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Congress has repealed the No Child Left Behind Act only to replace it with a far worse centralized control of education -- Every Student Succeeds Act.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 t...
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...
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 "...
Obama says he is not trying to take away guns
President Barack Obama denies he's trying to take away the guns of law-abiding citizens with his recent announcement of executive actions to make it more difficult for criminals to buy weapons. At CN...
The Unusual Political Year of 2016
One thing that’s striking about the presidential race, which, finally, officially begins soon, is how much the race has been shaped by Barack Obama. The course of the contests for both the Republican...
Obama’s Gun Control Strategy
The president opens the door for states to take action restricting guns. In the twilight of his presidency, with his goals of gun control unfulfilled, President Obama has pivoted to the long game. Dur...
