The Chicago Stock Exchange said a Chinese investor group agreed to acquire it, giving the buyer entry into the intensely competitive U.S. equity market. Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the company, according to a…
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Obama to Use Military Bases to House Illegals
The new surge of illegal immigrant youths has forced the federal government to look at an emergency plan to house them at six military bases at at least two federal worker centers, according to the administration. The Pentagon is beginning…
Read MoreObama to Ban Gun Ownership for Some on Social Security
The White House released a fact-sheet Jan. 4 which previews the executive gun control Obama will unveil Tuesday and one aspect of the new controls is the inclusion of “information from the Social Security Administration in the background check system…
Read MoreLt. Gov. Ramsey Gets White House Attention
The White House is responding to Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey’s controversial comments on immigration. Ramsey called for a ban on immigrants from any country with known ties to terrorism. He said, in part, “A nation without secure borders is no…
Read MoreAre the Muslim Refugees a National Security Threat?
While lawmakers begin drawing the line in the sand over what to do with 10,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees, many have asked the question: What if there are terrorists in the midst of those refugees? If we do allow the…
Read MoreShould “Refugees” Face a Religious Test?
As I argued in Faithless Execution, the principal constitutional duty of the chief executive is to execute the laws faithfully. President Obama, by contrast, sees his principal task as imposing his post-American “progressive” preferences, regardless of what the laws mandate….
Read More10 Things To Never Ask Your Congressman
“Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.”—Gore Vidal The countdown has begun. We now have less than one year until the 2016 presidential election, and you can…
Read MoreNashville’s Traffic Woes Get National Attention
This is one of America’s booming cities. An average of 82 people move here every day, amounting to a growth rate of 12.7 percent between 2000 and 2013. And, as is the case in many booming cities, the traffic is…
Read MorePregnant Drug Abusers Avoiding Maternity Wards
A year ago, when Tennessee passed a bill allowing women to be charged with assault if they use narcotics while pregnant, health advocates warned that the law would deter women from seeking vital medical care out of fear of being…
Read MoreNashville Sends Catholics to DC to Meet Pope
Around 100 Nashville Catholics have been able to get tickets to see Pope Francis at the Capitol in Washington DC. Mustering all the pageantry the White House has to offer, President Barack Obama welcomed Pope Francis to Washington on Wednesday…
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