Tag: Commentary

It seems odd for President Obama's defense secretary, Ash Carter, to lobby against an increase to his own budget, but there's more to this controversy than meets the eye. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Defense is a duty, not a bargaining chip

Washington Examiner · September 7, 2016 4:01 am

All of this data is useless at best and dishonest and misleading at worst. (AP Photo/Ryan Van Velzer, File)

Election 2016 and the rampant abuse of data

Timothy P. Carney · September 6, 2016 11:25 pm

Lena Dunham has finally learned what it means to be at the center of "wrongthink." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

People finally turn on Lena Dunham, but for how long?

Ashe Schow · September 6, 2016 10:39 pm

"Women are not children. We are not fragile little birds who can't cope with jokes, works of art or controversial speakers," Christina Hoff Sommers said. (Screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

Christina Hoff Sommers on how academic feminism hurts women

Ashe Schow · September 6, 2016 8:52 pm

Beltway Confidential

House probe targets Clinton contractor who deleted subpoenaed email; refused to answer key question from FBI

Byron York · September 6, 2016 7:15 pm

"In government, Republicans have the reputation of being fiscally conservative, and the same may hold true when it comes to taking on personal debt," said Consumer Affairs' director of research. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Clinton voters probably have more debt than Trump voters

Jason Russell · September 6, 2016 6:42 pm

A decade-old overview of past research on homework found a correlation between homework and high-performing students. But the study didn't find causal effects, so it's possible that kids who do more homework have high test scores for other reasons.

Beltway Confidential

Does homework actually help students?

Jason Russell · September 6, 2016 4:20 pm

Brown University President Christina Paxson

Beltway Confidential

‘Safe spaces’ have become about exclusion, not free expression

Ashe Schow · September 6, 2016 4:02 pm

"Blazing Saddles" returned to the big screen this week in honor of Gene Wilder. (Image courtesy screenshot)

‘Blazing Saddles’ just restored my faith in America

Michael Graham · September 6, 2016 1:24 pm

Confirmed by Trump insider: ‘Trump TV’ is Plan B after election

Myra Adams · September 6, 2016 4:03 am

Unlike roads and bridges, iron water pipes are hidden from view, but the effects of decaying underground water networks — from water-main breaks to substandard drinking water — are widespread. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Infrastructure: The problem is real, but so are hidden agendas

Bonner Cohen · September 6, 2016 4:03 am

Whether the VA and its bureaucracy are up to the task of providing healthcare of sufficient quality is a settled question. They cannot do it. (AP Photo)

Veterans deserve to be rid of the Veterans’ Administration

Washington Examiner · September 6, 2016 4:01 am