Perspective: A survey of Washington scandals since 1969

Perspective: A survey of Washington scandals since 1969

Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Federer, November 24, 2017 1969—U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy hosted a party attended by six married men and six single women on Chappaquiddick near Martha’s Vineyard. Kennedy left the party with one of the women, Mary Jo Kopechne. The next morning she was found dead in Sen. Kennedy’s submerged car. 1973—Spiro […]

Guess what was the top source of U.S. energy this year?

Guess what was the top source of U.S. energy this year?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore Quick: What was the No. 1 source of electricity production in the U.S. during the first half of 2017? If you answered renewable energy, you were wrong by a mile. If you answered natural gas, you were wrong by a tiny amount. According to the Energy Information Administration, which […]

Who owns border death truck tragedy? Mexico!

Who owns border death truck tragedy? Mexico!

Special to WorldTribune.com By Michelle Malkin Florida truck driver James Matthew Bradley isn’t the mastermind of the human smuggling ring that led to the grisly deaths of 10 illegal immigrants in his rig, which authorities found at a San Antonio Walmart over the weekend. He’s just a cog in the machine. Bradley may now face […]

Nuclear power? Greens would pave paradise, put up the windmills

Nuclear power? Greens would pave paradise, put up the windmills

Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore Let’s stretch our imaginations for a moment and assume that the Left is right that global warming will bring apocalyptic warming by the end of the century and that the only way to save the planet from extinction is to stop using fossil fuels right now. That will be […]

War on work: Subsidizing wasted human potential is not compassionate

War on work: Subsidizing wasted human potential is not compassionate

Special to WorldTribune.com By Star Parker The number of Americans enrolled in Medicaid has increased from 29 million in 1990 to 73 million today — an increase of 252 percent over a period when the nation’s population increased 30 percent. Total spending on Medicaid today is $574 billion, 275 percent above the $209 billion of […]

Are we in North Korea? Unbelievable saga of a Good Samaritan tech and Boston Children’s Hospital

Are we in North Korea? Unbelievable saga of a Good Samaritan tech and Boston Children’s Hospital

Special to WorldTribune.com By Michelle Malkin BOSTON — On the day Boston Children’s Hospital celebrated being named “the number one pediatric hospital in the nation” by U.S. News & World Report, I was interviewing Dana Gottesfeld in nearby Somerville, Massachusetts. Dana is the young wife of Martin “Marty G” Gottesfeld, an imprisoned technology engineer/activist who […]

Steve Jobs slashed failing Apple programs; Here’s how Americans like you and me can fix our government

Steve Jobs slashed failing Apple programs; Here’s how Americans like you and me can fix our government

Special to WorldTribune.com By Star Parker Americans are justifiably frustrated regarding what is going on in Washington, D.C. But let’s not forget that we elect these folks. We may have a mess, but we can at least be proud that it’s our mess. There is one unique problem. Unlike business, where change can be made […]

Take this to the bank: Left’s hysteria themes are always proven fraudulent

Take this to the bank: Left’s hysteria themes are always proven fraudulent

Special to WorldTribune.com Dennis Prager As I document in my book “Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph,” which is an explanation of Americanism, leftism and Islamism, hysteria is a major tactic of the Left. If you think about it, there is never an extended period of time — one […]

Blue Cross Blue Shield drops out leaving 25 counties in Kansas, Missouri with no insurer

Blue Cross Blue Shield drops out leaving 25 counties in Kansas, Missouri with no insurer

Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore It’s finally official. The Affordable Care Act is a public-policy flop of epic proportions. That’s the only possible conclusion from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City announcement last week that it will drop out of many markets in Kansas and Missouri. The firm lost $100 million under […]