Herman Cain

Catherine Engelbrecht 1, IRS 0

Catherine Engelbrecht is a hero in this country, although the federal government probably doesn’t think so and I doubt she’ll be getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom draped around her by Barack Obama. But that’s exactly why she’s a hero – because she has no intention of letting the government treat her as a subject. And that should serve as an inspiration for the rest of us, because we shouldn’t either.

Professor of leisure studies asks: 'Why do Republicans want us to work all the time?'

The first thing you need to know about this essay by Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt is that it was published by Politico, which is sort of like making the roster of the prison football team. Even the worst media outlet on Earth needs material from somewhere, so . . . congratulations?

Reflections on Black History Month

Black history is American history, and American history is Black history. They are inseparable. They are intertwined.

Needing a real growth agenda in lieu of Fed monetary manipulation (and finding none)

Jay Pelosky, who serves as principal of J2Z Advisory LLC, a global asset-allocation and portfolio-strategy consultancy, wrote in Friday’s Wall Street Journal that the outlook for global growth in 2014 could be very troubling.

On Reagan's birthday, his unworthy successors tell us to prepare for 'new normal' of slow growth

Ronald Reagan would have been 103 years old today, and it shows how far we’ve fallen from the high standard his leadership represented that, today, the Congressional Budget Office projects slower-than-average growth may be the “new normal” for America.

Republicans trail 2-1 after one quarter of a four-year football game

Just because the Super Bowl is over doesn't mean there's no football going on in this country. Quite the contrary, we're in a hard-fought football game right now between the Republicans and the Democrats. Now the scoring in this game is a little different. No one is going to score 43 points like the Seahawks did on Sunday. The most you can score in this game is 3.

Erika Harold and Illinois's working class patriots

Erika Harold is running for Congress in Illinois's 13th District. She is challenging a first-term Republican incumbent who many district voters say he has been a RINO (Republican In Name Only). How do I know this? Many of them told me directly when I attended and spoke at two events in support of Erika Harold last weekend.

House Republicans unveil ObamaCare alternative, prepare to introduce legislation

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has unveiled the ObamaCare alternative that Republicans are preparing to vote on it in the House of Representatives. There have been Republican alternatives to ObamaCare around for some time, but this is the first time House Republicans have coalesced behind a single proposal they are prepared to vote on.

The real story you're not hearing about the Atlanta Ice Down

The whole country is talking about the Atlanta Ice Down, and I know you've all heard the stories of people being stuck in traffic for 11 hours. The way the story is being told, it must sound like those of us in the Southeast have no idea what to do when a few snowflakes start coming down.

Here are the numbers that refute Obama's happy talk

As I told you earlier, President Obama wove quite a tale last night to make the state of the union sound strong. But as with most of his tales, he only tells you the parts that make him sound good. When you see the real facts, you can only come to one conclusion: Obama's policies aren't working.

Four key differences in the thinking of Democrats and Republicans

There's more Republicans have to do than just market themselves better. A lot more. But on the day when President Obama will deliver his latest State of the Union address, we already know that it will be steeped in themes that reflect how Democrats view this nation.

Charles Schumer: The IRS isn't doing enough to destroy the Tea Party

Give Charles Schumer this. He is nothing if not shameless. The Tea Party bothers him because it causes people to question the wonderfulness of big government. He can use government agencies to harass them and take them down.

The political class wages war on the working class

When you look around at some recent news, you realize something pretty troubling about the state of this nation right now: The political class is engaged in an all-out war against the working class.

Want to be happy? Obama doesn't control it . . . you do!

It should make you happy to know there really is a World Happiness Report. And given the events of the past five years, it might not surprise you that – according to the 2013 World Happiness Report (PDF download) – North American countries are less happy than they were five years ago.

No one cares about Obama's 'income inequality' nonsense

I told you yesterday that income inequality is simply one of the new buzzwords President Obama keeps using to keep the media chasing everything except ObamaCare. He’s been in the news about pot smoking and saying Americans should not have to wait more than half-an-hour to vote . . . where did that come from? It’s another one of those distractions to have the media talking about everything except ObamaCare.

GOP establishment: Quit attacking the Tea Party and deliver some results

The perpetual tension between the Republican Party establishment and the Tea Party - also known as the conservative base of the party - is the last thing we need at a time when liberal governance is in a disastrous free-fall and the nation is clearly open to a change back to a more conservative direction. Sadly, such internal recriminations are to some degree inevitable when you've done a lot of losing.

Democrats celebrate MLK Day by attacking black people

So how do Democrats celebrate Martin Luther King Day this year? By attacking black people!

Nothing is ever done about government waste

We don't willingly give the government money, they take it from us. And instead of being good stewards with our money, they continue to waste it. Watch:

Study: Obama's minimum wage proposal would kill 1 million jobs

A new study from the Employment Policies Institute casts President Obama's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour in a light the president will not like. Enact Obama's plan, EPI says, and say good bye to more than a million jobs. The Daily Caller reports:

Two Men and a Truck explains how ObamaCare will hurt its growth

You've probably heard of Two Men and a Truck. Despite what it's light-hearted name suggests, Two Men and a Truck is a huge and growing company that provides moving services throughout the country. Each local organization is run as a franchise operation, which are really small businesses even though they operate under a very famous name.