In the wake of tens of thousands of people participating in pro-traditional family protests in France and throughout Europe, French President François Hollande backed down from submitting a new family-law bill to parliament that would make legal “assisted procreation for
In January, a bill was introduced in the Illinois state legislature that would require schools to teach kids all about the marvels of unions. Senate Bill 2682 was introduced by the 19th District’s Michael E. Hastings, a south suburban Chicago state
Astonishingly low rainfall. Low snow levels on the mountains. Rivers at two to three percent of normal levels. And yet–plenty of water for the state’s farms, lawns and gardens. It’s not California, where Gov. Jerry Brown has warned residents to
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Postal Service lost $354 million over the last three months, and officials warned that mounting losses could lead to cash flow problems for the rest of the year, the agency said Friday. The loss was far
On Wednesday, it took me around 45 minutes and cost £40 ($65) in a London black cab to traverse the three miles between Victoria train station and Gray’s Inn Road in London. Those familiar with the city will realize I
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan ‘peace process’ collapses on first day Corruption in Europe matches corruption in Washington Pakistan ‘peace process’ collapses on first day Tuesday was to be a “historic day” for Pakistan, for this was the
The Obama administration and its progressive soldiers seem to know no bounds when it comes to seeking political advantage by limiting speech. The Wall Street Journal put it well: “The Obama administration is moving to rein in the influence of
Is President Obama really this ignorant of business and economics? Telling American employers to raise their wages sounds innocent enough, but it ceases to be innocent when people lose their jobs as a result. In his State of the Union
Rhode Island State Representative Gregg Amore (D-Dist.65, East Providence) submitted 2014-H 7095, a bill which would create a group of 21 members, including two parents of students enrolled in Rhode Island public schools, to examine Common Core standards and delay
In the wake of the National Education Association’s (NEA) decision to support the Common Core State Standards yet urge changes in the initiative’s “implementation,” Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) called for a slowdown of a new teacher evaluation program in
Several of the biggest names in mixed-martial arts blamed New York’s failure to sanction their sport on the corruption of labor unions on Thursday. “I’m starting to think it’s a New Jersey thing,” Dana White told Breitbart Sports regarding the
Pete Seeger, the legendary folk singer, unabashed socialist and political activist, has died at the age of 94. The left celebrated Seeger’s art and commitment to progressive causes, but those on the right noted his embrace of American enemies during
When the president announces his executive order raising the minimum wage for workers under new federal contracts to $10.10 an hour at tonight’s State of the Union address, it will be one of the biggest applause lines of the night on
The hotel industry, desirous of holding back the tide that calls for raising the minimum wage, says it plans to fight state-by-state. The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), which includes hotel chains such as Best Western International, Hilton Worldwide,
A new Marquette Law School poll conducted between January 20-23 shows incumbent Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker leading his Democratic opponent Mary Burke 47% to 41% among registered voters. Even better news for Walker is the poll’s revelation that 54% of
The headlines coming out of New York’s education milieu over the weekend were variations of “NY teachers’ union withdraws support for Common Core.” As the Washington Post reports: The Board of Directors of the New York State United Teachers, a
Hollywood Trivializes Marriage at Grammys While I oppose same-sex marriage (but am a longtime supporter of civil unions), I have no doubt that there are many well-meaning same-sex couples who sincerely wish to enter into the sacred arms of matrimony.
Hard times for AFSCME in Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, as Governor Scott Walker’s collective bargaining reforms cut an astounding 45 percent from the union’s revenue stream. A union official lets slip the reason, in the course of attempting
A Connecticut middle school teacher who wrote that the Common Core State Standards are preparing students to be “workers, rather than thinkers” has touched a nerve throughout the country and intensified the debate further about the controversial new standards. Elizabeth
Ahead of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) detailed how the federal government is failing Americans in poverty and mapped out an agenda that would give the private sector and states more flexibility to
Last year, the depth of frustration with New York’s Common Core burst into the public when parents and teachers confronted State Education Commissioner John King in Poughkeepsie, NY, with their concerns and difficulties. Nobody is happy about it – not the
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s union membership held steady at 11.3 percent last year, but losses among state and government workers suggest an ominous trend for the future of organized labor. In a turnabout, there are now slightly more union
It is not unheard of for Nobel Prize winners to do things that call their early achievements into question. It’s easy to name examples among the Peace Prize laureates–who are but politicians, after all–but the intellectual winners do it, too. Chemist
Refusing to call it a bailout, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has announced he is looking to help Detroit out of its pension mess with $350 million in state aid. “This is not a bailout of paying the debts directly of
California Gov. Jerry Brown used yesterday’s “State of the State” address to congratulate himself on his state’s recovery: “A million new jobs since 2010, a budgetary surplus in the billions and a minimum wage rising to $10 an hour!” Yet
