The U.S. Senate launched its first great debate of 2015 last week, on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from the tar sands of Alberta to the refiner...
In what appears to be a case of unintended consequences, Congress is giving tax cheats a break and making life more difficult for honest taxpayers.
Why would Congress do...
I love the people and experiences Butler offers. I love living in one of the Top 20 Best Small Towns in America, as ranked by Smithsonian Magazine in 2012. And I am happ...
WASHINGTON — Not since the multiplication of the loaves and fishes near the Sea of Galilee has there been creativity as miraculous as that of the Keystone XL pipeline. I...
When last we suggested back in summer that raising the fuel tax was a good idea, the average national price of regular gasoline stood near $3.60 a gallon. On Tuesday, th...
First impressions suggest the Republicans in control of Congress aren’t ready to put aside partisanship and govern if it means making peace with President Obama, who is ...
When it comes to health care policy, Republicans are known more by what they oppose than by what they support. Americans are familiar with their fierce resistance to pol...
WASHINGTON — The dustup over “dynamic scoring” is a small indicator of the routine irrelevancy of Washington’s budget debate. Instead of facing the real issues — how muc...
The earthquake that rocked Haiti five years ago brought unimaginable death and destruction. It’s aftermath generated unforeseen compassion and largesse.
Billions in fore...
The triumphant Republican class of 2014 formally took control of both halves of Congress last week, and here’s what it has changed so far: not much.
The new GOP majority...
