Law and Government
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Andrew Cuomo says Common Core is ‘not working’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared Thursday that Common Core is “not working” in the state and is in need of a…
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Magic act: 8 Texas counties list more voters than residents
Amazingly, no law prevents localities from having more registered voters than voting-age residents, and eight Texas counties do. Now a…
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Police officer, 20-year vet, shot and killed: Manhunt for 3 suspects underway
Another day, another fatal shooting of a member of law enforcement. This time the location is Fox Lake, Ill., 60 miles…
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The Supreme Court is not supreme
The U.S. Supreme Court has suffered a major credibility blow in the wake of its politically motivated 5-4 Obergefell v.…
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Black Lives Matter activists: Only criminals’ lives matter
Murders are up 43% this year in Washington, D.C., yet when the City’s black mayor, Muriel Bowser, proposed an increased police…
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The nation’s worst state attorneys general revealed
Yesterday, I issued another of my periodic “worst state attorney general” lists, in a lengthy report explaining why those attorneys…
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You won’t believe who Think Progress commenters blame Virginia shootings on
Virginia shooter Vesper Flanagan murdered two of his former co-workers at a TV station in cold blood. After killing the…
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Besides embarrassment, Ashley Madison hack created this other MAJOR risk
Thousands of federal bureaucrats who accessed the Ashley Madison website for extra-marital affairs opened the door for hackers, including those…
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Chicago parents take DESPERATE action to protest Rahm Emanuel’s school policies
Parents in Chicago have endured a hunger strike lasting over a week to protest the local board of education’s decision to…
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NY Common Core advocate’s THREAT to parents
Newly minted state Education Commissioner has prepared for battle with parents and teachers who support opting students out of Common…
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Amazing stats show where Texas public school funding really goes
In a Texas Supreme Court showdown, school-reform groups are escalating the fight over education financing. Countering teacher-union claims that state…
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Senators vow not to let Obama bring Gitmo detainees to KS, SC
Bringing detainees from Guantanamo Bay to facilities in Kansas and South Carolina is preposterous, Republican Sens. Pat Roberts and Tim Scott…
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Phoenix officer: VA criminal investigator told me to lie, write false statements to detain a patient
A Phoenix Department of Veterans Affairs police investigator claims he was pressured by a supervisor to lie and write false…
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College administrator’s fix for over-policing: Stop treating shoplifting as crime
An administrator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggested at a recent roundtable conversation that, in order to combat “overpolicing” in…
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