Governor Chris Christie’s deals to assure the pensions of public workers have put New Jersey’s economy in such danger of overspending that Moody’s Investor Service lowered the state’s economic outlook to “negative” this week. The foreboding report suggested that New
North Korea is going the full Winston Smith on former #2 and now executed traitor Jang Song Thaek, erasing any trace of the man from state media. The execution and disappearance of their biggest ally within the North Korean regime
The health insurance giants that donated millions to get President Barack Obama elected are enjoying record profits amid the Obamacare debacle and are projected to pour an estimated $500 million in 2014 into Obamacare advertising designed to score even greater
Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberly Strassel noted on Friday that Barack Obama and the IRS have a new plan to target Tea Party groups in advance of the 2014 elections. During Thanksgiving week, the Treasury Department announced a proposal to
Over at The Washington Post, Ezra Klein wrote Friday that the federal ObamaCare site “is on a clear path to functionality” and then went on to ridicule Republicans for opposing it. That might make sense if it were anything close
The Obama administration is attempting to create a new rule that would legalize the abuses of power that it committed during the IRS scandal, when Tea Party and conservative non-profit groups were targeted. The Treasury has proposed a new rule
A panel discussion sponsored by John Podesta’s Center for American Progress (CAP) on Thursday came to the conclusion that Christian conservatives use religion as a justification for their discriminatory behavior. Americans, they argue, will never enjoy full religious freedom until
A new national poll has found President Barack Obama’s support among young voters and Hispanics has plummeted. In an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, “nearly half–49%–of adults aged 18-34 disapprove” of Obama’s job performance while 45% approve. Obama’s disapproval among young
A new national poll has found that Obamacare’s unpopularity increased the most among uninsured Americans since Obamacare–the law that was intended to help the uninsured–went live on Oct. 1. In an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, “fully half of uninsured Americans
There will be no new farm bill passed by the end of 2013, according to House and Senate negotiators. The Agriculture Committee members said they cannot proceed with a new bill until they receive the budget scores from the Congressional
Jim Kessler, co-founder of think tank Third Way, helped pen an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal urging Democrats to shy away from the far-left populists making headlines this year. He subsequently admitted that Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s statements on Social
John J. Harwood covers national politics for CNBC and The New York Times. Monday, The Times and Wall Street Journal both published in-depth reports of the sky-high deductibles working and middle class Americans are suddenly facing in the ObamaCare exchanges.
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the hapless, goalpost-shifting so-called “architect” of Obamacare, told Fox News’ Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday that President Barack Obama’s promise “if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor” was absolutely true–with one important caveat: if you
In an article published on Monday that advocates for Common Core standards, the Associated Press presents what amounts to the typical talking points for supporters when faced with criticism that Common Core is a federal takeover of education. The standards
The Wall Street Journal has lambasted the recent bipartisan deal in the Illinois state legislature to tackle the state’s enormous pension problem, one of the worst in the nation. The Journal cites several problems with the deal, including the fact that only 5%
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is attempting to force hospitals in California and Oregon to allow it to organize workers by using ballot initiatives that would cap executive pay and charges to patients, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The
A coalition source told the New York Times on Friday that the American and NATO commander in Afghanistan made a late-night phone call to Afghan premier Hamid Karzai to apologize for a series of raids and drone strikes that Karzai has railed
Tea party and conservative leaders from across Wisconsin have sent Gov. Scott Walker (R) an open letter urging him to reject the Common Core State Standards. In the letter, dated November 26th, the 61 leaders ask Walker to lead a
Can you imagine Christianity without the dedicated faithful taking the gospel to nonbelievers? Missionaries would not travel the world preaching the redemptive message that God’s own son died on a cross to save humanity. What kind of institution would Christianity
Campaign finance experts are criticizing new regulations by the IRS and the Treasury Department that they say are an effort to administratively restrict the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision and to limit free speech. The new rules governing non-profit
With a happy Iran at the negotiating table and plenty of reasons to take the spotlight off health care, the Obama administration now seeks to tie the hands of political opponents by limiting spending by tax-exempt groups with political messages.
In the wake of the deal reached in Geneva on Sunday on Iran’s nuclear program, much of the media’s initial excitement has given way to glum recognition that the agreement is little more than appeasement, inviting comparisons to the infamous
In response to Critics of Nuke Deal Full of ‘Tough Talk and Bluster’ According To Obama: Obama’s really going to hate the tough talk and bluster from Bret Stephens at the Wall Street Journal, who compares the Iran deal unfavorably
With the sun finally setting on the Bloomberg empire, New York City’s fastidious mayor attempts to seal his legacy by tackling the most dangerous threat facing America’s largest city: styrofoam cups? Yes, it’s true–the non-biodegradable material is Public Enemy Number
The National Security Agency’s director, Gen. Keith Alexander, had offered to resign earlier this year, following the series of leaks by former contractor Edward Snowden, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Obama administration declined Alexander’s offer, according to the
