Prepare for the final federalization of primary education in the USA- hereafter known as Common Core- and don’t worry so much about relics written by old, white men like the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. But on this issue, we can win, thanks to the grassroots. 2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z John Ransom

A recent poll by Fox News found that a plurality of Americans would not give up personal freedoms to reduce the threat of terrorism. What’s especially remarkable is that this poll took place immediately following the bombing of the Boston Marathon by the welfare-sponging Tsarnaev brothers. 2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Daniel J. Mitchell

2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Kurt Schlichter

2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Ken Blackwell

2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Dan Holler

Government spending certainly helps the government-dependent parts of the U.S. economy. But most Americans live in the private economy, and so they might like to know how government budget actions affect the economy that they live in. 2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Chris Edwards

Most of the money owed by California’s state and local government agencies is to pay unionized government workers rates of compensation that most private sector workers can only dream about. 2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Mike Shedlock

The classic force majeure is that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. We have certainly seen enough of the pure professionals who only see founding principles as bothersome considerations toward gaining and keeping positions of authority. 2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Mark Baisley

2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Star Parker

2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Jeff Jacoby

The common thing that brings NRA members together is obviously a celebration of the Second Amendment and the guaranteed right embedded in our Constitution for the people to keep and bear arms without infringement, but there are many other common American values and themes found in the organization that are often overlooked. 2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Katie Pavlich

Over the past two years Congress has spent almost a half billion taxpayer dollars—and wants to spend another $436 million—upgrading Abrams tanks that experts and the Army itself say aren’t needed. 2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Tad DeHaven

How the Obama White House's talking points evolved in those first days and who was ultimately responsible for the Administration's preferred version of "the truth" quickly became part of a growing scandal, and remains so today. 2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Bob Beauprez

2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Terry Paulson

2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T03:45:09Z Brian Birdnow

2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-07T00:30:09Z Michael Barone

Since the inflation phase of the second U.S. housing bubble began in July 2012, the trailing twelve-month average of median new home sale prices has increased by an average of $2,532 per month through February 2013. By contrast, the trailing twelve-month average for median household income in the U.S. has increased by an average of $121.56 per month, as median home prices have been rising by an average of roughly $21 for every $1 increase in median household income. 2013-05-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-06T23:30:09Z Political Calculations

2013-05-05T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-06T15:58:53Z Austin Hill

The American economy has some basic problems. We need more well-paid jobs, increased revenue, and our trade balance is out of whack. Each of these issues could be easily addressed, but environmentalists are doing everything they can to kill potential solutions. 2013-05-05T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-06T13:30:06Z Marita Noon

2013-05-05T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-06T03:28:47Z Doug Giles