If the law is now such a success, why are Senate Democrats still fleeing?  —  Suddenly ObamaCare is a roaring success, happy days are here again and liberals are euphoric, or claim to be.  There are more than a few reasons to doubt this new fairy tale, not least the behavior of Senate Democrats running for re-election this year.

Anticipating November, Democrats act desperately  —  H.L. Mencken gets a workout in election years when voters are reminded by pundits of the curmudgeon's observation that no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.  —  Mean.  But true?

Blockbuster book deal for Ted Cruz; $1.5m advance, bigger than Sarah Palin's  —  NEWT GINGRICH WASHINGTON SECRETS MARCO RUBIO PAUL RYAN 2016 ELECTIONS RAND PAUL TED CRUZ JOHN MCCAIN SARAH PALIN SCOTT WALKER BOBBY JINDAL  —  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a darling of the Tea Party and conservative movement …

‘The debate over repealing this law is over’: Obama boasts 7.1 MILLION have signed up to Obamacare - but study shows just 858,000 newly insured Americans have paid up!  — President took a major victory lap and took political shots at Republicans, but ignored shortcomings in his administration's official numbers

Hobby Lobby's Hypocrisy: The Company's Retirement Plan Invests in Contraception Manufacturers  —  When Hobby Lobby filed its case against Obamacare's contraception mandate, its retirement plan had more than $73 million invested in funds with stakes in contraception makers.

Release Detail  —  April 2, 2014 - Obama Approval Inches Up, Tied With Putin As Leader, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Say Putin Is Not Hitler, But Fear Military Action  —  Watch Video: Assistant Director Tim Malloy discusses poll results

Kerry-Abbas Visit Canceled as Mideast Talks Falter  —  JERUSALEM — The fraught Mideast peace talks were thrown into confusion on Tuesday as a meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority was canceled after Mr. Abbas moved …

Councilwoman Bowser defeats incumbent Gray in D.C. mayoral primary  —  Muriel E. Bowser, a low-key but politically canny District lawmaker, won the Democratic mayoral nomination Tuesday, emerging from a pack of challengers in a low-turnout primary to deny scandal-tarnished incumbent Vincent C. Gray a second term.

CNN's Missing Plane Coverage Turns Up Garbage (VIDEO)  —  In its wall-to-wall coverage of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, CNN has raised the possibility of the supernatural, blackholes, and North Korea; it has interviewed a psychic, tried but failed to rent its own 777 jet …

My Own Final Four Bracket For America's Future  —  Holy Moly!  Are you kidding?  You'd think one who is representing the mighty Badgers, who made it to the Final Four based on sacrificial work ethic and discipline that obviously pays off in the end, he who represents the great state …

Want medical insurance?  Get in line.  —  In a way it's the oddest bit of ObamaCare propaganda we've seen so far.  “This Is What an #ACASurge Looks Like” was the title of a Saturday post on the White House Blog by senior communications adviser Tara McGuinness.

Mississippi Approves Religious Freedom Bill, Governor Expected To Sign It Into Law  —  The Mississippi bill is the first of many varying “religious freedom” bills introduced in several states this year to advance to a governor since a more expansive bill was vetoed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer in February.

What Can Educators do to End White Supremacy in the Classroom?  —  Highlights from the National White Privilege Conference in Madison  —  MacIver Institute Director of Communications  —  [Madison, Wisc...] The city of Madison hosted the 15th annual national White Privilege Conference …

Tax the Childless  —  We should slash taxes on parents by jacking them up for nonparents.  —  When my mother was my age, she was working full time while raising three small children, and she spent every spare moment studying to finish a graduate degree.  My father was working extremely hard as well.

Massive 8.2 earthquake off Chile coast sparks tsunami  —  (Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami that hit the northern part of the country, but the government reported no deaths or serious damage.

Lamar Alexander Wants To Know What Equal Pay Bill Does For Men  —  Lamar Alexander Lamar Alexander Paycheck Fairness Act Paycheck Fairness Act Paycheck Fairness Act Men Lamar Alexander Equal Pay Lamar Alexander Gender Politics News  —  WASHINGTON — The only Republican at a Senate hearing …