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 […]

By Adam Bitely — It is no secret that since Obama has become president that the powers of the federal government have continued to expand at a very fast pace. From increasing government intervention in health care to harmful regulations that harm job creation, the […]

By David Bozeman — Reflections on the passing of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher highlight the burnout, some would call malaise, inflicting many American conservatives today. After the customary condolences for the Iron Lady, the most common lament is how we could use someone like […]

By Ron Arnold — On Sunday, February 28, 2010, armed troops evicted villagers in Uganda’s Mubende district, to make way for a tree plantation. The troops were acting on behalf of a British forestry company that claims it fights global warming. The trees will supposedly […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared at Investors.com . By Bill Wilson — Government interventionists insist the free market, if left unchecked, endangers individuals and our planet. According to their collectivist worldview, profits trump safety — while “corporate greed” overshadows the greater good and the right of […]

By Rick Manning It was a staid brand catering to middle aged and older customers who had a strong loyalty, but that wasn’t enough. Change was needed. A freshening up was called for. A decision was made to appeal to younger, more hip customers. Everyone with a […]

By Paul Driessen and James H. Rust Georgia residents recently learned that a rare bat has stalled state highway improvements. The May 2012 sighting of an endangered Indiana brown bat in a northern Georgia tree has triggered federal regulations requiring that state road projects not “harm, […]

By Rick Manning — Is Obamacare at least partially behind last month’s disastrous job creation numbers? At least one prominent traditionally pro-Obama economic analyst, Mark Zandi , chief economist for Moody’s Analytics, thinks so saying on CNBC, “The retail trade number would be consistent not only with the payroll […]

By Robert Romano — Breitbart.com rocked the boat on April 4 when it reported that new Republican National Committee (RNC) chief of staff Mike Shields had attacked what he called the “professional right” and other groups at a meeting of the Ripon Society. Shields’ statements came in […]

By Rick Manning The MSN.com headline reads, “ Jobless rate dips to 7.6 percent ,” and the casual observer thinks about how the economy must really be improving even as they see the contradictions of this thought all around them. Here is the inescapable truth revealed by a cursory glance at the actual […]