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On Sunday, MSNBC host Chris Hayes put his foot in it in the worst possible way. Speaking in the context of Memorial Day, Hayes said he is "uncomfortable about the word 'hero' because it seems so rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war." T… more »

Another fight is brewing in Minnesota over that state's proposed Voter ID amendment to the state's constitution. The state chapter of the AARP (along with the ACLU) is opposing the measure, claiming it will keep some elderly people from voting. News re… more »

I was very pleased to be contacted by USA Today on Thursday, asking me to write an opposing view on their take that the conviction and sentencing of Dharun Ravi was fair because society is becoming less tolerant of bias. (They had seen my American Spect… more »

On Wednesday, President Obama delivered the commencement address at the Air Force Academy. As with most Obama speeches, it was full of self-congratulation. As George Will put it, "If you struck from Barack Obama's vocabulary the first-person singular p… more »

From the better late than never files: A group called the TABOR Foundation has filed a lawsuit against parts of the Colorado state government for provisions of the 2009 FASTER legislation which imposed taxes disguised as "fees" and allowed the state to… more »

It is a truism in politics that people vote their wallets. But despite the perceived winding-down of United States involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, foreign policy remains of paramount importance for our nation's security. While we may not be able to… more »

At the recent Cato Institute event awarding their biennial Milton Friedman Prize (which comes with a half million dollar award), the keynote speaker was New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. His 30-minute speech is a triumph of Republican leadership, and… more »

Stock, commodity, and currency markets have been on a roller-coaster ride in recent days as Greece's election results leave that nation without a functioning government, and without a clear path toward staying in the euro currency. The right answer, al… more »

Barack Obama got the best of the gay marriage debate – for the first 24 hours. But like the Democrats' "war on women" rhetoric, it is already backfiring on him, as anyone outside the president's far-left echo chamber might have warned him. The first Ga… more »

Let's get this straight: Joe Biden's latest gaffe forces Barack Obama to "come out" in favor of gay marriage, something he might have done anyway, but not as soon. The media jumps into the frenzy, hoping to make people believe that the 2012 elections ar… more »