Texas GOP calls being gay ‘abnormal,’ slams efforts to ‘validate’ trans people
By Matthew Wilson Texas Republicans over the weekend approved a swath of controversial changes to their party’s platform, coming out in full force against LGBT rights and taking a hard…
American decimation: On the front lines of the tearing of our social fabric
Opinion by Salena Zito PITTSBURGH — When the Hampton Battery was dedicated here in 1871 to a young Civil War soldier who lost his life protecting the Union at Chancellorsville,…
CNN reporter says Democrats have been ‘panicking privately’ about Biden’s inflation messaging for months
By Hanna Panreck CNN Capitol Hill reporter Melanie Zanona said Sunday on “Inside Politics” that Democrats have been “panicking privately” over President Biden’s inflation messaging for months. “Inside Politics” host…
Biden’s bid to expand Obamacare via IRS is illegal
By Doug Badger The Biden administration is unlawfully trying to expand Obamacare. The Internal Revenue Service has published a proposed regulation that would make an additional 5 million people eligible…
If You Don’t Think It Can Happen In America: 10 Lessons From Venezuela’s Economic Collapse
By Carmela Tyrell Do you remember the days when a vacation to Venezuela was one of the best prizes you could win on The Price Is Right? If so, you…
Biden must reverse course and protect independent contractors
Opinion by Tom Hebert, opinion contributor he Biden Department of Labor has announced that it is kicking off a rulemaking period to address the “misclassification of employees as independent contractors.”…
Has the FBI become a threat to democracy?
Opinion by Thomas J. Baker Last month, in the District of Columbia, a jury could not bring itself to find Michael Sussmann guilty of lying to the FBI. Nonetheless, we…
Were 20 million people on unemployment insurance when Biden took office?
By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact.com Karine Jean-Pierre: When Joe Biden “walked into this administration … 20 million people were on unemployment insurance benefits.” PolitiFact’s ruling: False Here’s why: During a recent…
Still don’t believe the Fed caused inflation?
By Kelly Evans The fascinating thing about the reaction to last Friday’s economic reports–which triggered the Fed’s sudden 75-basis-point rate hike yesterday–is how many people still believe this inflation was…
Oregon’s drug decriminalization effort a ‘tragedy’
By Dan Springer In 2022, the state wrote 2,576 tickets for drug possession with 75% resulting in convictions The streets of downtown Portland, Oregon, resemble an open-air drug market. Heroin,…
More than the bare minimum
By Reps. Kevin Hern and Jim Banks When voters send their elected officials to Washington, they have certain expectations for us. First, they expect us to show up to work,…