Ditches and gullies in the crosshairs. Lawmakers are working to block an unprecedented power grab by the Environmental Protection Agency to use the Clean Water Act (CWA) and control land alongside ditches, gullies and other ephemeral spots by claiming the sources are part of navigable waterways. These temporary water sources are often created by ... MORENew EPA Power Grab To Regulate Private Property
Ditches and gullies in the crosshairs. Lawmakers are working to block an unprecedented power grab by the Environmental Protection Agency to use the Clean Water Act (CWA) and control land alongside ditches, gullies and other ephemeral spots by claiming the sources are part of navigable waterways. These temporary water sources are often created by ... MOREMark Hyman: The NCAA Political Correctness Witch Hunt
Luckily, the Fightin' Whities are going strong. Now in its seventh year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's battle with the University of North Dakota may be reaching a final conclusion. In 2005, the NCAA announced a complete ban on hosting post-season competition by 18 colleges that were using Native American mascots, logos, or ... MOREWalter E. Williams: Duped By Congressional Lies
In the name of fairness or generational theft? Some of the responses to my column last week, titled "Immoral Beyond Redemption," prove that Americans have been hoodwinked by Congress. Some readers protested my counting Social Security among government handout programs that can be described as Congress' taking what belongs ... MORE
David Klepper: Efforts Growing To Decriminalize Marijuana
Medical pot in 17 states, penalties rolled back in 14. Catharine Leach is married and has two boys, aged 2 and 8. She has a good job with a federal contractor and smokes pot most every day. While she worries that her public support for marijuana decriminalization and legalization could cost her a job or bring the police to her door, the 30-year-old ... MOREHow Minimum Wage Laws Do More Harm Than Good
by Bryan Hyde. Most of us remember our first minimum wage job with a sense of fondness. Mine was delivering prescriptions for Magic Valley Drug for a whopping $3.35 an hour. As far as I was concerned, that was pretty decent pay for driving my boss’s Thunderbird and singing along with the radio. At the time I was too young to vote, so the thought of lobbying politicians ... MOREAlicia M. Cohn: Dems Twice As Likely To Be Nannies
And, twice as likely to back the Big Gulp ban. Democratic voters are more than twice as likely as Republicans to back a proposal by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) to ban super-sized sugary drinks in the Big Apple, according to a new poll for The Hill. Amid national scrutiny over Bloomberg’s so-called Big Gulp ban plan, the national survey found ... MOREJason Method: School Choice Thrives In New Jersey
Kids benefit, even if the teachers' union does not. When Superintendent Anthony Moro drove to Trenton on nearly two years ago, he knew the survival of his elementary school would be determined by the paperwork on his front seat. State officials gave Moro his wish. The brick school, little used by residents of this small Monmouth County town ... MORE
Micah Zenko: The Overblown Threat Of Terrorism
You're as likely to be killed by furniture as terrorism. Today, the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) released its 2011 Report on Terrorism. The report offers the U.S. government's best statistical analysis of terrorism trends through its Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS), which compiles and vets open-source information about ... MOREStar Parker: Voter Rights Are Not Free
Just like freedom itself. Engraved large on one of the walls of the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC are the words “Freedom is not free.” It is sad that so many are unable or unwilling to appreciate the truth of this simple phrase or are ready to heed those who have or seek power who distort it. I cannot think of ... MORE
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