like it. by James Oliphant …
The Clean Power Plan Is Unconstitutional
The EPA acts as though it has the legislative authority to re-engineer the nation’s electric generating system and power grid. It does not. by Laurence H. Tribe •…
The Divine Right of Barack Obama
The president who began as a champion of the legislature’s prerogative to declare war has morphed into Napoleon. by Charles C. W. Cooke • National Review…
Feds: Obama Broke Law with Bergdahl Swap
by Chuck Vinch • Army Times The Defense Department broke the law when it transferred five Taliban detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Qatar in exchange…
The CIA’s spying on the U.S. Senate
There must be accountability for the CIA’s snooping on senators by the Editorial Board, New York Daily News Long spook story simple and short: The CIA got caught spying on…
Thune Speaks in Support of Israel and Iron Dome
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today joined several of his Republican colleagues in reaffirming their support for Israel, America’s friend and ally, and…
An Iron Dome for America?
What Americans should learn from Israel’s missile-defense system by Rebeccah Heinrichs The Israeli missile-defense system known as Iron Dome once again finds itself in the international spotlight, causing many Americans…
Jonathan Turley: Congress ‘Must Act’ Against Obama’s Overreach or Face ‘Self-Destruction’
by Brendan Bordelon Liberal law professor Jonathan Turley warned a panel of lawmakers that they “must act” in support of a lawsuit against President Barack Obama for executive overreach or face…
We Need Stronger Oversight Of ICANN
by Peter Roff Whoever controls the Internet may control the future of global commerce. As more and more commercial platforms are developed, commerce is moving from Main Street into cyberspace…
Struggling to Show Anti-Koch Amendment Is “Reasonable”
A proposed Constitutional amendment would give Congress authority to regulate every dollar… by Byron York While much of Washington grapples with international crises, chronic economic troubles, and upcoming midterm elections,…
Liberals Champion Freedom of Speech — Except in Politics
by Michael Barone I’m old enough to remember when American liberals cherished the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. They celebrated especially the freedom accorded those with unpopular…
When the President Goes Rogue
by George F. Will What Winston Churchill said of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles — that he was a bull who carried his own china shop around with him…
Congress was Right to Ring in the New Year by Ending Wind Subsidies
George Landrith, President of Frontiers of Freedom, commended Congress for allowing the decades-old practice of wasting billions of taxpayer dollars subsidizing the wind industry to expire with the New Year.…
The Farm Bill, Sausage and Boondoggles
by George Landrith It is said that those who respect the law and enjoy sausage, should not see how either are made. Too often the farm bill is exhibit A…
Obama’s Weak Defense of ObamaCare
by Peter Suderman Asked at a press conference last week to discuss concerns about whether his administration has the authority to delay Obamacare’s employer mandate, President Obama declined to explain…