Tag: OpinionDigest

Often overlooked in the conflicts in the Middle East is the havoc wars wreak on children and basic education. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

Education: The missing piece in the refugee crisis

Jeremy Barker · December 22, 2015 5:01 am

While Ted Cruz voted to require border security be put in place before illegal immigrants could be legalized, Marco Rubio voted against it as part of the Gang of Eight. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: The facts on Rubio, Cruz, and immigration

Byron York · December 21, 2015 2:31 pm

Just this month the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a report finding that Obamacare will reduce total workforce almost 1 percent as workers cut down on hours to comply with ACA mandates. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Another year, another headache in healthcare

Michael Burgess · December 21, 2015 5:02 am

Just as Borders disrupted the small bookstores, it was later displaced by Amazon. Over the last decade alone, about a third of bookstores in the U.S. have closed. (AP Photo)

Time for regulators to catch up to the digital age

Mark Calabria · December 21, 2015 5:01 am

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust cited four examples of ethics violations it said Hillary Clinton committed this year. (AP Photo)

Hillary Clinton’s Christmas present to the GOP

Hugh Hewitt · December 20, 2015 10:00 pm

In Paris, President Barack Obama sought to encourage nations to make commitments to curb greenhouse gases. (Eric Feferberg/Pool Photo via AP)

Energy and Environment

The president went to Paris

Rep Ed Whitfield · December 18, 2015 5:03 am

Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., leaves the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Omnibus includes Thad Cochran’s $640 million Coast Guard cutter for K Street

Timothy P. Carney · December 18, 2015 12:31 am

World affairs, and particularly the threat of terrorism, are pressing concerns this political season -- just not as much among Democrats. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: What if Democrats had a national security debate?

Byron York · December 17, 2015 11:07 pm

Much more could be done to help newcomers acquire the skills they need -- both survival English and the higher levels of proficiency that allow new Americans to excel. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Immigration reform starts with English-language learning

Tamar Jacoby · December 17, 2015 5:02 am

Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio -- an author of the gang of eight's comprehensive immigration reform legislation -- have argued for weeks about immigration, and the two repeatedly locked horns during Tuesday night's presidential debate. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Cruz-Rubio battle makes GOP immigration muddle worse, not better

Byron York · December 17, 2015 3:23 am

Getting political newbies as precinct captains is a sign you're motivating new voters, but it's also an indication your turnout operation may be weak. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Will Trump ‘voters’ vote?

Timothy P. Carney · December 16, 2015 9:04 pm

Donald Trump will attack Ted Cruz, his closest rival. Ted Cruz has made it clear he doesn't want to punch back, but instead to bear hug Trump. How will this look? (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Three things to watch in tonight’s main debate

Timothy P. Carney · December 16, 2015 2:07 am