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Education
Obama’s new student loan ‘bill of rights’ won’t do much
President Barack Obama has announced the creation of a new student loan “bill of rights” that he says will position…
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Foreign Affairs
Hypocritical Hillary’s State Dept. forced out U.S. ambassador to Kenya for using private email
Approximately eight months before Hillary Clinton left Foggy Bottom, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration resigned because of a scathing…
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Education
Another illegal, uncodified, unvetted Education Department rule
Recently, I wrote about a report to the Senate by a task force of college presidents, on how the Education…
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Law and Government
Quid pro quo: T-Mobile’s support for Title II could earn it favors from the FCC
T-Mobile recently reversed its opposition to the FCC’s plan to regulate the internet as a public utility, and is now…
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Education
Education Department floods schools with new rules and regulations, flouting legal limits
Recently, a task force of college presidents chronicled massive regulatory overreaching by the U.S. Department of Education, which, on a daily basis,…
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Law and Government
Is there a ‘right’ way to repeal Obamacare, and if so, what is it?
Conservatives may be largely united in their opposition to Obamacare, but they will not be able to repeal it until…
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Politics
Terrible, evil commercial ice makers the latest global warming threat
People often think government climate rules target power plant, refineries or automakers. But government regulators also look at controlling products…
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Economy
Central planning disrupts the harmonious order created by free markets
Beginning in the 1930’s, the federal government sharply increased central planning of the economy and society. (Perhaps as a consequence,…
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Economy
Obama’s War on Coal has transformed Virginia from economic leader to laggard
After years of outpacing the nation in economic growth, Virginia is sputtering. Employment is lagging, real estate is flat, and…
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Economy
Obama’s green economic policies hit blacks hardest (Video)
Following the lead of the Rev. Al Sharpton, thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest grand jury decisions…
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Foreign Affairs
Obama to subsidize ‘green’ trains … in Mexico
Not content with subsidizing green technology domestically, the Obama administration is now spending U.S. tax dollars to upgrade Mexican freight…
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Education
Items missing from Boehner agenda for the next legislative session
Tea partiers and establishment Republicans finally came together to give the GOP control of the Senate and increase its position…
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Religion
Muslim inmate wants to wage jihad in prison … and receive religious accommodation to boot
A Muslim inmate in an ultra-maximum security prison in Arkansas is petitioning the Supreme Court to allow him to violate…
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Economy
Obama administration will unilaterally push cap and trade on carbon emissions
It’s ba-a-ack. Despite being roundly rejected during the first year of Barack Obama’s first term as president, cap-and-trade will get its U.S.…
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Law and Government
Did GOP lawmakers in NY lie about SAFE Act funding?
Republican lawmakers in the New York State Assembly created quite a stir earlier this week, when they complained to the New…
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Law and Government
IRS holding income tax refunds to recover parents’ Social Security ‘overpayments’
Along with death and taxes, add a third certainty in life: taxes after death. This April 15, the IRS is…
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Law and Government
‘Do-nothing’ Congress points out that ‘171 House-passed bills are sitting in the Senate’
As reported today at the Hill, “171 House-passed bills are sitting in the Senate,” including forty “job-creation bills.” Here is…
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Law and Government
PC police in D.C. outlaw ‘mutt’ to describe mixed breed in favor of Xoloitzcuintli
Paging Mister Mxyzptlk: We have your dog. From the “you just can’t make these things up” department. Who but government could…
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Law and Government
Food 'safety' law to crush some small farmers, may thwart safety improvements
“Proposed FDA safety rules frustrate tree fruit farmers,” by imposing costly and complicated rules on them, reported The Washington Post.…
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