Marco Rubio’s Bad Judgment
What boxer Sonny Liston’s manager said of him (Sonny had his good points, the trouble was his bad points) is true of Marco Rubio. His strengths include intelligence, articulateness and, usually, cheer...
5 Moments That Mattered in the Republican Debate
The first Republican presidential debate of 2016 was also one of the feistiest. Seven candidates -- the fewest of any of the previous debates -- took the stage in North Charleston, South Carolina and...
Americans Aren’t Afraid – They’re Angry
In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama began with a near-perfect expression of progressive dogma. The great and glorious future awaits, we need only calm our quaking hearts and em...
Common Core: Now Law of the Land
Congress has repealed the No Child Left Behind Act only to replace it with a far worse centralized control of education -- Every Student Succeeds Act. Congress has admitted that Common Core now will...
President Obama's 2016 State of the Union address
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this final one, I’m going to try to...
President Obama's 2016 State of the Union address
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this final one, I’m going to try t...
State of the Union spectacle
President Barack Obama has promised to make an unconventional State of the Union speech tonight, and it is a safe bet to assume that by “unconventional State of the Union” he means “conventional campa...
FBI Investigation of Clinton E-mails
According to a Fox News report on Monday, the FBI is widening its investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account while she was U.S. secretary of st...
Hillary Scandal Compared to Watergate
Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal has been a difficult one for the public to understand and for journalists to explain. But Bob Woodward, the Washington Post reporter who helped uncover Watergate 40 ye...
President Obama’s Last State of the Union speech
President Obama will deliver his last State of the Union address Tuesday at a moment when fear and anger seem to be driving both the American electorate and the candidates seeking to replace him in th...
First Amendment and the Sexual Revolution
A First Amendment that survived — and even thrived — during the darkest hours of World War II may begin to die a sad death at the hands of troubled transgenders and angry abortionists. On January 9,...
Ted Cruz on the citizenship issue
Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) is firing back at Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for suggesting there are questions about Cruz's eligibility to run for president. Cruz brushed off McCain's suggestion that it was "...
