Tag: Analysis

MEA President Steve Cook announced earlier this month that 99 percent of his union's members had not taken advantage of the Wolverine State's newly passed right-to-work law, but the union only allows members to opt out of membership during the month of August. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Three-quarters of Americans think teachers paid less than they really are

Ashe Schow · September 14, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House on Sept. 10. Obama cast his rationale for wanting to take action in Syria in moral terms.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Abortion and Obama’s moral leadership problem

Star Parker · September 14, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama might find it easier to defuse Syriaâs chemical weapons than the wrath of feminists if he doesnât promote Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen to the chairmanâs position. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)

Obama’s Fed pick delay has feminist critics Yellen

Shikha Dalmia · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

Martin Luther King Jr., center left with arms raised, marches along Constitution Avenue with other civil rights protesters on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo)

AFL-CIO that ignored King march in 1963, now opens doors to NAACP

Sean Higgins · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

The twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building in New York.

National Security

Manhattan Moment: New York, 12 years after Sept. 11

Judith Miller · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama will deliver a prime-time address on the situation in Syria. (AP Photo/SANA)

No matter why Obama backs off Syria attack, it’s right thing to do

Gene Healy · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

Last month, R Street Institute touted President Reaganâs Aug. 27, 1982, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument proclamation as âconservative conservationismâ that âshould underscore to elected leaders the economic development potential of federal conservation efforts.â (AP File)

R Street Institute promotes quirky ‘conservative conservationism’

Ron Arnold · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama walks to the podium before addressing the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Examiner Editorial: Obama’s waffling on Syria handed Russia the driver’s seat

Editorial · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama has balked on Syria with international trips and jaunts to play golf. (AP File)

Obama is losing from behind in the fog of Syria’s war

Noemie Emery · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

Qatar's Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Mohamed Al Attiyah attends the Arab countries foreign ministers summit at Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 1. The 22-state Arab League held an emergency session on Syria, where the Saudi Arabian foreign minister, Saud al-Faisal, prodded member states to back measures against the Syrian regime. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Under Obama’s constitution, Arab League outvotes Congress

Conn Carroll · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

A Free Syrian army fighter stands on a damaged military tank in Zabadani, near Damascus on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Syrian Revolution against Bashar Assad)

Opposition to war in Syria isn’t about Obama

David Freddoso · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton is often described as an âuber-hawkâ for his support for a forceful projection of American power abroad. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Syria strike debate splits conservative defense hawks

Philip Klein · September 13, 2013 4:00 am