This past week, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in the highly-publicized case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. The Court sided with Hobby Lobby (a family-owned business and employer) in a narrow 5-4 ruling, which declared family-owned corporations are … Continue reading
Senator Rand Paul has preached the political peril of being too close to financiers as he gears up for a likely 2016 presidential bid. “We cannot be the party of fat cats, rich people, and Wall Street,” the Kentucky Republican … Continue reading
“There awwta be a law requiring … businesses to provide family leave with pay.” That’s the latest proposal to hamper the private economy and individual / private property rights in favor of a political leader’s need for applause and to … Continue reading
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. He wrote a fascinating article entitled, “Obama isn’t an Introvert, He’s a Narcissist.” [Published at FrontPageMag.com 6/21/14] Greenfield writes: That undertone … Continue reading
As Iraq predictably falls apart, Obama and his supporters quickly blame the problem on, you guessed it, former President George W. Bush. Their premise is that if Bush had never started the war to overthrow Saddam Hussein in the first … Continue reading
James Madison, a major architect of the U.S. Constitution and fourth U.S. President, said it best, all those years ago: If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls … Continue reading
Vice President Joseph Biden said that the United States needs a “constant, unrelenting stream” of new immigrants, “not dribbling [but] significant flows,” to strengthen the economy, The Hill reported. In remarks to the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, Biden … Continue reading
On September 11, 2012, the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi was attacked by a heavily armed group of 125-150 gunmen, whose trucks bore the logo of Ansar al-Sharia, a group of Islamist militants working with the local government to manage … Continue reading
It is that fundamental belief – I am my brother’s keeper, I am my sister’s keeper – that makes this country work. — Barack Obama “What if we reinstated the draft?” wonders David Fazekas, writing at yahoo.com on 6/5/14. What … Continue reading
The headline [hotair.com 6/2/14] reads: Liberal Austin [TX] homeowners surprised to find they have to pay all the taxes they voted for The article states: “I’m at the breaking point,” said Gretchen Gardner, an Austin artist who bought a 1930s … Continue reading
The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday that gradually increases the minimum wage in the city to $15, which would make it the highest in the nation. The issue has dominated politics in the liberal municipality for months, and a boisterous … Continue reading
Conclusion of yesterday’s column. The reader continues: Aside from further documenting the massive, total failure of the welfare state, these stories underscore the principle that government handouts and/or benefits cannot reduce poverty – at least not in any real way. … Continue reading