Tag: Commentary

Duckworth's trial dovetails with ongoing troubles at Veterans Affairs departments across the country. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Beltway Confidential

Hillary Clinton is not the only Democrat facing legal problems this cycle

Ashe Schow · May 13, 2016 4:23 pm

This bill, called PROMESA by most, would be better titled "Puerto Rico's Free Pass on the Backs of Americans to Whom it Owes Money." (AP Photo)

Washington can’t ask retirees to pay for Puerto Rico’s mistakes

Jan Brewer · May 13, 2016 2:42 pm

That socialist revival you hear about isn’t happening

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2016 4:03 am

In this Jan. 15, 2011 file photo, Iran's heavy water nuclear facility is backdropped by mountains near the central city of Arak, Iran. (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan, File)

Bribing Tehran

Gary Bauer · May 13, 2016 4:03 am

With ESAs, the government puts funds into an account that parents can spend toward a variety of educational needs, often including private school tuition, tutoring, educational therapy and textbooks. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

Beltway Confidential

What are education savings accounts? Possibly the future of K-12 education

Jason Russell · May 13, 2016 4:01 am

Trump and Ryan have more to lose by joining forces than they could ever hope to gain. (AP Photos)

Donald Trump and Paul Ryan are better off without each other

Philip Klein · May 12, 2016 11:18 pm

The United States has the world's best freight rail, run by the private sector. The United States has crappy passenger rail, run by the public sector. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

California’s “High-Speed” Rail boondoggle: Getting worse all the time

Michael Barone · May 12, 2016 10:21 pm

Tweets out a video describing confusion surrounding Trump's vice president choice rollout. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

You don’t have to choose the lesser of two evils

Timothy P. Carney · May 12, 2016 9:00 pm

Devote one course to how men are treated in literature and uproar ensues. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Beltway Confidential

College cancels ‘men in literature’ course because of political correctness

Ashe Schow · May 12, 2016 7:49 pm

"School saved my life," said Education Secretary John King. "School's the reason I'm alive today." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Sec. of Ed. first interview on new Netflix talk show

Jason Russell · May 12, 2016 7:49 pm

Donald Trump smiles at left as Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks to media after their meeting in New York, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Beltway Confidential

Who will Clinton and Trump pick for vice president?

Jason Russell · May 12, 2016 5:19 pm

Draft has rebranded the "affirmative consent" standard previously criticized as "communicated willingness." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Beltway Confidential

A rift at the American Law Institute

Ashe Schow · May 12, 2016 5:13 pm