Republican Study Committee members sent a scathing letter to members of the Senate asking them to stop the appointment of Thomas Perez to become the Secretary of Labor. Republican Study Committee Anti-Perez Letter

By Adam Bitely — The political overreaction to the Boston Marathon Bombings has already begun. And, as usual in the aftermath of a tragedy, the supporters of government fixing all problems have risen to the top of the debate. This is not to say that […]

From our friends at the Club for Growth : KEY VOTE ALERT “NO” on PCIP Extension Bill (HR 1549)The Club for Growth urges all House members to vote “NO” on HR 1549, a bill designed to extend an ObamaCare program that has run out of money. Consideration of […]

By Chris Freind — Irving Stone’s famous book, They Also Ran, chronicles men defeated for the presidency while analyzing those races to see if the people chose wisely. Just as readers are left pondering how history may have been altered, the opposite also holds true: […]

By Rick Manning The Boston Marathon bombing followed the next day with a reported attempt to attack a U.S. Senator’s office with a deadly chemical known as ricin, are stark reminders about the dangers our nation faces going into the future. Just as after 9/11, it is […]

By Paul Driessen President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency has already promulgated a tsunami of 1,920 regulations, many of which will bring few health or environmental benefits, but will impose high economic and unemployment costs, often to advance the Administration’s decidedly anti-hydrocarbon agenda. The Heritage Foundation has calculated […]

A great reminder from the Cato Institute that our taxpayer dollars are wasted on wealthy allies: A new Cato infographic puts it all in perspective. It shows how much American taxpayers spend to subsidize the security, and to defend the interests, of other nations that are more than capable of defending themselves.

By Bill Wilson — Remember all the infrastructure spending that was supposed to happen under the “stimulus” and other state bailouts in 2009 and 2010? The bailout included the $173.6 billion Build America Bonds program, a Treasury program subsidizing 35 percent of interest payments on state and […]

By Marta Mossburg — Those who watch “Jeopardy!” know the guests tend to be slightly odd by modern standards. Ill-fitting suits on men, if they wear them, and out-of-date, shapeless dresses on women make frequent appearances. Many contestants come off as shy. One recent winner […]

By Bill Wilson — “Listen. It was never a rule to begin with.” That was how House Speaker John Boehner responded to a question about violating the so-called “Hastert rule” in order to pass Democrat-supported legislation on guns and the budget. The rule itself, named after former House Speaker Dennis Hastert states bills will only be brought before […]