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John Calipari: End One-and-Done

Kentucky coach John Calipari enters the Final Four with a majority-freshman roster. That once would have made Kentucky a lock to return to the Final Four in the coming years. Now it means that Calipari will have to recruit a

John Calipari: End One-and-Done

Nick Cannon Defends Whiteface Persona as Fun, Controversial

Singer, comic and host of America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon, defended his “whiteface” persona as simply an impression while “blackface” espouses oppressive racist stereotypes.  Cannon told ABC’s Good Morning America, “I know ‘blackface’ was a term that was created in 1869

Nick Cannon Defends Whiteface Persona as Fun, Controversial

5 Ways Obamacare Is Ruining Lives

As the Obamacare enrollment period draws to a tentative close – and you never know when the period will close, given President Obama’s apparent willingness to manipulate the calendar repeatedly – horror stories about the Affordable Care Act mount. Senate

5 Ways Obamacare Is Ruining Lives

China Spots Objects Matching Missing Malaysia Plane's Colors

Interpol harshly rebuked the Malaysian government this week after officials claimed they did not check flyer’s passports against Interpol’s database because their servers were too slow. The feuding follows an announcement from China that they have seen evidence of debris

China Spots Objects Matching Missing Malaysia Plane's Colors

Illinois Moves Closer to 'Millionaires Tax'

Late last week, the Illinois House Revenue Committee approved a plan to impose a tax surcharge on residents earning more than $1 million a year.  The measure, backed by Democrat House Speaker Mike Madigan (pictured) would affect around 14,000 individuals

Illinois Moves Closer to 'Millionaires Tax'

Holy Moly! Amazon Considers Free Streaming Service

Amazon is denying they will do this, but that’s what big companies do in these situations. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is looking at a FREE streaming service of licensed and original content that will be advertiser-based. In

Global Pollution Deaths: The Greens' Dirty Secret

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its latest figures on the annual death toll caused by pollution–and they look shocking. Of all the deaths across the globe in 2012, no fewer than seven million–1 in 8–are apparently the result

Global Pollution Deaths: The Greens' Dirty Secret

Egyptian Military Chief Resigns to Run for President

On March 26th Egyptian Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi resigned his post as minister of defense so he can undertake “a presidential run he is expected to win.” According to The Wall Street Journal, Sisi “tendered his resignation to Egypt’s

Egyptian Military Chief Resigns to Run for President

President Obama Set to Call for Major NSA Spying Overhaul

The New York Times reported Tuesday morning that the Obama administration is planning legislation that would limit the amount of private call information the National Security Agency could retain from phone companies and require the NSA to go through a special

President Obama Set to Call for Major NSA Spying Overhaul

This Week in History: Birth of the US Navy

The U.S. Navy was “reborn” on March 27, 1794 when Congress authorized the building of six heavy frigates. Though the new United States had a small navy during the Revolutionary War it was quickly disbanded in peacetime. However, deprivations against

This Week in History: Birth of the US Navy

Is Twitter's Future in Jeopardy?

A new report reveals that only 11 percent of Twitter users who signed up in 2012 are still tweeting today. The social media platform has celebrated millions of active users, but last year when it offered its first IPO, it

Is Twitter's Future in Jeopardy?

WSJ: Cover Oregon 'Unmatched in Its Failure'

The Oregon Obamacare exchange has received $305 million in taxpayer-funded federal grants, spent $160 million on its busted website, dropped $10 million on hipster promotional ads, erroneously enrolled 4,000 illegal immigrants in full Oregon Health Plan coverage contrary to federal

WSJ: Cover Oregon 'Unmatched in Its Failure'

Senior Obama Advisor Doubles Down on Failed 'Reset' Policy

As Europe’s post-cold war architecture crumbles in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the prime architect of President Obama’s “reset” policy still argues it has been a great success.  Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken is quoted

Senior Obama Advisor Doubles Down on Failed 'Reset' Policy

The Worst Thing Obama Has Done in Foreign Policy by Far

It’s time for the “manchildren” inside the Obama administration, and waving the pom-pons around it, to plug in their iPads, because they’re going to have to work overtime to defend this one. “But… but… What would Mitt Romney do?” isn’t

Obama defenders and their false premises

In response to Politico’s Dylan Byers Plays Goalie Against Obama’s Ukraine Critics: This might be the first time I’ve seen a pack of straw men pick up and move goalposts.  What a completely idiotic last-ditch defense of Obama’s catastrophic foreign

Silly Responses to the Obamacare Hardship Exemption Story

The biggest Obamacare story last week was belated attention given to a little noticed hardship exemption that seems broad enough to allow almost anyone to claim exemption from the law’s individual mandate. Rather than report on the exemption itself and

Economist: 100,000 Net Job Loss Since September

According to Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business professor Edward Lazear, America has lost a net 100,000 jobs since September 2013. The Hoover Institute fellow asserts in his March 16 Wall Street Journal editorial that job employment numbers are more

Economist: 100,000 Net Job Loss Since September