Joseph Lawler

The State of the Union Address was unimpressive. President Obama’s delivery was uninspired. And the speech as written wasn’t anything…

Yesterday I noted the calculated cynicism of the Democratic plan to turn Paul Ryan into a “bogeyman” for submitting a…

Here are three excerpts from different publications today: Derek Thompson, the Atlantic: “Two Visions of America’s Future”:  In short, Rep….

On the occasion of today’s March for Life: National Review on the abstract language of pro-choice politicians vs. the dark…

To follow up on the earlier post, here are more links, including some suggested by readers:  Michael New: The first…

Yesterday the New York Times published a story on members of Congress looking into the viability of an option for states…

On April 22, 2009, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt entered a raging controversy at the University of Notre Dame surrounding an…

The Daily Caller‘s Jon Ward reports on a new spending measure proposed by the Republican Study Committee that would reduce…

If Republicans are serious about voting against raising the debt ceiling unless they get serious concessions on spending, they should…

Today a large group of mayors of cities throughout the nation met in D.C. to talk with President Obama and…