Robert Crane

Published: Mon, May 13, 2013

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray pledged throughout his 2010 mayoral campaign to end years of systematic city underfunding of the District's public charter school students compared to their peers in the city's traditional public school system. Yet, after three budgets, he has failed to deliver on his...

Sen. Ted Cruz

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

It's never comforting to have one's longstanding fears confirmed. Yet, that's exactly what's happened over the last week as Americans have been presented with a stunning array of facts that diminish faith in our government. Whether it's on foreign policy, taxes, or the health-care system our...

Justin Binik-Thomas

Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

In March 2012, The Washington Examiner published my op-ed entitled "Why is the IRS asking Tea Party groups if they know me?" The IRS, at the time, denied that conservative groups were being targeted. On Friday, the IRS admitted it had indeed been targeting conservative groups and that doing so...

Eric Rozenman

Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

Located on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and U.S. Capitol, the Newseum claims it "educates the public about the value of a free press in a free society." Then why does it plan to honor propagandists for terrorist organizations and governments today? The Newseum's Journalists...

Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

Article II of the Constitution gives states broad authority to decide how their electoral votes are selected and divided among the candidates. In 48 states, the candidate who gets the most votes wins all of the state's electoral votes. But the Constitution doesn't require that rule. Maine and...

Joy Pullmann

Published: Sat, May 11, 2013

Controlling the public policy conversation today often means repeating phrases until people believe them. That's why we talk about "narratives," "memes" or the "echo chamber," where everyone throws catchphrases into a blender and waits to see what spins out. But labeling a dog a "chicken" does...

Baylen J. Linnekin

Published: Thu, May 9, 2013

Today, the District of Columbia Council's Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs Committee will hear testimony on proposed regulations that could spell doom for the District's popular food trucks. In my testimony before the committee this morning, I will urge council members to reject this...

Julie Borowski

Published: Thu, May 9, 2013

D.C.'s food truck craze first hit the streets a few years ago and has not slowed down since. Small business entrepreneurs are thriving and customers have more food choices than ever before. New trucks offering the most unique food imaginable continue to pop up thanks to the demands of hungry...

Yevgeniy Feyman

Published: Thu, May 9, 2013

As the most recent in a string of states making decisions about their Medicaid programs, Missouri has tabled the Obamacare expansion of its Medicaid program for at least a year. Four other states -- Florida, Montana, Idaho and South Dakota -- have taken a similar "wait-and-see" approach....

Matt Patterson

Published: Wed, May 8, 2013

Many people realize that unions can hurt the workers they claim to represent. For example, the United Auto Workers union drove labor costs up for the Big Three automakers, a major factor in driving General Motors into bankruptcy and leaving Detroit a shadow of its former glory. But what many...