The Right Way to Fight Poverty
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June 8, 2016 |
| Good morning from Washington, where conservatives are making a big push on solutions to poverty. We've got a first look by Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield. Religious liberty advocates say President Obama baits them by tapping a transgender activist as an adviser on faith. Fred Lucas reports. In a defeat for federal regulators, a firearms dealer gets banking services again. Kelsey Harkness updates her story. Plus: Todd Young on the raw politics of "environmental justice" and Katrina Trinko on a new movie's shallow perspective on life. |
CommentaryThe Right Way to Fight PovertyWhile the anti-poverty plan released by House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., lauds the two-decade old welfare reform, it fails to apply its lessons today. |
NewsGun Seller Choked Off From Bank Finally Gets His AccountCritics of the program believe Operation Choke Point didn't just harm illegal businesses, but also legal industries such as gun sellers that the Obama administration doesn't like. |
NewsObama Appoints Transgender Woman to Advise on Faith IssuesThe appointment comes amid a major controversy over freedom of religion laws at the state level and as the administration has threatened to withhold federal funds from schools if transgender people can't use their restroom of choice. |
NewsConservative Senator Is Trying To Keep Women Out of the Draft"I think the current [National Defense Authorization Act] calling for a study on national service is laying the groundwork for a mandatory national service draft," says Sen. Mike Lee. |
Commentary'Environmental Justice': Obama-Era Politics Override Rule of LawBorn during the Clinton administration by executive order and mostly dormant during the Bush years, "environmental justice" has become an overarching political commissar-style ideological mandate in as many as 15 executive agencies. |
Commentary'Me Before You' Reveals the Decline of Hollywood's ImaginationOnce Hollywood made movies that affirmed life's beauty, even when it's tough, even when things are dark. |
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