Is a single gaffe enough to torpedo a presidential hopeful? Usually, no — unless it lands a candidate on Dr. Phil’s couch or the business end of a mug-shot.
The Wall Street Journal editors had an interesting unsigned editorial ("In Search of an Obamacare Breakout," May 22) recently (they call such editorials "Review and Outlook") on what Republicans in Congress should do if the Supreme Court finds, later this month in King v. Burwell, that the Obama administration did indeed violate the law by giving health-insurance subsidies in states that lack state-created "exchanges."
Well, the USA Freedom Act is now law, which should have happened six months ago, and then should have happened a few weeks ago, and then should have happened a few days ago—but didn’t.
Government officials continue to misunderstand the nexus of national security and environmental issues by exaggerating the latter, in a way that inhibits R&D and commerce.
At the heart of Robert Putnam’s important new book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, is a paradox. As Putnam so effectively and compassionately illustrates, the fundamental reality of life for many children growing up in poverty in America today is the extremely low level of “social capital” of their families, communities, and schools.
Stephen Krasner, chair of Hoover’s Working Group on Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy, examines the economic and security challenges to America’s continuing global preeminence.
Hoover fellow Tunku Varadarajan discusses FIFA President Sepp Blatter's resignation and the fallout from allegations of graft and fraud at the world's top governing body for soccer as well as what the future holds for FIFA and soccer.
President Obama has already decreed a higher minimum for workers on Federal contracts, and he has proposed raising the Federal minimum from $7.25 to $10.10.
The new framework scrubs away all traces of what used to be the chief glory of historical writing—vivid and compelling narrative—and reduces history to an bloodless interplay of abstract and impersonal forces.
Prof. Eric Posner has never shied from controversial topics. “I’m interested in challenging the mythology,” he said. “There are things that people care about so much that they don’t want to think critically about them.”
A 25 basis points rate cut just didn’t cut any ice with the markets as both stock and bond prices fell. This was despite the fact that pundits widely predicted a rate cut and 25 bps at that.
Republicans for Hunterdon will sponsor a debate on the Common Core educational standards and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test on Wednesday, June 17.
