By Bill Wilson — Obama’s radical implementation of the DREAM Act, granting legal status to perhaps one million illegal immigrants, without any vote in Congress is just the latest in a long line of usurpations .  Whether one agrees with the DREAM Act or not, we should all agree that no president is above […]

By Bill Wilson — Once called the American Association of Retired Persons, the AARP is the largest grassroots organization nationwide with over 38 million members. Presumably representing Americans of all political stripes, the organization states that it “helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This is a special report from Kevin Mooney who is on the ground at the AFSCME International Convention in Los Angeles, CA. By Kevin Mooney — Competing AFSCME presidential candidates who were asked what lessons they took from  recent political setbacks offered […]

By Bill Wilson — The Obama Commerce Department is a case study of why it is so important to fight bad nominees at the secondary level. Had Obama gotten his way, the Acting Secretary would now be Terry Garcia — someone so radical Green he makes Van […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This is a special report from Kevin Mooney who is on the ground at the AFSCME International Convention in Los Angeles, CA. By Kevin Mooney — Top AFSCME officials taking part in the union’s 40th International Convention in Los Angeles are hoping […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Thursday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Supreme Court decision deals blow to public sector unions — NetRightDaily What if the Supreme Court rules that ObamaCare is constitutional? — NetRightDaily How will the Supreme Court rule on ObamaCare? — Reason Commerce Secretary John Bryson resigns — NetRightDaily End the secrets on Fast and Furious — Denver Post Rep. Gowdy slams Obama administration on Fast and Furious — NetRightDaily Obama puts secrecy before transparency — Washington Examiner 5 GOP Senators side with radical enviros — NetRightDaily Can Obama rewrite federal law? — Reason Austerity works — Cato Profiles in liberty: Professor Peter Boettke of George Mason University — United Liberty […]

BREAKING. Commerce Secretary John Bryson has resigned. From Politico : “I have come to the conclusion that I need to step down to prevent distractions from this critical mission,” Bryson said. Bryson had been on a medical leave of absence since June 11, following a seizure […]

By Bill Wilson –The Supreme Court deserves praise for their 7-2 decision today in the Knox v. SEIU case , which determined that a state cannot require its employees to pay a special union fee that will be spent for political purposes without first giving the employees information about the fee and a chance to object […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This is the last of three articles examining three potential outcomes of the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare’s constitutionality. On Tuesday, we examined what happens if the Supreme Court overturns Obamacare in its entirety . Yesterday, we examined what happens if it is overturned only in part . Today, we look to what happens if the individual mandate is upheld. By […]

By Kelvin Kemm — If you want to learn what farmers think (and need), talk to African farmers – not to bureaucrats, environmental activists or politicos at the Rio+20 United Nations summit in Rio de Janeiro. You’ll get very different, far more honest and thoughtful […]