Property rights took a significant step forward in Virginia earlier this month when the “Boneta Bill,” which protects farmers and other residents from heavy-handed zoning policies, officially became law. The bill grew out of a dispute between Martha Boneta, who…
Take a good look at the LM-2 financial disclosure form for the Illinois-Indiana health care affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. That’s what Jennifer Parrish, a Minnesota child care worker, did a few days prior to today’s Supreme Court…
Unless the Republican Party nominates a candidate in step with Louisiana’s conservative convictions, incumbent Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu will be re-elected later this year. That’s what Rob Maness, a retired Air Force colonel, told TAS in an exclusive interview. Although…
When Sandra Day O’Connor wrote her majority opinion in the 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger Supreme Court decision, she explicitly said that voters had every right to strike down race and gender preferences. That’s important because the news media does not typically…
Governor Chris Christie did not attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last year. The official story is that Christie was not invited because he was open to some form of gun control. But it’s reasonable to suspect that CPAC…
One of the most effective, savvy voices in conservative media belongs to my long-time friend Matt Sheffield. He was responsible for creating and launching “Newsbusters,” a web site devoted to monitoring and exposing liberal media bias. Matt just announced that…
Wisconsin conservatives who backed Gov. Scott Walker in his budgetary battles against public employee unions have filed a lawsuit challenging the actions of prosecutors in Milwaukee. Activists with the Wisconsin Club for Growth claim they were harassed and victimized by…
Once George Washington positioned his cannons at the top of King and Queen Streets in Trenton, the Hessians soldiers never could get their footing. This much was apparent to visitors and local residents who witnessed “living history” in the form…
Below are some general observations on the National Review Institute Summit held in Washington, D.C. this past weekend on “The Future of Conservatism.” Despite the setbacks that were experienced at the national level in 2012, there was a palpable sense…
Not only could you lose your job under the current environmental regime, but you could also lose your life. That is one of the inescapable conclusions that can be drawn from a recently released book authored by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a…