By Bill Wilson — So much for the separation of powers. Thanks to federal court rulings, even if Mitt Romney prevails in Nov., he will be hard-pressed to unilaterally rein in regulatory overreach by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The problems at the agency are fixable, but […]

By Bill Wilson — Obama’s unilateral gutting of the welfare work requirements under the federal welfare law renews his attempt to create an entitlement society where individuals are dependent upon the largesse of government rather than on their own initiative to live and thrive. In looking closely […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This column first appeared at TheHill.com . By Rick Manning — Reading the pundits, you would have thought that Mitt Romney said something wrong about the failed Obama Middle East policy. However, the predictable reaction from the left shows us that in fact, Romney hit […]

By David Bozeman — A major rule of political warfare is to never accept the wisdom of those who don’t have your best interests at heart. Columnist Kathleen Parker, who inexplicably passes for conservative,  recently sounded the death knell for the Republican Party in a […]

MEMO FOR THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT WE MUST AVOID A “LAME-DUCK” SESSION—CONGRESS SHOULD DO ITS JOB BEFORE THE ELECTION—PASS A “CLEAN” CONTINUING RESOLUTION AND RETURN IN JANUARY 2013 RE: Absent swift action, Congress will face what House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (D-SC) has repeatedly dubbed […]

By Rick Manning As originally published at TheHill.com. Events have overtaken the news appeal of the Chicago teachers union strike as the public’s attention has rightfully moved on to Libya, Egypt and even perhaps the Federal Reserve’s QE3 announcement. However, the Chicago public employee strike has the potential to be as damaging […]

This morning, President Obama’s deputy campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter, tweeted: Must read:China’s Xinhua slams Romney for making his money off Chinese companies before running for pres. #hypocrisy reut.rs/Ou5wIr — Stephanie Cutter (@stefcutter) September 14, 2012 The link that Obama campaign official Stephanie Cutter is to the official Communist Party of […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Friday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : ‘Al Qaeda’ threat shuts down University of Texas… — KXAN Bernanke’s last bullet — NetRight Daily Ben starts printing money to bail out Obama — NY Post QE3 is ill-advised — Cato EPA email kicks off Hispanic heritage month with a Che pic… — Miami Herald Let’s be honest: No one is closing tax loopholes — Reason Fears over sequestration are overblown — Veronique de Rugy Romney’s losing strategy — Cato Justice Dept. drops challenge to Florida voting plan — Weekly […]

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) re-introduced legislation to require a photo-ID to vote in a Federal election. Representative Jim Jordan (OH-04), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Edwin Meese, Esq., Former Attorney General, Susan Carleson, the Carleson Center for Public Policy and Catherine Engelbrecht, President, TruetheVote.org […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Thursday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Hatch Act Violation: HHS Secretary Sebelius illegally campaign for Obama — NetRight Daily What if November changes nothing? — Reason Obama’s welfare expansion faces Congressional scrutiny — NetRight Daily Cartoon: The ‘Strike’ — Warren Toons Chicago, and why public school unions strike — Cato Under Democrats and Republicans, regulation grows — John Stossel Obama’s auto fairy tale — RealClearPolitics The Obama administration has engineered a “recovery” in name only — Reason The higher-ed bubble is bound to burst — Jeff […]