When President Obama was riding sky high approval ratings, which seems like a political lifetime ago, he said that he was going to do “big things” in office. But now, with an approval rating falling into the low 40s and
Columnist Frank Rich broke out the Nazi comparison to slam NBC’s coverage of the Sochi Olympics for casting a blind eye on the many human rights violations going on in nearby Ukraine. In a February 21 piece for New York
As the nation gears up for April 15th and Tax Day, Republicans in the House of Representatives are preparing to pass a bevy of bills aimed at curbing the IRS and protecting taxpayers. After more than a year of a
A former Willow Springs, Illinois police officer claimed he was only joking after building a torture chamber and telling a witness he planned to kidnap, torture, and kill a man. Nonetheless, a Chicago jury convicted him for the plot. The convicted man,
In January musician and activist Ted Nugent caused controversy when he ranted that Barack Obama was a “communist-educated” and nurtured “subhuman mongrel.” For weeks he has been under pressure from both left and right to apologize for the comment, and
The billionaire behind the new $100 million ad blitz pushing global warming just hosted a fundraiser at his home with Al Gore that raised $400,000 for Democrats. Appearing at the fundraiser, former vice president Al Gore said billionaire Tom Steyer
Lyndon Baines Johnson has been declared the “worst modern president” by The Week magazine not because he was such a major failure but because he gave liberalism a bad name by talking it up too much and over promising what
As private homes and businesses across the country join the “green” movement by adding solar panels to supplement their energy systems, fire departments are finding that the devices represent a series of dangerous unintended consequences in fighting structure fires. One
Some varieties of the popular microwave snack Hot Pockets are being recalled because they may contain meat from a provider cited by the federal government for “unsanitary conditions” and “unsound” meats. The California-based Rancho Feeding Corp. was shuttered for a
An Illinois State Senator from Chicago is proposing that the Land of Lincoln impose a new tax on sugary drinks to “solve obesity” in the state. However, few are greeting the proposal with open arms. The tax (Senate Bill 3524)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is joining the American Enterprise Institute in a special free online streaming video program that will celebrate happiness, free enterprise, and human flourishing. The special presentation will premier February 20 at 9 AM and will
Despite the many times the White House has pointed to the CBO as proof that Obama’s policies are working, the administration pushed back against this week’s report that claimed that a hike in the minimum wage would kill jobs. On
Food industry specialists and economists are warning that milk could jump as much as 60 cents a gallon putting the dairy staple at its most expensive per gallon cost ever. Several factors are contributing to the rise in prices. From
Chicago is being hit by another winter snowstorm causing public transportation delays, long expressway travel times, and massive flight cancellations at area airports. These problems are further stressing groaning streets and sanitation budgets in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, which
A sophomore at the University of South Carolina was shocked recently to find a school textbook presenting as fact the claims that Ronald Reagan was a sexist and that conservatives think people are incapable of charity and those on welfare
Students at the University of Chicago thought the smell in the hallway of their dorm was getting pretty bad, but none suspected that it emanated from the body of a student lying dead in his dorm room, maybe for up
As the organized labor movement feels blows such as workers of a Tennessee Volkswagen plant deciding not to join a union, Union-sponsored, activist radio shows struggle to maintain what little presence they have left on the nation’s airwaves. Politico reports
Rand Paul has an important warning to the Republican Party: change or fail. In a February 13 interview with Glenn Beck, Senator Paul (R, KY) said, “I think Republicans will not win again in my lifetime for the presidency unless
Venture capitalist and big political donor Tom Perkins has caused not a few controversies over his comments about politics and Time Magazine is again attacking this “1 percenter” for them. But, Time seems to have forgotten to mention one thing.
The Internet burned up last week when a nasty note from a purportedly homophobic mom telling gay parents that her child would not be attending their kid’s birthday party went viral. But now it has been revealed that it was
As 2013 came to a close, the Environmental Protection Agency decided to summarily remove one million acres of the State of Wyoming’s land and transfer it to the American Indian Wind River Reservation. The state is suing the EPA to
Appearing on the cable business network CNBC, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts tried to allay fears that the proposed merger with Time Warner Cable is a bad deal for subscribers, selling it instead as “pro-competitive” and “pro-consumer.” On February 12, news
Politico is claiming that Obamacare has “cleared the tower” and is now a success. With the release this week of the administration’s latest enrollment claims, Politico has decided that Obamacare has at least reached “competence,” noting that the purported three
During the February 13 broadcast of CBS This Morning, host Charlie Rose and his guest turned to the topic of this year’s harsh winter, calling the extreme cold an example of global warming. Guest Michio Kaku, a physics professor from New
A Chicago judge has issued a controversial decision to reduce a fine handed down by state health department officials to an Illinois abortion clinic for violations of cleanliness and health codes. The judge reduced the massive $36,000 fine to a mere
