What is it about presidents’ second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments t...
Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting ...
Normally, news that a government-related agency’s budget is growing would be cause for concern for taxpayers. But in the case of the Butler County Tourism and Convention...
In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officia...
In Washington, as in any seat of power, most acts of folly begin with hubris. Government leaders, elected or appointed, usually don’t intend to do the wrong thing, to ov...
Across this great land, patriotic Americans are behaving subversively.
We’re quoting from our pocket Constitutions, starting reading groups to discuss our founding docum...
AUSTIN, Texas - The twin revelations of the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative political organizations and, now, that the U.S. Justice Department was spying...
Butler School Board member Helene Abramowitz says “people spend $85 a week on beer and cigarettes. Why can't they spend $35 a year on education?” She made that statement...
WASHINGTON — In any other time and place, $642 billion would qualify as a lot of money. But in the Washington of 2013, it has been reduced to pocket change. When the Con...
Americans have made it clear they want the ability to make informed decisions about what they eat. The United States should join every European Union nation, as well as ...
