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| Good morning from Washington, where much head-scratching greets President Obama's decision to free the soldier who gave state secrets to WikiLeaks. Cully Stimson analyzes the move. In a departure from tradition, Obama isn't leaving town or staying quiet after Donald Trump takes over Friday. Fred Lucas has that story. Plus: Abigail Doty on Harvard and the decline of higher education, Morgan Walker on Newt Gingrich's take on Trump and spending, and Katrina Trinko on feminists who can't make room for pro-life women. |
CommentaryObama's Commutation of Manning Sentence Sends a Horrible Message This is a case about an Army private first class who, while stationed abroad, having access to top secret and other classified material, decided to steal that material and give it to WikiLeaks, knowing full well that WikiLeaks would publish the material for the world to see. Read More |
NewsObama Isn't Planning to Be as Silent as Bush in Post-Presidency President Barack Obama says he appreciated George W. Bush's silence during his eight years in office. Now, as the current president prepares for life outside the White House, his aides have given mixed messages about just how political Obama will be during the Trump administration. Read More |
CommentaryOnce Again, Feminists Silence Pro-Life Women As much as the left (and some of their cheerleaders in the media) love to portray women as a unified bloc of pink-wearing Planned Parenthood cheerleaders who cherish no political right as much as they do the right to abortion, the political reality is far more complicated. Read More |
FlashbackFacing Obamacare's Requirements, This Nashville Deli Closed When Tom Loventhal learned he would be faced with the added expense of providing his more than 50 employees with health insurance—he estimated it would cost between $70,000 and $100,000 annually—he decided to close his restaurant's door. Read More |
NewsNewt Gingrich Explains How Trump's Policies Will Lead to a Balanced Budget Newt Gingrich, who played an integral role in balancing the federal budget during the Clinton administration, provided Trump and his team with the same insights that made a balanced budget possible in the 1990s. Read More |
CommentaryWhat Went Wrong in US Higher Ed? Harvard Tells the Story Charles W. Eliot, Harvard president, said in his 1869 inaugural address, "The worthy fruit of academic culture is an open mind, trained to careful thinking … penetrated with humility. It is thus that the university in our day serves Christ and the church." 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....