Leah Barkoukis, ISIS is hoping to carry out major attacks on the West that could wreak major havoc—and they could do it from anywhere in the world. Islamic State militants are planning the creation of a ‘cyber caliphate’ protected by their own encryption software - from behind which they will launch massive hacking attacks on […] Read More → 
Michael Whatley September 19th will mark the sixth anniversary of when TransCanada first applied for a presidential permit to build the Keystone XL Pipeline. Hurt the most are the people whose job it is to build and operate the pipeline. The Keystone Pipeline or Keystone XL, as it’s commonly known, would put 9,000 laborers to […] Read More → 
Highlights from Tuesday’s primary elections in Missouri, Kansas, Michigan and Washington. ___ TOP OF THE TICKET The Republican primary in Kansas topped election headlines Tuesday, as Republican Sen. Pat Roberts sought his party’s nomination against radiologist Milton Wolf. Roberts held a double-digit lead in early returns. Roberts, seeking a fourth term in the Senate, questioned […] Read More → 
If there’s anything that can unite Democrats and Republicans in the partisan swamp of Capitol Hill, it’s free money. The latest example of free money in Washington is a retread proposal called “pension smoothing” that raises money but doesn’t actually increase anyone’s taxes. To some people’s way of thinking, that’s a win-win situation. But others […] Read More → 
The ongoing conflict in Iraq has serious implications for vital U.S. interests, the extent of which are difficult to decipher at this early stage. Who ends up holding the keys to power within Iraqi territory? What happens to the regional balance of power? How will Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons—and our efforts to stop them—be […] Read More → 
Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than two decades, pitching the proposal as a solution to Congress’ struggle to pay for highway and transit programs. The plan offered by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., would raise the 18.4-cents-a-gallon […] Read More → 
Kevin Glass I took a road trip from Washington, D.C. to upstate New York last weekend. Needless to say it took a couple fill-ups to get my old SUV through the journey. A knowledge of gas taxes would have been incredibly useful. On the way home, the gas light came on just north of Binghamton, […] Read More → 
Delaware transportation department officials have examined aerial images as they investigate a mountain of dirt that grew to about two stories high and 100 yards long over the past few years, possibly causing an interstate bridge just a few yards away to tilt. Engineers think that as a contractor dumped more and more dirt next […] Read More → 
Mike Shedlock The Tax Foundation posted the following map of gasoline taxes. The Tax Foundation says “Gas taxes are generally used to fund transportation infrastructure maintenance and new projects. While gas taxes are not a perfect user fee like tolls, they are generally more favorable than other taxes because they at least loosely connect the […] Read More → 
Luck has run out for Las Vegas’ push to bring the Republican Party’s next presidential nominating convention to Sin City. Cincinnati also has withdrawn from the list of possible hosts. Republican National Committee officials voted on Thursday to approve four remaining contenders and planned to soon visit Dallas, Denver, Cleveland, and Kansas City, Missouri. Officials […] Read More → 
Ken Blackwell Summer is officially upon us, and millions of American families will soon be embarking on their annual trips to the beach, the mountains, the lake, grandma’s house, or any other of the fantastic destinations our country has to offer. The beginning of “summer driving season” is also a time when many Americans turn […] Read More → 
Chris Versace There has been much talk lately about the tone of construction spending. Two ways to profit jump quickly to an investor’s mind. One is residential construction, which includes single-family homes and multi-family homes, such as apartments, condos and the like. The other is nonresidential construction, which encompasses more than 15 subcategories, from manufacturing […] Read More → 
House Republicans are looking to implement a housing and transportation bill that cuts about $1.8 billion from current program funding. What is the bill’s chance of making it through the Senate, and what does it mean for Americans? Emily Goff, transportation and infrastructure policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, sets us straight: Briefly, what does the […] Read More → 
Derek Hunter One thing I’m fond of saying on the radio is “Stupid spreads like a cold on a plane.” Mostly because it does. And mostly because that “stupid” is generally some progressive idea of governance, some plan or proposal to “fix” whatever the issue du jour happens to be. Generally, it’s a problem government […] Read More → 
Autonomous vehicles present ‘morally dangerous path’ As the United Nations debates legislation that could outlaw ‘killer robots’, scientists predict that artificially intelligent systems could one day decide to kill humans “for the greater good.” In an article for Popular Science, Erik Sofge outlines a scenario whereby robot cars would decide to sacrifice their human owner in […] Read More → 
With time running out, the White House was preparing to press Congress next week to keep money flowing into a federal fund for road and bridge repairs, warning of economic harm, lost aid to states and idled construction workers unless lawmakers act. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has said the federal Highway Trust Fund is expected […] Read More →