Sparks of brilliance! The presidential election prospects for the Democrats are so bad this
year that only the Republicans can save them — as Republicans have
saved them before. Will a Supreme Court without a single Protestant justice rule that an
"under-representation" of any group is evidence of discrimination? Here is a trick question: What ... MORE
He has neither the power to act or inspire. President Obama is boxed in a state of paralysis—more so than typical lame-duck presidents. His
hard-left politics have insidiously eroded the Democratic Party, which
has lost both houses of Congress and the vast majority of the state
legislatures, state elected offices, and governorships. ... MORE
by Chriss W. Street. A tyrant's sneaky misdirection play. With the pubic distracted by the FBI battling Apple for an iPhone backdoor, President Obama is secretly working to trash President Ronald Reagan’s restrictions on the number of federal agencies that can spy on Americans and others. At a secret meeting of the United States National ... MORE
[Hint: Edward Snowden] The fight between Apple and the FBI has
been framed as an epic battle between big tech and big government.
Apple, says the Obama Administration, is siding with “its business model and public brand marketing strategy” ahead of public safety. That’s not it, says Apple CEO Tim Cook. He says his company is “a staunch ... MORE
by Tom Fitton. Government's gun-running op. This is an important story about Judicial Watch’s complicated and
complex investigation into the Obama administration’s deadly Operation
Fast and Furious scandal. And this is one story that should be shared
far and wide. Earlier this week Judicial Watch was pleased to
announce that we scored a victory ... MORE
Why Democrats hate voter ID. Several well-funded organizations — including the League of Women Voters and the NAACP — are fighting efforts to prevent non-citizens from voting illegally in the upcoming presidential election. And the United States Department of Justice, under the direction of Attorney General Loretta Lynch, is helping ... MORE
The struggle for justice in the Supreme Court. The untimely death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has predictably created a political firestorm. Republicans and Democrats, eager to take advantage of an opening on
the Supreme Court, have been quick to advance their ideas about Scalia’s
replacement. This is just the beginning of the ... MORE
by Tom Goldstein. Excellent analysis! This post substantially revises and supersedes my earlier one
on how the political parties will likely approach the Scalia vacancy,
in which I had concluded that Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford was the
most likely nominee. On reflection, I think that Attorney General
Loretta Lynch is more likely. I also ... MORE
by Nikita Stewart. Growing the welfare state. After
making progress in reducing homelessness among veterans, the Obama
administration is turning to the larger and more complicated challenge
of homelessness among families with young children. In his 2017 budget, to be presented on Tuesday, President Obama
will propose spending $11 billion over ... MORE
by Jonathan F. Keller. Perhaps President Obama’s involvement is the reason that the FBI has not yet referred charges to the Justice Department in the Hillary Clinton email case. It may be metastasizing so quickly and so dangerously that not only are agents and lawyers within the agency having trouble keeping up with new evidence of wrongdoing, but that ... MORE
an Investor's Business Daily editorial. Transparency: What do you call it when an administration blatantly lies to the public to get its way in a debt ceiling fight, then covers it up for two years? For the Obama White House, it’s called “par for the course.” “There is no way to make our federal payment system work well to pick and choose what ... MORE
cut from the Onion. Bringing together the many civilian leaders and military strategists who helped them reach such a historic milestone, Pentagon officials held a lavish black-tie gala Sunday at which, sources said, they commemorated 25 years of the United States bombing Iraq. Hundreds of active-duty and retired military officers, high- ... MORE