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Feb. 26, 2016
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| Good morning from Washington, where lawmakers bear down on the Obama administration for bailing out insurers. We've got new evidence the Justice Department hasn't stopped harassing firearms dealers and other politically incorrect businesses. Plus commentary from Heritage Foundation scholars: Ryan T. Anderson calls out big businesses for bullying smaller ones to capitulate on what marriage is. Minimum wage hikes create something different from paradise, Salim Furth advises. And whatever happened to reasoning together at universities? Arthur Milikh knows. |
NewsGovernment Continues 'Discriminating' Against Gun Sellers, Ohio Business Owner Says "I definitely think the government is discriminating against our industry," William Evans, president and CEO of American Tactical Concepts in Wadsworth, Ohio, told The Daily Signal. Evans was recently denied access to banking services from Direct Capital. Read More |
NewsLawmakers: Obama Administration Illegally Diverted Billions Intended for US Treasury to Insurers "The announcement that the administration made represents an illegal wealth transfer from hardworking taxpayers to insurers," said Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Penn. Read More |
CommentaryWhy Have Universities Been Overtaken by Mob Rule? Without even resorting to force, college students have successfully compelled the resignation of presidents and administrators, the firing and hiring of faculty, and drastic changes to university curricula. Read More |
NewsGOP Senator Pushes for Action on Obama Judges Amid Supreme Court Fight The GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee has vowed to block the path for President Barack Obama's eventual Supreme Court nominee. But Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is asking that committee to quickly let through two different Obama nominees from his home state of Pennsylvania. Read More |
CommentaryThe Hypocrisy of Big Business Attacking Georgia's Religious Liberty Bill Big businesses in Georgia are threatening boycotts, travel bans, and relocations if the government doesn't do as they wish regarding a bill that protects religious freedom. It's Indiana all over again. Read More |
CommentaryThe Minimum Wage Killed 1 out of 11 Jobs on This Tropical Island Congress must give Puerto Rico's policymakers liberty from the destructive policies Congress itself has imposed on the island. Read More |
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PAT DOLLARD YOUNG AMERICANS 11 Hours Ago Bloomberg to Air Gun Control Ad During Superbowl Feb 2, 2013Toro520 Via The Associated Press: NEW YORK (Associated Press) – A gun control group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is airing a Super Bowl advertisement calling for background checks. The 30-second spot by Mayors Against Illegal Guns will air in the Washington area during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. The ad calls on lawmakers to pass rules requiring background checks on guns. It is narrated by children, with “America the Beautiful” playing in the background. It includes decades-old footage of National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre saying the gun lobby group approves of the checks. LaPierre recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the NRA no longer supports background checks for all gun sales. A Bloomsberg spokesman would say only that the ad cost in the six-figure range....