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Editor’s note: The following column originally appeared on RedState.com. I was alone among my friends when it came to this ad. It is called “The Woman Who Made Up Her Mind.” The ad was produced by “Better Together,” the campaign that argued against Scottish independence. The ad features a mother …

America is still a great place for countless reasons, but one certainly is that almost anyone can become rich if he or she can combine talent, a unique idea, timing and a bit of moxie. And this country still allows wealthy individuals to take that wealth and spend their time …

Three of the four installments of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which claims to show the state of the global climate system under stress, are now available. All three show things are seriously amiss – although not necessarily with the …

With Memorial Day upon us, more and more horror stories are emerging from the administration of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s an administration that appears to be rotten to the core. A massive Washington, D.C.-based federal bureaucracy with an enormous budget and more than 340,000 employees charged with …

A New York City news organization has apologized after it canceled a church’s advertising campaign promoting its Easter Sunday services – just three days before Good Friday. The Journey Church, a Christian evangelical congregation, paid $1,400 to run a series of ads on the Capital New York website. Capital New …

The bull market just marked its fifth anniversary. After 5 years stocks have reached new highs but they have plenty of room left to run. Money managers have valid concerns, but those should be measured against changes in the national and global economies. Since the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve …

Cupid is welcome but candy is not. That’s the new rule this year at Harwinton Consolidated School in Connecticut, where parents received an email from the principal directing them to make sure candy was not attached to any Valentine’s Day cards. “We are asking for parents/guardians to be sure that …

For five years, the Democratic Party has remained uncharacteristically united in its political support for President Obama. From universal health care, to gay marriage, to cap-and-trade, Democrats of all stripes have put their own political careers on the line to help this president win big, hoping that his success would …

Solving illegal immigration is so easy and simple. All it takes is 3 simple steps. If only the GOP had the brains or courage to present this plan. Step 1: Demand we secure the border before anything else gets done. Period. The argument here is simple. Study the wall in …

A reader sent me a story Monday from The New Zealand Herald about a teenage girl who was badly and repeatedly beaten at home — and who was then forced to disguise her considerable facial injuries, including a broken nose, damaged teeth, and extensive bruising. I am no fan of …