States Rights on Townhall

Sequestration Could Have Been Fixed by Embracing Federalism Wed Apr 3

Heather Ginsberg
Let the People Decide Fri Mar 29

Linda Chavez

The arguments on gay marriage before the Supreme Court this week pose the most momentous questions the court has faced in the past 50 years -- and perhaps in its history. At stake is the definition of an institution that has been the bedrock of civilization from time immemorial. ... more
Common Core: What's Hidden Behind the Language Mon Mar 18

Rachel Alexander

Conservatives are in an uproar over Common Core, an educational curriculum being forced upon the states by the Obama administration, which is scheduled to be mostly implemented this year in the 46 states that have adopted it. Common Core eliminates local control over K-12 curriculum in math and English, instead imposing a one-size-fits-all, top-down curriculum that will also apply to private schools and homeschoolers. ... more
End the Bed Tax Scam Sat Feb 9

Phil Kerpen

Buried in Barack Obama’s budget (last year’s, of course, because this year’s is still late) is a common sense idea for health care savings that is worthy of broad bipartisan support and immediate action: an end to the so-called “bed taxes” Medicaid scam. ... more
Smoking Pot and Tying the Knot Wed Dec 12

Jacob Sullum

Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed for the first time to take on the issue of gay marriage. No matter how it rules in the two cases it will hear next spring, polling data suggest it is only a matter of time before legal recognition of same-sex unions is the norm throughout the country. ... more
Counting Your Blessings, Backwards Mon Nov 19

Katie Kieffer

Ten, nine, eight… what do you appreciate? When life seems crazy or hopeless, count your blessings backwards—that is, find something to be thankful for in the midst of darkness. ... more
Coulter: Obama is Desperate Fri May 11

America

Why else would he bring up gay marriage? ... more
Obama Is a Big-Time Law Violator Tue May 1

Phyllis Schlafly

Where is the mainstream media's coverage of the shocking "memo" issued by nine state attorneys general detailing 21 specific violations of law by the Obama administration? ... more