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A new way in the Middle East: The case for surrogate forces
By Gary Berntsen | 10/30/14 05:00 AM
Recruits from the Islamic world could serve in a U.S.-sponsored mission to provide basic...
D.C.'s economic boom comes at public's expense
By Jesse Hathaway | 10/26/14 08:00 AM
Measured by median household income, Loudoun County, Va., is the most affluent county in the...
Muzzling cultural dissent, at home and abroad
By Roger Kiska | 10/22/14 05:00 AM
The European Court of Human Rights has defined a democratic society as one which exhibits...
Promised savings from ACOs look increasingly unlikely to occur
By Sean Parnell | 10/20/14 05:00 AM
It's starting to look like the cost savings from accountable care organizations are just as...
Accountability for VA executives proving elusive
By Pete Hegseth | 10/17/14 05:00 AM
Now that the initial furor over the Veterans Affairs scandal has subsided, the question...
We need an Ebola czar
By Rep. Jack Kingston | 10/16/14 05:00 AM
The global response -- and more recently America's response -- to the Ebola outbreak in West...
The gay marriage debate is not over
By Gary Bauer | 10/10/14 05:00 AM
The Supreme Court's announcement this week that it will not review same-sex marriage cases...
Broken in body, but never in spirit
By Bobby Barrera | 10/02/14 05:00 AM
At long last, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial will be dedicated this month.
How camouflaged activists want to de-industrialize the West
By Will Coggin | 10/01/14 05:00 AM
A federal judge recently rejected a lawsuit filed by environmental groups to prevent the...
Teachers unions launch assault on common sense reforms in Colorado
By Michael Gonzalez | 09/29/14 05:00 AM
Board members there who are standing up for what is right deserve the support of...
The fiscal and human toll of the ’94 crime bill
By Pat Nolan | 09/21/14 05:00 AM
The Omnibus Crime Bill caused the number of increase by more than 45 percent — the number of...
Missile defense is not optional
By Rebeccah Heinrichs | 09/19/14 05:00 AM
Building a strong missile defense is challenging, but it's not optional. The technology...
MANHATTAN MOMENT: 'The rates are too damn high'
By Jared Meyer | 09/18/14 05:00 AM
For a limited time, Hailo is lowering its fares during work hours, but price isn't the...
An independent Scotland: A high-taxing, free-spending declining oil state
By Peter Morici | 09/16/14 05:00 AM
Without oil and its big financial sector employers, Scottish taxes would become too...
A global epidemic of anti-Semitism
By Joshua Muravchik | 09/13/14 05:00 AM
Not every criticism of Israel, even strongly stated, is tantamount to anti-Semitism, nor is...
DNC chair is a hypocrite in the 'war on women'
By Sharon Day | 09/12/14 05:00 AM
I realize that Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz opposes...
Cheaper drugs can also mean less choice without savings for patients
By Peter Pitts | 09/10/14 05:00 AM
The economics of American healthcare are dictated by the Golden Rule: "He who has the gold...
Ending Putin's petro-politics
By Chris Faulkner | 09/07/14 06:00 AM
For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the annexation of Crimea isn't just a land grab; it's...
Obamacare to wreak havoc during tax season
By Rep. Diane Black | 08/27/14 03:32 PM
As many as 85 percent of Americans who signed up for Obamacare plans are receiving some sort...
Laying off troops close to retirement isn't keeping faith
By Bob Carey and Josh Flynn-Brown | 08/22/14 06:00 AM
Recently laid-off Army officers are not bad apples, rather they are the victims of...
Kinship, bloodlines matter to everyone
By Ryan Bradel | 08/20/14 06:18 PM
The Supreme Court rightly put a temporary hold on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th...
Legal tide turning against lawyers who profit illegally from class-action lawsuits
By Lisa A. Rickard | 08/18/14 05:29 PM
Far from helping victims, class-action lawsuits have become money machines for a few savvy...
Manhattan Moment: A new layer of regulation would boost cost of onions but not safety
By Jared Meyer | 08/14/14 05:00 PM
A proposed federal food safety rule would drastically increase costs for American onion...
Union members can opt out during National Employee Freedom Week, Aug. 10-16
By Victor Joecks | 08/10/14 06:00 AM
It's not surprising that millions of employees want to leave their unions. Many wonder why...
Energy regulation lessons from the states
By Marc Miles and Wayne Winegarden | 10/27/14 05:00 AM
The EPA plans to study the effects of carbon pollution from airplanes.
The Ayatollahs are not the answer
By Wesley Martin | 10/23/14 05:00 AM
My hope springs from the Obama administration's laudable commitment to forming workable...
Oil prices plunge -- but who wins and who loses?
By Arthur Herman | 10/21/14 05:00 AM
The recent plunge in the global crude oil price down to near $85 a barrel -- a 20 percent...
Network neutrality and a dubious leap of faith
By Steven Titch | 10/17/14 05:00 AM
The latest wrinkle in the ongoing debate over network neutrality comes from Rep. Henry...
MANHATTAN MOMENT: On Obamacare's second birthday, whither the HSA?
By Paul Howard and Yevgeniy Feyman | 10/16/14 05:00 AM
In a recent Manhattan Institute report, we found that HSAs, a tax-advantaged savings...
MANHATTAN MOMENT: A wake-up call for public pension systems
By Jason Russell | 10/03/14 05:00 AM
The public pension system's integrity must be protected with common-sense reforms that...
Presidents should salute Marines out of respect, not obligation
By Melina Nolte | 10/02/14 05:00 AM
I watched the video of President Obama and his dismissive salute. Here is what I would like...
Obama's post-American world taking shape with Iran's rise
By Arthur Herman | 10/01/14 05:00 AM
Remarkable is one word for it; obscene might be another. Whatever word you choose, the...
Obama should seek congressional authorization on campaign against the Islamic State
By Rep. Bradley Byrne | 09/28/14 05:00 AM
Just this week, President Obama clearly expanded his strategy by beginning airstrikes...
Disrupting the student loan bubble
By Adam Brandon | 09/20/14 05:00 AM
Government policies to extend student loans to help cover the cost of college are creating...
Burger King isn't the problem, Washington is
By Rep. Robert Pittenger | 09/18/14 05:00 AM
Burger King, Chiquita, and other iconic American brands are seeking more attractive tax...
A cautionary tale about arming 'moderates'
By Pete Hoekstra | 09/17/14 05:00 AM
America's short-sighted misadventure in Libya should haunt the debate in Washington as it...
Restoring freedom to information in the Freedom of Information Act
By Amy Bennett | 09/14/14 05:00 AM
Over time, federal agencies have flipped the Freedom of Information Act on its head.
Next steps in the fight against the Islamic State
By Senator Dan Coats | 09/12/14 01:47 PM
President Obama has finally has acknowledged the threat that the Islamic State of Iraq and...
Obama to Latinos: I'm not that into you
By Mike Gonzalez | 09/11/14 05:00 AM
In the annals of cynical political maneuvers, President Obama's decision to postpone...
Democrats' big government solutions don't provide answer to women's problems
By Sabrina L. Schaeffer | 09/09/14 05:00 AM
In politics, the more things change the more they stay the same. And with the midterm...
United Nations agency exposed as a tool for Hamas
By Asaf Romirowsky and Nicole Brackman | 08/30/14 08:00 AM
Clearly, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has done nothing to prevent its...
Urbanist lobby's goals will mean fewer families with children, more seniors needing government help
By Joel Kotkin | 08/25/14 06:00 PM
If high-density development dominates the country's future, expect far fewer Americans --...
Manahattan Moment: If we don't learn from Ferguson, there will be more such tragedies
By Fred Siegel | 08/21/14 06:55 PM
The virtue of disruption, academics and observers argue, is that it gives African Americans...
The case for impeaching Lois Lerner and other lawbreakers at the IRS
By Ken Cuccinelli and Mark Fitzgibbons | 08/20/14 02:37 PM
Federal impeachment under Article II of the Constitution is not reserved just for presidents...
Self-defeating Texas Democrats make a martyr of Rick Perry
By George Fairview | 08/18/14 05:00 AM
Devoid of meaningful power in the legislature or in Congress, Texas liberals have taken to...
Peer-reviewed studies find state pro-life laws reduce abortion rates
By Arina O. Grossu | 08/14/14 04:01 PM
A groundbreaking meta-analysis study was just published in State Politics and Policy...
No one left to blame: Obama owns Veterans Affairs reform now
By Pete Hegseth | 08/08/14 06:00 AM
Based on what we've seen from Obama in the past, veterans groups should be wary of this...