Politics

Clinton's proposal, which would be paid for in part by taxing wealthier Americans and demands states pick up a greater share of higher ed costs, has many of the same trappings as Obamacare, according to Merrill Matthews, resident scholar with IPI.

Running as a viable independent or third-party presidential candidate isn’t easy but it’s doable—if you have enough money and a wide network of supporters. And Donald Trump has both.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen says that, as far as the IRS is concerned, the First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom is not threatened by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which requires states to recognize same-sex marriages. But for how long?

IPI's Tom Giovanetti said many Republicans feel the Supreme Court, with its conservative majority, has failed them. “A big part of conservative strategy over the years has been the importance of controlling the White House in order to get Republican-appointed judges. That was the justification for turning out and to vote, even if you don’t like the candidate. The Republicans are upset because they feel as if that strategy hasn’t worked.” 

When a president takes us too far in one direction, they start to swing back in the opposite direction—at least temporarily. Trump happens to be the brashest and most outlandish Obama critic, which allows him to take advantage of public discontent.

As long as government is involved in every aspect of our lives, then there will be a lot of money thrown at campaigns, especially presidential elections. Every time liberals try to stop it, people come up with a way around the restriction.

Hillary Clinton shouldn't take for granted she's got the Democratic nomination in the bag. Bernie Sanders, a self-described Socialist, is doing as well against Clinton in the polls as Obama was back in the 2008 election cycle.

Surely one of the most debated questions for historians after President Barack Obama’s eight years of economic and foreign policy mismanagement will be whether he was a deceiver or just deceived.

He’s still the best of the Bushes. But is that enough to attract conservative primary voters who are demanding less of the same ole thing?

As strange as it may sound, President Obama’s recent statements give the impression that he’s willing to let his health care law go on life support—if he can claim Republicans pulled the plug.