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    If you "cut the cord" and switch from cable TV to streaming services, you will probably notice a big difference in price.

    Sick of cable TV fees? The FCC could help.

    Guest Contributor - February 26, 2019
    Some states recently passed laws that require state contractors to certify that they are not participating in politically motivated boycotts against Israel.

    Laws suppressing boycotts of Israel don’t prevent discrimination, they violate civil...

    Guest Contributor - February 25, 2019
    Gene therapies could one day cure everything from cancer and HIV to diseases like Parkinson's long after their patents expire and prices drop.

    Tomorrow’s lifesaving treatments depend on today’s investments

    Guest Contributor - February 25, 2019
    Attending Congressman Stewart’s Feb. 21 town hall was a very odd and frustrating experience. But the reality was even stranger.

    Being engaged in the political process can be more than frustrating

    Lisa Rutherford - February 24, 2019
    Jussie Smollett's outlandish hate hoax proved how deep and wide Trump Derangement Syndrome is in the media and in Hollywood.

    Jussie Smollett’s bad acting

    Michael Reagan - February 23, 2019
    In Tulsa, city council member Vanessa Hall-Harper is attacking the greatest gift to parents since the invention of the disposal diaper: the Dollar Store.

    No business is safe from the left’s ignorance and envy

    Michael Shannon - February 23, 2019
    The Trump administration's draft rule is a decisive victory over crony capitalism for the forgotten men and women of Middle America.

    Trump notches a win against crony capitalism

    Guest Contributor - February 23, 2019
    The Daily Signal, the news website of the conservative Heritage Foundation, chronicled 19 fake hate crimes since Donald Trump was elected president.

    Fake hate crimes, false narratives

    Rich Manieri - February 22, 2019
    Today's subject is Homeland Security Investigations' long overdue action against 19 California-based Chinese nationals for birth tourism operations.

    Finally! Federal indictments against birth tourism

    Joe Guzzardi - February 22, 2019
    President Donald Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders don't agree on much. But they both believe in price controls.

    When Trump channels Bernie Sanders, patients lose

    Guest Contributor - February 22, 2019
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