This Veteran's Day essay on the importance of America's military mission in Iraq was written by Joe Roche, who completed two tours of duty with the U.S. Army in Iraq. Read more of Joe's writing honoring American soldiers here. On ...
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Introduction The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a North American labor union. Easily recognizable by their purple t-shirts, SEIU members flock to protest conservative and free-market events and to campaign for democratic candidates. SEIU leaders are closely tied to ...
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Washington, D.C. - Black conservatives with the Project 21 black leadership network are rallying in support of efforts to block implementation of the EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), which would require 27 states to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) and ...
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From CNN.com: The White House counsel refused Friday to comply with a subpoena issued by a House panel regarding the failed solar energy company Solyndra, claiming the initiative "was driven more by partisan politics than a legitimate effort to conduct ...
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In a piece in The Hill’s Congress Blog, I pointed out that, If Congress doesn’t set its defense priorities clearly, there is a risk that the the budget cutting super-committee will slash military spending in a way that will hamper ...
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Introduction The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a non-profit civil rights group. The SPLC is best known for cataloging hate groups in the United States. According to the SPLC, almost any organization that disagrees with its far-left worldview is ...
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Introduction The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is a non-profit advocacy group that promotes animal welfare. PETA believes in total animal liberation. PETA opposes human uses for animals including the following: eating food derived from animals, wearing ...
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Warning that “you can’t force a market,” National Center Free Enterprise Project director Tom Borelli says that “taxpayers lose” and “billionaires keep getting richer” when the Obama Administration backs green energy programs that “we can’t afford.”  Tom points out the ...
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Last year, I took issue with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for giving its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Tina Fey.  I called her “the youngest and likely the least-qualified recipient of the Twain Prize.” The Kennedy ...
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Summary: On October 24, 2011, Federal District Judge Mary Scriven issued a temporary injunction blocking the implementation of Florida's welfare drug testing law, which requires drug tests by applicants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Benefits program. The ACLU ...
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