When Paul Ryan ran for Speaker of the House of Representatives, he said Republicans “need to move from being an opposition party to being a proposition party.” After a record-breaking eight years as the top Republican on the House Budget … [Read more...] about Ryan Leads Republicans to Defeat
New Speaker Must Reclaim Article One
Shortly after he was sworn in as Speaker of the House, Representative Paul D. Ryan (R-WI) admitted to his colleagues: “The House is broken. We are not solving problems; we are adding to them. Neither the members nor the people are satisfied … [Read more...] about New Speaker Must Reclaim Article One
Public Sector Unions Are Losing Their Clout
Although the Republican Congress has been unable to roll back big government in Washington, a more optimistic record is being built in states with Republican governments. One remarkable success story comes from Alabama, where a federal appeals court … [Read more...] about Public Sector Unions Are Losing Their Clout
Congress Must Exercise Its Power of the Purse
Whenever Republicans and conservatives gather among themselves – and I’ve been to many such meetings in recent months – people talk about the need for new leadership in Washington. Every day I hear Republican voters expressing disappointment with the … [Read more...] about Congress Must Exercise Its Power of the Purse
Judicial Tyranny in Kentucky
When the Supreme Court ruled by the narrowest possible margin that Kentucky’s definition of marriage is unconstitutional, the Court’s decision was qualified by its assurance that religious freedom would not be jeopardized. “The … [Read more...] about Judicial Tyranny in Kentucky
How Congress Should Respond to Justice Kennedy
Justice Kennedy’s opinion for a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court has rightly been condemned for its lack of grounding in the Constitutional text he is sworn to uphold. Unable to find gay marriage in either the due process clause or … [Read more...] about How Congress Should Respond to Justice Kennedy
Let’s Get On a Pro-American Track
Congress, led by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), is preparing to betray American workers, and the grassroots should rise up and say “No, you don’t.” The secretive underhanded deal is called Fast … [Read more...] about Let’s Get On a Pro-American Track
What’s Happening on College Campuses?
Who would have thought, only a few years ago, that our basic First Amendment right of free speech would be under attack on college campuses (of all places!)? But those are now ordinary campus events. Progressives want to shield college students from … [Read more...] about What’s Happening on College Campuses?
The Many Costs of Obama’s Amnesty
Since the costs will come due only after Obama has left the White House, I guess he doesn’t care how high are those costs. But the costs are horrendous, as just added up by our country’s foremost authority on such things, Robert Rector of … [Read more...] about The Many Costs of Obama’s Amnesty
Obama Publicly Insults Christians
President Barack Obama inserted a jarring note in his speech to the annual Prayer Breakfast by insulting Christians with an inappropriate reference to the Crusades, and charging that people “committed terrible deeds in the name of … [Read more...] about Obama Publicly Insults Christians
