On Thursday evening, a federal district court judge overturned Virginia’s 2006 constitutional amendment, and other statutes, that defined marriage as between one man and one woman. The ruling, by Arenda L. Wright Allen, also required Virginia to respect same-sex marriages performed in other states. Allen’s ruling sets the stage for another appeal ultimately to the […]

When Mr. Boehner announced his strategy Tuesday at a closed-door conference, no one objected, a senior House GOP aide said. He was halfway back to his seat when he said: “I got this monkey off your back and you’re not even going to applaud?” Lawmakers took the hint and gave him a round of applause. […]

The 2014 Index of Economic Freedom published by the Heritage Foundation marks 20 anniversary of this important piece of economic analysis. The index measures economic freedom based on 10 quantitative and qualitative factors. More economic freedom correlates with better economic performance, less economic freedom correlates with poorer economic performance. The index calculates the relative economic […]

The amazing this is NOT that Ray Nagin, former New Orleans’ Mayor, was convicted on corruption charges, but that he is the FIRST mayor in the Crescent City’s sordid history to be so charged.”Laissez les bons temps rouler!” I taught for a year at Tulane University, which is in New Orleans. The food is delicious […]

The minimum wage continues to be pushed by those on the left as a way to confront income inequality.  On the right, there are vigorous rebuttals, focusing mainly on both the theoretical and empirical case against price controls.  The New York Times has come up with their spin on this, questioning the motives of those […]

This fruit hangs so low you can pick it with your feet. Pardon me while I take off my shoes. The Obama Administration has delayed, once again, the employer mandate for ObamaCare. Under the law’s original provision, companies with between 50 and 99 employees were required to provide coverage for workers or face a fine […]

You may not think The Lego Movie is the place to go for political commentary, but you would be wrong. While it would not be fair to push the theme too far–after all, this is a children’s film based on interlocking plastic toys–The Lego Movie is about the fine balance between individualism and communitarianism and […]

If you meander around the internet, the Sochi Winter Olympics are starting to dominate the news cycle–and we haven’t even had the opening ceremonies. Most of the coverage has centered on Russia’s poor preparation for the games. As reporters have flocked to the Russian resort, their stories have tilted toward their own experiences with the […]

William Galston published an opinion piece in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal titled: Obama’s Moment of Truth on Trade. In the editorial Galston compares Obama’s trade statement in his recent State of the Union address to Bill Clinton’s battle to pass NAFTA in 1993. Clinton faced significant political opposition within his own party, but stood tall […]

On Tuesday the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released it’s report – “Budget and Economic Outlook: 2014 to 2024” . The report is causing quite a stir because of the CBO’s estimates of the affect of the Affordable Care Act on the United States economy. President Obama has previously used CBO estimates to provide support for the […]