By Adam Bitely — The decision from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last Friday that ruled Obama’s recess appointments in January of 2012 were illegal has elicited the following response from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): So what? Specifically, the Chairman of the NLRB stated the following: “The Board respectfully disagrees with today’s decision and believes that the [...]

By Kevin Mooney – With Obamacare set to go into effect this coming January, the small-and medium sized business that typically create most of the new jobs will be at a severe disadvantage. That’s because the new federal health care law includes provisions that discourage companies from growing their operations to the point where they have over 49 employees. Once [...]

By Kevin Mooney – When one Democrat accuses another Democrat of rampant voter fraud, it creates a bit of a problem for left leaning media outlets and pressure groups that have been critical of voter identification laws. But it also presents an opportunity for citizen activists and elected officials who are working across party lines to build a national consensus [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Losing New Hampshire could mean losing it all for the Obama campaign. After reportedly pulling back on Florida, Virginia and North Carolina, where Gov. Mitt Romney is surging, the Obama campaign has settled on the Granite State as one of its must-wins. That’s far from certain in a state that has been trending back to the Republicans [...]

By Adam Bitely — On Constitution day 2012, it’s ironic that the part of the Constitution that Americans are most familiar with is the Bill of Rights along with the rest of the amendments to the original Constitution. So important is the Bill of Rights, that without them, the Constitution would not have been ratified by the states. The Founders [...]

By Kevin Mooney — What is the real story behind the dispute between Ron Paul supporters and the Republican National Committee (RNC)? Some of the Rhode Island GOP delegates who were asked to comment said the Paul supporters may not have followed all the rules, while others felt like the RNC was working to muzzle grassroots activists. The differences boiled [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Just a few hours after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling upholding Obamacare, top officials in Rhode Island made some revealing comments about how they intend to use their health benefit exchange system. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Steven Costantino, Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, and Health Benefit Exchange Director Christine Ferguson, the exchange director, [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Here, in a nutshell, is what several astute commentators on the right, including George Will, Charles Krauthammer, and others have told readers in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare: Associate Justice John Roberts would have ruled to strike down the federal health care law, but Chief Justice John Roberts felt an institutional obligation [...]

As originally published by Investor’s Business Daily. By Howard Rich — Nearly two centuries ago Daniel Webster stood before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of James McCulloch, head of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States. At issue were two basic questions: Did the federal government have the authority to establish a bank? And did [...]

By Kevin Mooney — In just a few hours, business owners will know whether or not they need to confront insurance mandates included as part of President Obama’s health care plan. Under the legislation, employers with more than 50 workers must offer “minimum essential insurance” or succumb to a fine that amounts to $2,000 per worker beginning in 2014. The [...]