Not Satire: Despite Waiting Lines, Some VA Employees Got Bonuses

(Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) The Veterans Affairs Department health care scandal has deepened, with new revelations of incompetent management and misplaced spending priorities, including millions of dollars paid out in bonuses at the very hospitals where services were the worst. Recently, now-resigned VA secretary Eric Shinseki tried to bring closure to the scandal by firing […]

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Michael Bloomberg’s Surprise Warning to Liberals at Harvard Commencement

Billionaire media mogul and former mayor Michael Bloomberg has infuriated conservatives with his attacks on gun rights and nanny-state policies in New York City. But on a spring day at Harvard University’s commencement, his critique was directed at liberals. “Today, on many college campuses, it is liberals trying to repress conservative ideas—even as conservative faculty […]

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The Growing “I’ve-Lost-Interest-in-Politics” Malaise Won’t rescue America

People can now clearly see the visceral hatred of America from the White House from their own mostly humble abodes—even if they forgot about President Barack Obama’s 2008 election campaign promise, “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” In civilized countries, laws are written to protect citizens.  Zimbabwe’s Robert […]

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In Book, Hillary Clinton Defends Susan Rice on Benghazi, Blames Those ‘Who Exploit This Tragedy’

(Photo: Olivier Douliery/ABACAUSA.COM/Newscom) Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming memoir about her time at the State Department may have a different title than Mitt Romney’s 2011 book, “No Apology,” but excerpts from her chapter on the Benghazi terrorist attacks showcase an attitude more abrasive than apologetic about her role in the scandal. “Those who exploit this tragedy over […]

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How Smarter Policies Can Transform the States, Renew the Nation

‘Change direction’: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) His state doesn’t have pass-through taxes, so owners of small businesses don’t pay taxes on profits as part of their individual tax returns. In little over three years, his state cut income, sales and property taxes; consolidated agencies; and ended legally mandated teacher tenure. Gov. […]

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‘In Our Interest’: On Overseas Trip, Cruz Lends Support to Israel, Ukraine

Cruz: ‘Concern in Israel’ (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) He walked Independence Square in Kiev, the site of months of turmoil, and spoke with leaders of the protest movement, many of them college-aged. He visited a hospital in Tzfat, Israel, where he saw Israeli doctors provide free medical care to Syrians gravely wounded in the civil […]

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