Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., thinks he has a solution for much of the surge in mass shootings. Rather than reacting with new gun control measures, Murphy proposes to overhaul the nation’s mental health system to get at what he believes is the root of the violence. Recent mass murders have given that reform effort traction. […]
Senate Democrats blocked GOP efforts Thursday to repeal Obamacare’s risk corridor program, which Republicans have referred to as a taxpayer-funded bailout of insurers. Now, conservatives are looking to the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill to continue restricting the use of taxpayer dollars for the program. As Congress begins to debate this year’s omnibus spending bill, […]
In the aftermath of the massacre in Paris and the shooting this week in San Bernardino, Calif., the debate over the threat of Islamic terrorism is again front and center. Many political leaders, including President Barack Obama, refuse to make the connection between the terrorist acts of groups like ISIS and the religion of Islam. […]
A pizza shop scrapped a 3 percent surcharge on customers’ checks to cover Affordable Care Act fees for employees a day after adding it. On Tuesday, Brooklyn restaurant Franny’s put a note on its website saying the pizza shop would add the surcharge because of Obamacare. The message—“a 3 percent surcharge will be added to all checks to contribute to the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police say they have arrested a congressional staff member who tried to enter a Senate office building with a loaded handgun. A Capitol Police spokeswoman says Christopher Carpenter of Stafford, Virginia was arrested on Tuesday when routine x-ray screening revealed a loaded 9mm handgun in a backpack. Capt. Kimberly […]
On Nov. 13th, Cambodia’s dictatorial prime minister Hun Sen ousted opposition leader Sam Rainsy, stripping him of his seat in parliament and calling for his arrest. These latest actions against Rainsy are representative of Cambodia’s long muddle through a sort of unfree democracy. Cambodia’s latest actions should remind the international community of the commitments it […]
Economic freedom is a matter of principle, but it’s also a boon to family budgets. Just 12 economic policy reforms would save the average household $4,440 a year. Opening up markets to more competition, treating outsiders and insiders equally, and squeezing out bureaucratic delays could push prices down enough to give American families some budgetary […]
Democrats blocked two pieces of legislation introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that would protect America from Islamic terrorists. This is common sense legislation. The first would revoke US Citizenship from those who leave the USA to fight for ISIS against us. The second would stop the influx of Syrian Muslim refugees into our country. […]
The small North African country of Tunisia suffered another major terror attack, the third this year. The attack should remind the world that Tunisia faces an array of deadly threats, including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Information is still coming in, but a suicide bomber reportedly detonated himself in central Tunis, the […]
The Federalist Society has catapulted traditional jurisprudence into prominence, making constitutional principles vogue at both law schools and the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, for the first time, the society plans to make a similar play on Congress. At its annual convention in Washington last week, the legal society announced the “Article I Project,” a pro […]
