From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Our freedom to be overweight may soon be over. We may have Fat Police, like they already do in Japan. Being obese is very unhealthy. Medical care costs more for overweight people. Because government pays for about half of our health care, it’s…

Americans are getting screwed at the gas pump.  But it has nothing to do with supply and demand or instability in the Middle East.  Instead – it has to do with corruption.  As investigative reporter Lee Fang at the Republic Report uncovered – a slew of lobbyists are working on…

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Be careful, because Big Brother is watching you. In North Carolina, Steve Cooksey bragged on his website that he lost a ton of weight by not eating any processed foods. Then, at a diet seminar, he argued with a professional dietician because he thought…

In votes across France and Greece over the weekend – Europeans sent a very clear message to the technocrats and banksters choking them with trickle-down austerity.  That message was, “No more!”  In France – Socialist candidate Francois Hollande – who campaigned against austerity – defeated Conservative President Nicholas Sarkozy in…

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Conservatives are simpletons with a mental defect. That claim is offensive, odious, obnoxious and downright deranged. But it’s the thesis of a book that liberals are buying up, written by Chris Mooney, called “The Republican Brain.” He claims it’s science, not bias; that…

During an election year everything is seen through the lens of the election, and that is often the correct way to view the political discourse or lack thereof. Most congressional actions can be seen as a warm-up to the election. That is a decent way to understand Congress, except when…

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. The NFL suspended the New Orleans Saints’ head coach and one player for a year, and other players for several games—all without pay, for offering rewards for hits that knocked key players out of a game. If rough, tough pro football won’t tolerate…

The European economy is tanking – and trickle-down austerity is to blame.

President Obama is not the first chief executive to campaign on military glory in an election year.

Wednesday afternoon Newt Gingrich is expected to announce that he will suspend his presidential campaign. After yo-yoing from the bottom of the heap to the top of the pack and back down to the bottom again, his time to win delegates and the opportunity to raise money both have finally…