Morning Bell: State of Dysfunction
Tonight, Americans who tune in to the State of the Union will watch the work of a rhetorical master with a flair for illusion. President… Read More
Articles by Mike Brownfield
Obama’s New “Fairness Doctrine” and the American Ideal
“Economic fairness” is expected to be the topic of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, during which he will likely… Read More
Chevy Volt Lost in the Green “Field of Dreams”
“If you build it, they will come,” an ominous voice called out to Kevin Costner’s character, Ray Kinsella, in the movie Field of Dreams. For… Read More
Morning Bell: Celebrating School Choice Week
What singular cause could bring together the likes of Democratic campaign strategist James Carville, Republican Governor Bobby Jindal (LA), actor Sacha Baron Cohen, and 2,000… Read More
Obama’s Move to Close U.S. Embassy in Syria a Wise Decision
After 10 months of anti-government protests in Syria and some 5,000 dead amid a violent government crackdown, the United States is preparing to close the… Read More
1,000 Days Without a Budget: Facts on the Senate’s Failure
Tuesday, January 24, will mark the 1,000th day since the U.S. Senate has passed a budget—an egregious dereliction of duty on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D–NV) watch. By… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Magic Kingdom of Joblessness
Yesterday in Walt Disney World, the land “where dreams come true,” President Barack Obama appeared before Cinderella’s Castle to announce his latest plan to boost… Read More
What Saturday Night Live, Welfare, and Harry Potter Have in Common
If there’s one thing Saturday Night Live is good at in an election year, it’s lampooning politicians—whether it’s been Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford, Darrell… Read More
Morning Bell: An Internet Blackout Over SOPA and PIPA
As of midnight, Wikipedia is shut down for 24 hours, and hundreds of other popular websites have gone dark right along with it. They are… Read More
Morning Bell: South Carolinians Have a Right to Work
This week, all eyes are on South Carolina as the Palmetto State votes on Saturday in the next Republican presidential primary contest. Jobs and the… Read More
