WASHINGTON -- This report on the State of Conservatism comes at the end of an annus mirabilisfor conservatives. In 2013, they learned that they may have been wasting much time and effort.
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By their heroes shall you know them.In his eulogy, President Obama put Nelson Mandela in the company of three other heroes: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Abraham Lincoln.What did these men have in common? Three were assassinated, and all four are icons of resistance to white rule over peoples of color.
The New York Times published an unintentionally humorous headline on Dec. 23: "When '60 Minutes' Checks Its Journalistic Skepticism at the Door." The Times media columnist David Carr is suddenly stunned that "60 Minutes" has aired a puff piece on a serious political matter.
WASHINGTON -- Federal Judge John Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York says documents called "statements of reasons" are an optional way for a judge to express "views that might be of interest." The one he issued two months ago is still reverberating.
It expresses his dismay that although his vocation is the administration of justice, his function frequently is the infliction of injustice. The policy of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses has empowered the government to effectively nullify the constitutional right to a trial. As Lulzim Kupa learned.
Sometimes it seems like things are upside down.Barack Obama and his Obamacare administrators are continually making laws, through blogpost (suspending the employer mandate) and bulletin (suspending the individual mandate).
Most of what could be said about the "Duck Dynasty" flap has been said. My take is this: Liberals are all about rights, real and imaginary. Well, Phil Robertson had a right to express his religious beliefs. Liberals had a right to complain.
PRINCETON, N.J. -- In a scientific complex on 88 bucolic acres near here, some astonishingly talented people are advancing a decades-long project to create a sun on Earth. When -- not if; when -- decades hence they and collaborators around the world succeed, their achievement will be more transformative of human life than any prior scientific achievement.
WASHINGTON -- The lie of the year, according to Politifact, is "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it." But the story of the year is a nation waking up to just how radical Obamacare is -- which is why it required such outright deception to get it passed in the first place.
A postsecondary education is one of the best investments a person can make. Data available prove education creates a lifetime of opportunity and potential for success. People in the workforce, on average, earn almost twice as much with a bachelors degree than those with only a high school diploma. The pursuit of knowledge pays off!
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans' long-simmering dismay about Barack Obama's offenses against the separation of powers became acute when events compelled him to agree with them that the Affordable Care Act could not be implemented as written.
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By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., said on Thursday he backed efforts to create a House committee investigating the Benghazi attacks.
No matter how you look at it justice has not been served for the four Americans killed in Benghazi on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, Crenshaw said. The White House can claim all it wants that the questions of this tragic night have been answered. But, that is not so, and this tragic case has long deserved the investigation of a Select Committee.
By Nancy Smith
Charlie's Crist's newest claim that he left the Republican Party because of racism was soundly ridiculed across the state Wednesday. But, the newspaper that perhaps said it most succinctly came out of the Beltway.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scotts team continues to fire away at former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge the governor in November despite spending most of his political life as a Republican. The Scott team hit Crist on Thursday for raising taxes by $2.2 billion back in 2009, including raising unemployment insurance by $1,500 per worker.
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Gov. Rick Scott dove head first into Common Core on Tuesday, speaking with protesters at length over the need for higher standards in the Sunshine State.
The protesters showed up at a "Help Is On The Way!" tax cut tour stopheld at the O'Brien Hyundai in Fort Myers.
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By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) announced it was joining the national Coalition for College Cost Savings (CCCS) as it looks to reduce costs for its members. CCCS, which represents almost 800 private colleges across the nation with almost 2 million students, is active in 29 states.
By Kevin Derby
Nate Cohn over at the New York Times looks at Floridas role in the 2016 presidential election and argues that Republicans need to carry the state even as the Hispanic population grows in the Sunshine State.
By Kevin Derby
Florida TaxWatch released a report on Thursday looking at the recently finished legislative session and how it impacted taxpayers across the Sunshine State. While acknowledging there was still work to be done, Florida TaxWatch offered the Legislature some praise.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, the Campaign for Liberty, chaired by former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, announced that a majority of members of the U.S. House -- 218 -- are co-sponsoring the Audit the Fed bill for the third consecutive Congress. Paul had been a longtime advocate of auding the Federal Reserve during his time in Congress and his three bids for the presidency. U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., is the chief sponsor of the bill since Paul left Congress in 2012.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto on FOX News on Wednesday night to weigh in on former Gov. Charlie Crists comments that he left the GOP due to Republicans opposing President Barack Obama due to his race. Despite starting as a major underdog, Rubio caught Crist in the Republican U.S. Senate primary in 2010, forcing the then-governor to leave the GOP and run with no party affiliation. At the end of 2012, Crist made another party switch and joined the Democrats. Crist is now the favorite for his new partys nomination to challenge Gov.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., backed measures to hold former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Director Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress and for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to name a special counsel to examine why the IRS targeted conservative groups.
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