Tag: Commentary

Under the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966, Cubans who have been physically present in the United States for at least one year may adjust to permanent residence status and then be eligible to become a naturalized citizen after just five years. (AP Photo/ Javier Galeano)

Stop preferential treatment for Cuban immigrants

Rep Henry Cuellar · March 28, 2016 4:03 am

After maintaining that only Apple can penetrate the iPhone, the FBI has suspended the case because a third party has offered assistance. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

The FBI needs to up its game to protect our privacy

Richard Bennett · March 28, 2016 4:02 am

Puerto Rico's debt adds up to somewhere around $70 billion, which is too large for an island of only 3.5 million, with a labor force only about a third that size, to pay back without serious economic growth and a significant restructuring. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)

Hey, Congress: Don’t scupper Puerto Rico’s constitution with Super Restructuring Authority

Ivan Rivera · March 28, 2016 4:01 am

What could happen Wednesday night, July 20th, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Brokering a convention

Hugh Hewitt · March 27, 2016 9:41 pm

Trump's antics seem to finally be making it difficult for him to expand his core. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

Is Trump finally hitting his ceiling?

W. James Antle III · March 27, 2016 2:24 pm

Looking over the election returns, it seems that Donald Trump's support comes disproportionately from those with low social connectedness. (AP Photo)

Does lack of social connectedness explain Trump’s appeal?

Michael Barone · March 27, 2016 12:00 pm

Indiana on Thursday became the second state to ban abortions chosen solely because of the unborn child's disability, race or sex. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Defending our culture against eugenics

Washington Examiner · March 26, 2016 4:03 am

We are at war, but as long as we call it otherwise and act with befuddled surprise with each added atrocity, we can be lulled into thinking that love and understanding can cure this plague. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Don’t mention the war

Annika Hernroth-Rothstein · March 26, 2016 4:02 am

—œThe Testing Bill of Rights outlines the need to accurately measure student learning in a way that is useful for parents and teachers and less burdensome for students,—? the Center for American Progress Action War Room said. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Do students need a testing bill of rights?

Jason Russell · March 25, 2016 7:15 pm

It seems that in reality, it was only Iran's concessions to the U.S. that were limited to the nuclear program. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

If you thought Obama was done making concessions to Iran — think again

Philip Klein · March 25, 2016 4:36 pm

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee at a hearing on "The Boston Bombings: A First Look," on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Find out why Joe Lieberman is criticizing Obama on education

Jason Russell · March 25, 2016 4:20 pm

Michigan lawmakers have decidedÂ to introduce a yes-means-yes billÂ that would result in manyÂ lawsuits. (AP Photo)Â

Beltway Confidential

Few due process protections in new campus sexual assault policies

Ashe Schow · March 25, 2016 3:12 pm