By Rick Manning — It is being reported that in Williston, North Dakota, McDonald’s is hiring for $11 an hour, far above the $7.35 minimum wage. Why the high starting wage? Williston and cities throughout the energy boom states are thriving due to their willingness to allow […]

By Howard Rich — Long considered the exclusive realm of conspiracy theorists or 1950s-era John Birch Society members, the case against compulsory fluoridation of municipal water supplies in America is gaining traction. Why? Because the public health risks associated with this government-mandated chemical dump are […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This post first appeared at UFCWMonitor.com . By Brad Tidwell — The National Labor Relations Board has held that the case against the UFCW’s Black Friday allegedly illegal picketing of Walmart will be held in abeyance, meaning that no legal action against the […]

By Rick Manning — Haven’t we heard this somewhere before? How about that bold line by Obama that the laundry list of programs he presented would not add a dime to the deficit?  The last time Obama was heard making this promise was in 2009 when he […]

By Bill Wilson — Obama could not have been clearer. Or more disingenuous. “[If Congress won’t act soon to protect future generations, I will,” he said in his Feb. 12 State of the Union Address. “I will direct my cabinet to come up with executive actions we […]

By Robert Romano — As a part of the fallout of Obama’s successful reelection in 2012, many in the Republican establishment and conservative circles have been engaged in a thorough soul-searching over Mitt Romney’s defeat and the GOP’s failure to recapture the Senate, some of which is […]

By David Bozeman — The Great Recession has produced one thin silver lining for some of the nation’s unemployed:  the opportunity to serve others.  Along with polishing your resume and networking, most job search experts advise volunteer work as a meaningful way to fill the […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This column first appeared at TheHill.com . By Rick Manning — Tonight, we will hear President Obama give a defense of big-government liberalism and make an argument that growing government is good for America. He couldn’t be more wrong. Almost 1 in 6 Americans depends […]

By Adam Bitely — In typical Washington fashion, politicians are claiming to have made bold moves while doing anything but. A recent Washington Post report outlines that the $37 billion of “cuts” to government spending that were a part of the deal reached by Republicans […]

By Bill Wilson — Reporting annually on the “State of the Union” is one of the few founding principles U.S. President Barack Obama has bothered to honor over his first four years in office. Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution states that the President “shall […]