Tag: OpinionDigest

I spoke to the mother of one Christian woman for whom an Islamic State member had demanded a ransom of $30,000. (Jordon Allott)

Mr. President, recognize the genocide of Christians

Jordan Allott · December 25, 2015 5:02 am

Washington Post cartoonist depicted Sen. Ted Cruz's two daughters as monkeys on the basis that the children were fair game because Cruz had put them in a political ad. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Washington Post cartoon inadvertently shows why kids should be off limits

Philip Klein · December 24, 2015 4:03 pm

"Aspects of the Muslim Brotherhood's ideology and activities â¦ run counter to British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, equality and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs," Cameron said in a statement. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

National Security

UK breaks with U.S. on Muslim Brotherhood

Steve Emerson, Pete Hoekstra · December 24, 2015 5:03 am

There is a bill about to be introduced in Congress that would strengthen the country's ability to avoid the next refugee crisis, the next terrorist threat, and the next ethnic or religious conflagration. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

National Security

The gift of peace

Dan Kahn · December 24, 2015 5:01 am

The Capitol Dome and the Capitol Christmas Tree are illuminated late Thursday evening as Congress works to pass a $1.1 trillion U.S. government-wide spending bill and avoid a government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

At Christmas 2015, causes for conservative joy

Timothy P. Carney · December 24, 2015 5:01 am

Recent biographies of Napoleon Bonaparte, Henry Kissinger and Margaret Thatcher are worth a read. (File photos)

Conservatives’ biographies show that history can move right

Michael Barone · December 23, 2015 10:00 pm

Putin's aggression is immune to disapproval from other world leaders. It's time to learn from past mistakes and stop trusting Putin to be a good-faith partner in international relations. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The U.S. would be burned by playing with Putin

Robert Carle · December 23, 2015 5:02 am

The New York Times scolded Gov. Mario Cuomo for not using the tax credit funds to help public school students instead, but the reform would largely leave public schools unaffected. (AP Photo)Â

Beltway Confidential

Schools using tuition vouchers see dramatic improvement

Jason Russell · December 23, 2015 5:01 am

House Speaker Paul Ryan said tax reform "is going to have to be one of the crown jewels of our agenda." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Tax reform is the surest way to promote business growth

Barbara Kasoff · December 23, 2015 5:01 am

"We're forcing the president to confront the failures of this law once and for all," Ryan's statement said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The business lobby wins on unskilled guest workers

Timothy P. Carney · December 22, 2015 10:35 pm

Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was the "smart one" who should have been president, who had been cheated by fate in 1994 when he was unexpectedly beaten in Florida. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

The problem with Jeb Bush is Jeb

Noemie Emery · December 22, 2015 5:02 am

States are using their newfound freedoms of no longer being under the No Child Left Behind waiver program. (Examiner file)

Beltway Confidential

States running from Obama’s education reforms

Jason Russell · December 22, 2015 5:01 am