Jedediah Bila

Eighteen-year-old Madeleine McAulay shared some wisdom yesterday. If you’re not familiar with Madeleine, she has made some waves in politics these last few years. She started a blog, released a YouTube video in support of traditional marriage that caused quite

Every now and then, I become very aware of the amount of time I waste on any given day–worrying about nonsense, looking back and analyzing bad decisions ad nauseam, thinking about making something happen instead of actually taking the steps

The public school lunches mandated by Michelle Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act are making news, and not in a good way. Students have taken to social media to complain that the lunches are leaving them hungry and dissatisfied, posting photos

In its latest desperate attempt to get young people signed up for Obamacare, the Obama team has released a video in which celebrity moms urge young people to get covered. The moms of Jonah Hill, Adam Levine, Alicia Keys, and

In a poll conducted March 6-9, Gallup asked, “What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?” The top three issues cited were unemployment/jobs (19%), dissatisfaction with government/Congress/politicians; poor leadership/corruption/abuse of power (18%), and the economy

By now, you may have seen Gallup’s recent poll concluding that, “For the first time, more Americans think President Barack Obama is not respected by other world leaders than believe he is. Americans’ opinions have shifted dramatically in the past

When I was a kid, politics didn’t really interest me. I found most policy talk boring, most messengers of that talk unable to connect with people. I found most politicians tedious, monotonous, and unable to sell the ideas they claimed

Ever feel like you’re going absolutely mad? Like if one more person at work asked you to do something or sign something or email someone, you would completely lose your marbles? I’ve been there. And I’m guessing many of you

Amy wants to open a flower shop in San Francisco when she grows up. She’s twelve years old and incredibly ambitious. As I sat listening to this young girl explain the design of her future store–high ceilings, yellow shutters, ornate

A Gallup poll released today reveals some interesting information: Although none is dominant, the government, at 21%, leads the list of what Americans consider the most important problem facing the country. The economy closely follows at 18%, and then unemployment/jobs

5–“I’m gonna stop chasing my husband around the kitchen with a wooden spoon when he does something stupid.” — woman in Starbucks who could’ve been my grandmother’s twin 4–“I’m gonna stop dressing my chihuahua up like Tinker Bell on Halloween.

If you were counting on the GOP to be gutsy about the next budget deal (I wasn’t), get ready to be disappointed. Fox News reports: Fiscal hawks were most concerned about signs that lawmakers could move to chip away at

People often ask me why I chose to house much of my non-political writing in Breitbart’s Conversation. So, let me tell you why. I remember the first time I made plans to chat with Andrew Breitbart. I thought I was

1) Obama still likes to use people as political props to prove a point. (Can’t imagine why he didn’t fill the stage with people who have lost their insurance and/or doctor(s) or watched their premiums rise/choices contract as a result

A friend asked me today, “Who was the first man who caught your attention?” My mind immediately went to my first love and the first time we “met,” barely brushing shoulders, our eyes connecting in a way I’ll never forget.

The Hill reports today that the new GOP strategy with respect to Obamacare is to let it collapse on its own: Republican lawmakers who pushed the government shutdown to stop ObamaCare say their new plan is to sit back and

Well, well, well. Look at what we have here. CNN reports: And an ABC News/Washington Post poll also suggests that if the 2012 presidential election between the President and GOP challenger Mitt Romney were held today, Romney would hold a

It’s November 13, 2013, right? Just making sure, because I’m already getting emails about who is/isn’t electable with respect to 2016. Really, I am. I’m already seeing “He’s too conservative!” or “Not another RINO moderate!” or “He’s too libertarian!” So,

I sat in an Upper East Side cafe for a few hours yesterday. I guess it was a soul-searching kind of New York City night. The rain does that to us sometimes. I was hoping to do some journal writing,

Although many are rightfully consumed with the Healthcare.gov website and policy disaster, don’t miss Nancy Pelosi’s latest comments on the budget deal. The Hill reports: New revenue must be part of any bipartisan agreement to eliminate the sequester, House Minority

So, I finally checked out Gravity. You know, the movie that either has people saying “This changed my whole life” or “I’d rather get stuck in space than watch that again.” My thoughts? 1) Clooney exited way too early. And

Yes, Healthcare.gov is a disaster. Yes, ObamaCare seems to fall apart a little more each day. Yes, a delay of the individual mandate could be imminent. Yes, the entirety of ObamaCare will be a mess. And yes, the GOP should

Thank you, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, for reminding me how much I hate gender stereotyping. In an appearance on MSNBC, Wasserman Schultz made the following statements with respect to the government shutdown: “If we put all the women, Republican and Democrat

What the House Should Do The House should keep passing bills that fund the government (with the exception of ObamaCare). Let Harry Reid refuse them. At the same time, get on TV all day and night articulating what you’ve been