By: firstliberty.org – December 28, 2017 Salem, Ore. – Today, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued its decision in the case of Aaron and Melissa Klein, former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa who were represented by First Liberty Institute. The court ruled against the Kleins, upholding a decision by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) that resulted in...

By: Cortney O’Brien – townhall.com – December 28, 2017 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) admitted to CNN’s Jake Tapper that the GOP tax plan is at the very least a short term benefit for middle class America. He just wishes it was permanent. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) had to agree with him. He is now reaching out his hand hoping Sanders will join his...

By: Brad Polumbo – stream.org – December 28, 2017 When the Senate passed their tax reform bill earlier this month, Republicans were excited that the new law would cut taxes. Liberals thought it would kill people. As the legislation went through the Budget Committee, protesters inside the Capitol chanted, “Don’t kill us, kill the bill.” Larry Summers, a top economist in the Obama administration, claimed that...

By: Brad Polumbo – stream.org – December 28, 2017 When the Senate passed their tax reform bill earlier this month, Republicans were excited that the new law would cut taxes. Liberals thought it would kill people. As the legislation went through the Budget Committee, protesters inside the Capitol chanted, “Don’t kill us, kill the bill.” Larry Summers, a top economist in the Obama administration, claimed that...

By: Allen West – allenbwest.americanewshub.com – December 26, 2017 Well, it’s the day after Christmas but we now know who ended up getting a lump of coal in their stocking. And quite simply, this was a very well-deserved present from the United States to the United Nations, as it has long been obvious…they have always been naughty, rarely nice. As...

By Jay Richards – stream.org – August 7, 2017 Too many of us are still clueless about socialism and communism. I blame biased media and fuzzy thinking. Walter Duranty, long the Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times, spent many years defending Stalinist Russia. He won a Pulitzer Prize for it. And now, in 2017, the Times has a series,...

By: Paul Jacob – townhall.com – December 24, 2017 “They’ve been burned. They’ve been hammered. They’ve been bludgeoned,” George Washington University law professor Miriam Galston explains to the Washington Post. “They’re trying to survive.” In this heartbreaking discussion during this special time of year, the “they” are the poor, long-suffering folks . . . at the Internal Revenue Service. It...

By Julia A. Seymour and Aly Nielsen – Newsbusters.org – December 18, 2017 Liberal media bias has existed for years, but in 2017, it appeared to reach unprecedented levels given the media’s hostility to President Donald Trump. The media distorted many stories in 2017, in many different ways. They ranged from lies such as Al Gore’s claim that “Superstorm Sandy” proved...

By: David French – nationalreview.com –  December 21, 2017 The Republican tax relief should have helped working families more, but the help it does give is a meaningful improvement over the status quo. Earlier this week, my family received a disturbing piece of junk mail. I’m used to getting simulated checks in the mail, advertisements for personal loans or potential home-equity...

By: Rich Lowery – nationalreview.com – December 19, 2017 As the year ends, President Trump is compiling a solid record of accomplishment. As the year ends, he is compiling a solid record of accomplishment. Republicans have tried, on and off, to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling since the 1980s. The effort has always engendered intense opposition...