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Poorly-Vetted Afghan Evacuees are a National Security Risk
Since American troops departed from Kabul in summer of 2021, the United States has welcomed more than 79,000 Afghan evacuees.
Pro-lifers are Under Attack by Hostile Abortion Activists
Here’s a wake-up call: the numbers of babies killed in the womb in the U.S. since the Supreme Court legalized abortion 50 years ago has passed the 64.5 million mark-- the equivalent of the population of France, the 22nd largest nation among the 233 countries on the planet.
Kevin McCarthy, President Joe Biden and Congress Must Work to Solve Problems
Recently, in a Mexican restaurant in Houston, Texas, a patron shot and killed a man who was robbing other patrons. The robber was masked and brandishing what appeared to be a pistol. If the man who shot the robber is charged with murder for protecting himself and others from a potentially lethal threat, then we have a serious problem.
A Big Tech Legislative Putsch Against Innovators
Lawmakers are billing bipartisan legislation recently introduced on Capitol Hill as a compromise peace agreement in the ongoing policy war between startup innovators and Big Tech behemoths. In truth, however, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act would lock in a massive victory for Big Tech.
340B Doesn't Solve Health Inequities
Advocates have long fought for federal funding to reach people in most need. Back in 1992, Congress established the 340B drug pricing program, which guaranteed drug discounts to hospitals serving a disproportionately high percentage of uninsured or low-income patients.
Stronger U.S.-Turkish Relations Will Help Us Counter Russia
After years of frostiness, U.S.-Turkey relations could be warming again.
Biden's Cancer Moonshot Will Miss Without Intellectual Property
President Biden recently set a goal of slashing cancer death rates by at least 50% in the next 25 years -- and announced billions of dollars in new research funding to make it a reality. It's a plan with sky-high ambitions, a real "cancer moonshot," as the president has branded it.
Covid-19 Patent Waiver Will Cost Lives, Not Save Them
Anyone wondering why Democrats fared better than expected in the midterms should direct their attention to President Joe Biden's recent string of legislative victories.
100 Misguided Lawmakers Could Undermine American Universities
American universities have long attracted the best and brightest from around the world. They come for the sophisticated research opportunities that prevail in academic labs -- funded, in part, by American taxpayer dollars.
Regulators Must Act Now to Pause Medicare Marketing Rule
Medicare's annual enrollment period began on October 15. So it's all but impossible to miss the commercials featuring celebrities pitching Medicare Advantage plans to seniors. Half of Fame quarterback Joe Namath is telling seniors they can get extra Medicare benefits by calling a 1-800 number. Actor Jimmie Walker is advising them to call -- NOW! -- to check whether they're eligible for plans that could be "Dyn-O-Mite." William Shatner is imploring seniors to get the benefits they deserve.
Veteran Reporter Says It's Liberalism vs. Conservatism
Kimberley Strassel is a veteran journalist and member of the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board who writes the weekly column, Potomac Watch. The Wall Street Journal printed its first edition in 1889; today it has a worldwide circulation of about three million readers. It was founded by Charles Dow and Edward Jones and to this day, it is still published daily by the Dow Jones Companies and noted for its award-winning news coverage.
Intellectual Property Protections Will Decide Control of the 21st-Century Global Economy
America is the world's most innovative country. Or at least it was.
Qatar is the Ally we Need to Counter Putin's Growing Influence
Russia's reprehensible invasion of Ukraine has made one thing clear: The global order is changing. An axis of repressive, authoritarian world powers -- all with ties to Vladimir Putin -- is growing bolder and more confident, and wants to see America's influence decline.
Regulators Must Act Now to Pause Medicare Marketing Rule
Medicare's annual enrollment period began on October 15. So it's all but impossible to miss the commercials featuring celebrities pitching Medicare Advantage plans to seniors. Half of Fame quarterback Joe Namath is telling seniors they can get extra Medicare benefits by calling a 1-800 number. Actor Jimmie Walker is advising them to call -- NOW! -- to check whether they're eligible for plans that could be "Dyn-O-Mite." William Shatner is imploring seniors to get the benefits they deserve.
To End Hospital Corruption, Fix the 350B Program
Two new reports reveal just how much hospitals are profiting from a federal policy designed to help struggling Americans -- even as patients themselves get no relief.
Billions Spent on the Election While Americans Struggle
Total cost of 2022 state and federal midterm elections may have exceeded $16 billion according to a OpenSecrets analysis. Federal candidates and political committees spent over $8 billion while state candidates, party committees, and ballot measure committees spent close to $8 billion.
Innovation is Key to Our Prosperity — Let's Not Kill the Goose that Lays the Goden Eggs
For years, China has stolen hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of American companies' intellectual property -- everything from patented software code and computer chips to prescription drug formulas and weapons systems.
"We've Tried This Leftism Thing and It is Not Working"
The Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] partnered with the American Constitutional Rights Union [ACRU] in a collaboration aimed at protecting the rights of senior citizens, particularly their voting rights. The ACRU’s Executive Director, a retired U.S. Army veteran and former congressman, Lt. Col. Allen West, joined AMAC CEO, Rebecca Weber, in a recent interview on her Better For America podcast. The ACRU was established some 25 years ago, and its founding board included Ed Meese, President Ronald Reagan’s Attorney General, and Robert Carlstrom, President Reagan’s State Director of Social Welfare.
Racial Admissions Preferences: Constitutional or Not?
Should the race of a minority student who is applying to a college or university give him or her a decided preference over other applicants?
NY Senate Candidate Shares the Impact of Midterm Election Issues on His State and the Nation
“It ain’t over until the fat lady sings” is a commonly used idiom -- a version of the old saying “don’t count your chickens until they hatch.” It might be an apt description of the New York State race for the U.S. Senate in which Conservative political commentator and candidate Joe Pinion is running. He is challenging the current Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in the upcoming midterm elections. Although Schumer is ahead in the polls 54% to 42%, the state’s Republican Party chief, Nick Langworthy, says Schumer is “about to get a reality check.”
John Fetterman, President Roosevelt and Disability in Public office
One of the greatest Presidents of all time was Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served from 1933 to 1945. He led this country and saw us through some of our toughest years. Many say he stands as the greatest President of all time. Ironically, he had a difficult time standing.
China's Ally in its Crusade to Steal Western IP: The United States
The director of the FBI and the head of Britain's MI5 security service recently made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn the world of a singular danger.
Patent "Reform" Will Undermine Small Business
Starting and growing a business is challenging, even in the best of times. But these are not the best of times, and Congress could soon make it even harder for small businesses to compete and grow.
Congress Can Simplify the Healthcare Paperwork Burden
Almost nothing has sparked so much partisan debate in Washington as the Affordable Care Act. The two parties have been going back and forth over the healthcare law for more than a decade.
Time to Rein in the Drug-Industry Middlemen Exploiting Patients
This summer, lawmakers missed a big chance to lower the cost of prescription medicine.
Averting Nuclear Armageddon—in October 1962 and Today
It is ironic and scary that 60 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis that brought the world’s two superpowers to the brink of nuclear Armageddon, President Joe Biden warned of possible nuclear “Armageddon” this October 2022, and once again with Russia.
Colorado Wedding Artists Muzzled: 303 Creative v. Elenis
The October term of the U.S. Supreme Court has begun. The previous term yielded some “blockbuster” decisions, and the new term seems likely to produce more of the same. One of these is the case 303 Creative v. Elenis.
Back from the Brink: Preventing Nuclear War in Ukraine
As Russian President Putin faces continuing military losses in Ukraine, he has ratcheted up his nuclear saber rattling. His efforts to call up 300,000 more Russian soldiers are facing major resistance, and he is encountering increasing criticism from Russian elites for his disastrous leadership of a war based on catastrophic miscalculations.
Commentator Says There are Better Days for America
Political commentator Steve Cortes served on former President Donald Trump's Hispanic Advisory Council, advocating for his fellow Hispanics. Recently, Cortes sat down with Rebecca Weber, CEO of the Association of Mature Americans, for an interview on AMAC’s Better For America podcast. He was “a strong communicator who understood very early on what the people wanted in a commander-in-chief," according to Maria Bartiromo of Fox News, and continues to support the country he loves.
Judicial Watch Chief Exposes Political Hypocricy
Ten years ago, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that former President Bill Clinton [1993-2001] had a right to keep classified tape recordings when he left office. “The tapes belonged to Mr. Clinton” and “the National Archives and Records Administration had no power to ‘seize control of them’ because Mr. Clinton had used his authority under the Presidential Records Act to declare the recordings part of his personal records,” according to the Washington Times.
