President Obama’s War on Journalists

By Roger Aronoff March 28, 2014 12:20 pm Critics on both the left and the right are lambasting President Obama for his ongoing policies restricting the freedom of the press, ostensibly in favor of national security, which in some cases amount to a vendetta against reporters who publish what leakers leak, rather than just going […]

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Boehner Won’t Be Attending Anti-Tea Party PAC’s Ritzy Florida Retreat

(CNSNews.com) – House Speaker John Boehner will not be attending aweekend retreat hosted byThe Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC— whose goal is to elect moderate GOP candidates and protect Republican incumbents from Tea Party challengers — because of a scheduling conflict, a GOP aide told CNSNews.com. But Boehner’s top two lieutenants, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) […]

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Turkey Threatens to Block More Websites

Turkey has already blocked Twitter and YouTube, and more could be on the way. According to the Reuters news agency, government sources in Ankara said on Thurday the country could block access to other social media platforms if users publish recordings or documents which “threaten national security.” Earlier, Turkish telecoms regulators moved to block YouTube […]

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UN General Assembly Says Crimea Referendum is Invalid

The UN General Assembly on Thursday approved a resolution calling the Crimean referendum to secede from Ukraine invalid. The vote on the non-binding resolution was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining, reported CNN. The vote is the latest indication of Russia’s isolation within the international community over its actions in Ukraine. Moscow formally annexed Ukraine’s southern […]

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A Voice Vote Should Not Look or Feel Like an End Run

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4302, a bill preventing a 24 percent cut in what physicians are paid under Medicare for 12 months. It’s the annual “doc fix” dance. On the bill’s merits, Heritage health scholar Robert Moffit gave careful review of the legislation yesterday. Essentially, The Heritage Foundation would give the legislation […]

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WATCH LIVE: Gov. Bobby Jindal at Heritage’s Resource Bank [9:30 ET]

NEW ORLEANS — Under the direction of Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana has enacted reforms to education, ethics, health care and taxes, generating buzz about Jindal’s future and making Louisiana a case study in policy solutions. Tonight, Jindal will deliver the keynote address at The Heritage Foundation’s 37th annual Resource Bank, taking place in the […]

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Obama’s EPA land grab

In what critics are describing as a government land grab, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a change Tuesday to the Clean Water Act that would give it regulatory authority over temporary wetlands and waterways. The proposal immediately sparked concerns that the regulatory power could extend into seasonal ponds, streams and ditches, including those on private […]

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