Tag: Commentary

Even as Julie Andrews' magnificent career on Broadway and in film soared, she developed throat nodules that required routine surgery. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Will you find a new voice?

Hugh Hewitt · May 15, 2016 9:00 pm

The America of 1910 was a lot more like today's America than you might think. (AP Photo/Arcadia Publishing)

American nostalgia, but for the wrong era

Michael Barone · May 15, 2016 4:01 am

Donald Trump could likely make a huge difference in the enthusiasm gap if he reached out, even at this late date, to the local political world not just in South Carolina but in other states. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: In a red state, Donald Trump’s enormous challenge

Byron York · May 15, 2016 1:43 am

President Obama took an astounding step that should worry everyone. Without any genuine legal basis, he issued a proclamation that essentially makes him the nation's restroom monitor. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama in the girls’ bathroom

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2016 5:35 am

Swipe fees have swollen to many merchants' second-largest operating cost, more than rent or utilities. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

The truth about credit card swipe fees

Lyle Beckwith · May 14, 2016 4:02 am

Many of us are as likely to say "busy" to feel like we're in demand or accomplishing something important. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Beltway Confidential

No, you’re really not too busy

Daniel Allott · May 13, 2016 8:10 pm

Unlikely bedfellows Michael Bloomberg and Charles Koch have found something they agree on. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Mike Bloomberg, Charles Koch team up to deride ‘safe spaces’

Ashe Schow · May 13, 2016 8:08 pm

The sociologist ended up separating the types of parents she encountered into four groups, and each group led to different outcomes for the children. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)

Beltway Confidential

Sociologist studies helicopter parents in higher education

Ashe Schow · May 13, 2016 7:52 pm

Beltway Confidential

Trump is wrong: Amazon supports the online sales tax

Timothy P. Carney · May 13, 2016 7:22 pm

If you go back in history, you will find much greater regional differences in wages between North and South. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Beltway Confidential

Does the data back up assertion that unions boost wages substantially?

Michael Barone · May 13, 2016 5:14 pm

Most charters aren't unionized, however, which is a major reason unions generally oppose them. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Beltway Confidential

Where teachers’ unions and school choice fans agree

Jason Russell · May 13, 2016 4:35 pm

Robert Raben is a lobbyist but he's simultaneously an important power broker in the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Beltway Confidential

Lobby firm tied into Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, uses lefty groups to help Fannie-invested hedge funds

Timothy P. Carney · May 13, 2016 4:28 pm