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Parliament of Iceland

Feminists fight porn in liberal Iceland

Culture |  The liberal country of Iceland is taking on the seemingly conservative task of banning pornography—both in print and online—to protect the country’s…

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Bad connections

Technology |  One mobile service provider made it big thanks to government handouts

President Obama's motorcade heads back to the White House following a dinner meeting with GOP senators on the sequester.

Wasting away in Sequesterville

Economy |  The musical Annie is enjoying another revival on Broadway. The show opened during the Carter administration when America was in need of some optimism. “The…

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

Ryan's hope

Economy |  House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is looking beyond Friday and the beginning of the sequestration. In an interview I conducted with him on…

Washington, D.C.

Where servants have higher salaries than their masters

Government |  What if the Downton Abbey servants had higher incomes than the Crawleys? That’s the looking-glass world of Washington, D.C., where “public servants”

A red light camera in Los Angeles in 2010.

Big Brother intersections

Government |  A few years ago I received a bill in the mail for running a red light and thought it was a scam. These people were in Arizona, but they were fining me for a…

President Obama visits a Head Start classroom in Pennsylvania in 2011.

Obama should focus on parenting, not preschools

Education |  Back when my daughter was in kindergarten, our family was anticipating a visit from Grandma and Grandpa. At my husband’s suggestion, I sent a note to school…

President Obama, with a group of first responders behind him, speaks Tuesday on the upcoming sequestration.

Obscuring obvious overspending

Economy |  At the end of 1995 and stretching into January 1996, the federal government "shut down" because of an impasse between President Bill Clinton and House…

Business-unfriendly

Business-unfriendly

Government |  With its retroactive tax on entrepreneurs, California gives small businesses yet another reason to stay away from the state

A sign outside an Indiana restaurant thanks Gov. Mitch Daniels for his service.

Government gives back

Government |  Indiana taxpayers look forward to rebates made possible by curtailed state spending

Vice President Joe Biden applauds as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address.

Recycling old and failed ideas

Government |  President Obama's approach to so-called "climate change" appears to include recycling old ideas. In his State of the Union address, the president recycled the…

Eric Cantor

Striking ‘stupid’ from the GOP

Politics |  In a key policy address on Tuesday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) attempted what critics deem nearly impossible—taking the “stupid” out of…

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