The Right Way to Fight Poverty

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.
Commentary The Right Way to Fight Poverty While 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. Read More
News Gun Seller Choked Off From Bank Finally Gets His Account Critics 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. Read More
News Obama Appoints Transgender Woman to Advise on Faith Issues The 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. Read More
News Conservative 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. Read More
Commentary 'Environmental Justice': Obama-Era Politics Override Rule of Law Born 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. Read More
Commentary 'Me Before You' Reveals the Decline of Hollywood's Imagination Once Hollywood made movies that affirmed life's beauty, even when it's tough, even when things are dark. Read More
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