Tag: Commentary

Democrats still mourning the outcome of last month's election have added a new step to their grieving process: leveling charges of racism against those who support the constitutional method of electing the president. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)

Beltway Confidential

Will Democrats conduct Electoral College theater today — again?

Timothy P. Carney · January 6, 2017 4:14 pm

Republican Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin hopes his state becomes the 27th to pass right-to-work legislation in the U.S. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Beltway Confidential

Kentucky could be a right-to-work state by next week

David Freddoso · January 6, 2017 1:00 pm

Public policies prove to be enduring when they address what people regard as genuine needs and thus create constituencies which politicians do not dare to defy.

Government by faculty lounge subject to repeal

Michael Barone · January 6, 2017 5:04 am

There will be no massive energy bill this year, House Speaker Paul Ryan's office said Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Trump must establish an export-centric energy strategy

Mark Mills · January 6, 2017 5:03 am

The REINS Act would empower the legislative branch, which is desperately needed. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

REINS Act gives Trump a historic opportunity to revive US Congress

Washington Examiner · January 6, 2017 5:01 am

Beltway Confidential

Exclusive: The 13 House Reps. keeping the GOP from caving on Obamacare

Philip Wegmann · January 6, 2017 4:12 am

An alarming Mediaite headline claims a majority of Republicans believe celebrities should "be required" to perform at President-elect Trump's inauguration. The story is a load of nonsense. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

No, this survey doesn’t show Republicans think celebrities should be ‘obligated’ to perform at Trump’s inauguration

Becket Adams · January 6, 2017 2:44 am

New technologies raise questions about our legal rights in the digital age. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)

Criminals in 2017 may have to commit crime like it’s 1999

Arthur Rizer, Zach Graves · January 6, 2017 12:00 am

If we misunderstand the energy policies of the past, we won't get the future right either. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

Liberals should understand the Department of Energy before defending it

Peter Grossman · January 6, 2017 12:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Correction: This is actually the worst media take on the Chicago kidnapping

Becket Adams · January 5, 2017 11:19 pm

What is the wretched mechanism of the GOP's devious plan to screw homeowners, and bring back the 2008 collapse? (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Beltway Confidential

Liberal writer goes to the mat for mortgage industry subsidy

Timothy P. Carney · January 5, 2017 9:43 pm

In 2011, former Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine took $1.2 billion from his firm's clients in an effort to stay solvent. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh,File)

Beltway Confidential

Former governor fined $5 million for 2011 financial scandal

David Freddoso · January 5, 2017 9:40 pm