COMMENTARY AND OP-EDS
Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
ACRU Senior Fellow and Policy Board member J. Kenneth Blackwell offers his opening remarks for the Election Integrity Commission.
Slavery
Too many people believe that slavery is a "peculiar institution."
It’s Time to Clean Up Our Elections
The integrity of our electoral system is paramount, and the ACLU should care about that instead of harassing those of us asked by the president to help assess the problem and propose solutions.
Exclusive: Ken Blackwell: ACLU Lawsuit Against Trump and Election Commission ‘Attack on the Rule of Law’
The ACLU sued President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity accusing the commission of violating federal transparency laws.
Minimum Wage Cruelty
The best way to help low-wage workers earn higher wages is to make them more productive, and that's not accomplished simply by saying they are more productive by mandating higher wages.
Federal Appeals Court: Trump EPA Cannot Delay Obama EPA Methane Rule
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, last week claimed the power to override President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency when the agency reconsiders an Obama-era regulation.
Lawyers for Sarah Palin and New York Times Appear Before Federal Judge
Inciting violence is a serious matter. In fact, it can be a crime under both state and federal law.
Trump in Poland: West’s Will to Survive Is ‘Fundamental Question of Our Time’
‘America First’ does not mean ‘America Alone,’
A Challenge to Energy Dominance: There’s No Free Market for Oil
By fostering increased supply through promoting more drilling here at home, President Trump has already achieved gains on one side of this equation.
The Real News from Poland
Many in the media continue to paint the president as only a bungling incompetent boob.
Attacks Against Ken Blackwell and Trump’s Voting Commission Debunked by the Facts
Under any level of responsible scrutiny, the attacks on Secretary Blackwell fall apart.
Klukowski: Justices Gorsuch's and Scalia’s Legacy on Independence Day
President Donald Trump set a high bar when he promised to nominate a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia who would fill the shoes of the conservative lion.
Colleges: Islands of Intolerance
Is there no limit to the level of disgusting behavior on college campuses that parents, taxpayers, donors and legislators will accept?
Statement from Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State and Vice Chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
On June 28, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity issued a letter requesting that states provide publicly available voter data as permitted under their state laws.
Where Are The Decent Liberals?
President Donald Trump’s critics fixate on his tweets and then wonder why he spends so much time responding to their attacks.
Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Force Microsoft to Release Emails
The United States this week petitioned the Supreme Court to take a case to order Microsoft to turn over email records of one of its email customers, in a case pitting new technology that is global in reach against domestic law enforcement priorities.
The Spirit of 1776
The fight for freedom is a never-ending battle, with threats from within and from abroad.
Were Confederate Generals Traitors?
Confederate generals were fighting for independence from the Union just as George Washington and other generals fought for independence from Great Britain.
Supreme Court Orders Hearing on Fatal Border Shooting of Mexican Teenager
The Supreme Court set aside an appeals court decision involving the fatal border shooting of a Mexican national by a U.S. Border Patrol agent.