Expansion of TSA PreCheck Is Good for US Travelers and Security

This week, the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program expanded to include 11 new domestic and foreign airlines. With the inclusion of these airlines, the total number of airlines participating in the expedited security process has been brought to 30. The PreCheck program allows passengers to pass through security checkpoints while wearing their shoes, belts, and […]

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It’s Time to Reel in the Obama-Appointed Ambassador Who Meddled in Macedonian Politics

Macedonia has a population smaller than Queens and is roughly the size of Vermont. It is stuck in the southern Balkans, wedged between a hostile Greece and sometimes revanchist Albania and Bulgaria. It is not the center of the universe. So why are some members of Congress having to ask our Macedonian ambassador, Jess Baily, […]

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On Brexit, So Much Winning

On June 23, the British people voted to leave the European Union (EU). Earlier this week, Britain took another mighty step on the road to regaining its independence when the House of Commons voted, by a smashing margin of 498 to 116, to back Brexit. The vote was necessary because the British government lost a […]

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Lame Duck Obama Administration Hid Sharp Decline in ICE Deportations

In the final months of the outgoing Obama administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials began quietly hiding evidence revealing a huge increase in the number apprehended and incarcerated illegal aliens allowed go free, rather than face detention or deportation. In addition to drastically increasing sanctioned catch-and-release cases during in the latter part of former […]

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New Obamacare Report Shows Rising Costs and Fewer Options for 2017

A new report shows that Obamacare enrollees could pay more money and end up with fewer options in 2017. The study from Avalere Health, a health care consulting firm, showed rising premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs for many customers, a shrinking amount of insurance options in the exchange market, and a drastically lower number of […]

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History Is Being Distorted to Insinuate Trump Will ‘Defy’ Courts Like Andrew Jackson

Sometimes, an old media fabrication is used to justify a new one. Such is the case with the response to President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees that created a firestorm on Saturday. Several courts ordered a halt to provisions of Trump’s order, prompting members of the media to speculate that this could create a […]

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How the Private Sector Can Remake US Cybersecurity

President Donald J. Trump recently reiterated a pledge to build a team that will provide him, in his administration’s first 90 days, with a plan to “aggressively combat and stop” cyber-attacks. Topping the list of the new administration’s priorities should be the need to articulate a comprehensive strategy of cyber deterrence. In outlining policies to […]

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Trump Signs Executive Order Slashing Small Business Regulations

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at slashing regulations on American small businesses. The order will expand regulatory review with the goal of dramatically peeling back federal regulations. The order is the Trump administration’s first step in repealing two regulations for every new regulation put forth, CNBC reports. The measure also sets a $0 budget […]

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