Ed Feulner

INF Treaty: It’s wise for U.S. to withdraw

To hear some critics describe it, the U.S. withdrawal from the INF Treaty is a disaster in the making.

February 4, 2019

The United States stands at No. 12 in this year’s ‘Index of Economic Freedom’

If someone were to ask you to name the economically freest country in the world, what would you say?

January 28, 2019

Fulfilling the true ‘Spirit of America’

Our country has changed in many dramatic ways since it was founded almost 250 years ago. But some things never change.

January 21, 2019

Barry Goldwater, the presidential loser who ‘won the future’

Fifty-five years ago this month, Barry Goldwater launched his quixotic campaign to be the Republican candidate for president. In the process, he turned American politics upside down.

January 14, 2019

Negotiating a no-deal Brexit

In an ideal world, America's break with King George III's Britain would have been a clean, simple affair. We'd have announced our intention to leave, been told to suit ourselves and there's the door, and bang -- it would've been done.

January 7, 2019

Democrats make matters worse by how they obstruct Trump’s judicial nominees

Some people in government don't even need a shutdown to avoid work. Consider how Senate Democrats are handling President Trump's judicial nominees.

December 31, 2018

The First Amendment often suffers on campus, but conservatives at Berkeley finally prevail

Conservatives at the University of California at Berkeley got an early Christmas gift this year: a victory for free speech.

December 24, 2018

Counter the electro-magnetic pulse threat

A century ago, life without electricity wasn't hard to imagine. But today? There's hardly an aspect of daily life that doesn't rely on a steady supply of it. And in an instant, it could all grind to a halt.

December 17, 2018

Ending the electric-car subsidy

If America's auto manufacturers wrote letters to Santa, it's not hard to guess what would be high on their lists: retaining the federal tax credit for electric vehicles.

December 10, 2018

Cold facts about climate warming

"Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind." Sounds dire.

December 3, 2018

The American impulse moves toward liberty, not socialism

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, representative-elect for New York's 14th Congressional District, is widely known as the nation's cheerleader-in-chief for socialism. But even she might have a tough time getting to the left of another Empire State politician: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

November 26, 2018

Why the United States must withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty

If you'd been at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York on Feb. 18, 1987, you'd have heard the head of Compaq introduce the company's latest personal computer.

November 19, 2018

Poland marks centennial of independence

We celebrated a significant milestone this Veterans' Day: exactly 100 years since the end of World War I. But another noteworthy anniversary fell on that day. Nov. 11, 2018 also marked the centennial of a free Poland, one of America's most important allies in Europe.

November 12, 2018

Being born here is only half of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equation

President Trump's critics have found something else to rend their garments over: His determination to end so-called "birthright citizenship." Why, they thunder, it's unconstitutional. And even if it could be changed, it can't be by executive order.

November 5, 2018

Meeting the caravan with common sense

It's sad to see the debate over the migrant caravan break down into the usual polarized camps. You're either pro-immigrant and therefore willing to let anyone in, or you're anti-immigrant and you want to slam the door in the face of anyone, right?

October 29, 2018

Remembering William F. Buckley’s pivotal role in the conservative movement

Last week was a homecoming for me. But it was something more. On Oct. 18, I was in Chicago to receive the annual William F. Buckley Prize for Leadership in Political Thought. On the occasion of this great honor, I couldn't help reflecting on the fact that we stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us.

October 22, 2018

There’s a huge gap between America’s tradition of protesting and maiming, murder

Of all the voices being raised against the specter of mob rule in this country, few carry more weight than that of Steve Scalise.

October 15, 2018

The military serves the nation well, and the favor must be returned

Being an American means taking certain things for granted. Chief among them: A strong military.

October 8, 2018

Plotting the demise of the death tax

No one puts out a welcome mat for the Grim Reaper, but those who've built up successful businesses have even more reason to dread his approach. Why? Because they know the death tax will soon exact a hefty toll on their hard work.

October 1, 2018

Examples of vote suppression can be found in every state

"Nobody has found any widespread instances of voter fraud." That's MSNBC host Katy Tur, expressing what passes for conventional wisdom on the left. They constantly tell us that efforts to pursue voter ID and similar measures are aimed not at election security, but at suppressing the vote.

September 24, 2018