Students at the Miami University in Ohio are suing the school after it wouldn’t let them erect a cross on its campus to express their pro-life message. Filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf of Miami University’s Students for Life, the lawsuit alleges that the university violated their rights to free speech and expression […]
Is it time for Congress to step in and dismantle Facebook, Amazon, and Google’s ever-expanding internet empires? In recent months, the left has raised sharp cries against the dangers of tech companies’ rapid growth and allegedly ironclad hold of their respective market spaces. Some critics have even argued that internet giants such as “Amazon, Google, […]
A San Francisco jury found the illegal immigrant accused of killing Kate Steinle not guilty of murder Thursday, a stunning result in a case that ignited a nationwide debate over illegal immigration and sanctuary cities. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 45, was found not guilty on all counts in the 2015 shooting, except for felony possession […]
The Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has successfully passed both the Finance and Budget Committees and is now headed to the Senate floor. As it currently stands, the Senate bill is a big improvement to America’s out of date tax code and could boost the economy by almost 3 percent. There […]
The New York Times told readers to contact their senators and lobby against the Republican tax bill in a series of tweets from its opinion account Wednesday. “This morning, the Times editorial board is tweeting here to urge the Senate to reject a tax bill that hurts the middle class the nation’s fiscal health. #thetaxbillhurts,” the […]
The educational achievement of white youngsters is nothing to write home about, but that achieved by blacks is nothing less than disgraceful. Let’s look at a recent example of an educational outcome all too common. In 2016, in 13 of Baltimore’s 39 high schools, not a single student scored proficient on the state’s mathematics exam. […]
Staffers who are the targets of unwanted sexual advances on Capitol Hill should not have to endure a lengthy mediation process and pay the legal bills as lawmakers secretly draw on a mysterious slush fund to settle the accusations against them, an advocate for taxpayers argues. In the event of a monetary settlement of sexual […]
In America, everyone who can is expected to work. We don’t think of work as some kind of punishment but as an element of a meaningful and productive life. This goes for janitors, fast-food workers, and laborers as well as lawyers, doctors, and chief executives. We all have a role to play, and we all […]
A new director, short or long term, won’t be enough to address accountability problems at the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, critics said as a legal fight broke out over who will run the agency with the departure of its first leader. “The agency should be professional, not political,” @ronaldLrubin says. The consumer agency’s legal […]
We are living through a remarkable time in history. Almost daily, those in influential positions who once appeared untouchable are falling out of popular favor as their abuses are exposed. Just last week, one particularly corrupt institution was dealt back-to-back blows: Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion business. On Nov. 13, The Hill reported that […]
