Tag: Commentary

National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen Garcia said, "I'm a really, really good sixth grade teacher." (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

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Teachers’ union head: ‘I’m amazing’

Jason Russell · May 18, 2016 3:57 pm

Our prisons have utterly failed to deter the people who go through the system from reoffending. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Congress’ new bills show how conservatives are still tough on crime

Adam Brandon, Grover Norquist · May 18, 2016 4:04 am

Hillary Clinton is facing a big problem. The "us verse them" populist messages of political outsiders Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have been music to the ears of so many Americans. (AP Photo)

2016: The year of the disaffected voter

Lisa Boothe · May 18, 2016 4:03 am

Originally touted a decade ago as an essential update to antiquated air traffic management concepts and capabilities, nearly $2 billion has been spent on the Federal Aviation Administration's 'NextGen' program. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Three areas where Republicans can cut government waste, fraud and abuse

Washington Examiner · May 18, 2016 4:02 am

Congress created Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in past decades in order to pump up the housing market. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Puerto Rico’s debt, Fannie Mae’s stock, and public-policy profiteering

Timothy P. Carney · May 18, 2016 12:20 am

We cannot resurrect the postwar America that, in different ways, inspires nostalgia in both liberals and conservatives, argued the Washington Examiner's Michael Barone. (AP Photo)

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No, we can’t bring back postwar America, however great our nostalgia

Michael Barone · May 17, 2016 10:52 pm

In this Feb. 9, 2016 file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Is John McCain in re-election trouble?

Jason Russell · May 17, 2016 7:38 pm

The program was first implemented in 2003 when Boehner was chair of the House education committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Why Boehner is applauding Dems and GOP

Jason Russell · May 17, 2016 6:53 pm

Customers in the individual markets will need help buying insurance, Sen. Lamar Alexander says. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Alexander: Dept. of Education ‘brazen, deceitful, dishonest’

Jason Russell · May 17, 2016 5:57 pm

"Frankly, there are too few Democratic leaders in Washington speaking out for school choice," Lieberman said at the American Federation for Children's National Policy Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Lieberman calls on more Democrats to support school choice

Jason Russell · May 17, 2016 5:42 pm

Almost two-thirds of respondents said Bush deserved a "great deal" of blame for the weak economy. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Byron York: While Bill Clinton rolls, George W. Bush unable, unwilling to help GOP

Byron York · May 17, 2016 3:55 pm

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George Will takes on lack of campus due process

Ashe Schow · May 17, 2016 2:50 pm