CLIFF KINCAID — If anything proved beyond doubt that the Pulitzer Prizes are a self-congratulatory display whereby the media pat each other on the back and share in the congratulations, it was the coverage of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize announcements... (more)

CINDY SIMPSON — Peeking over the top of Obama's shirt pocket is not the end of the pen that he threatened to use, along with his phone, if he didn't get his way. It's the tip of a pencil. An ordinary, wooden, No. 2 pencil, complete with eraser, both ends worn to the nub, in desperate need of sharpening... (more)

JOSEPH FARAH — Barack Obama was in New York last week, in between fundraisers, talking about how ridiculous it is for states to have voter identification laws that require driver's licenses, passports or birth certificates. He said state voting laws that require identification are designed to "restrict the vote." That's right. They're meant to restrict the vote to those eligible to vote.... (more)

BEN SWANN — In this ongoing story surrounding cattle rancher Cliven Bundy, there are a series of questions media has ignored. For instance, in the 20 years Bundy hasn't been paying his fees, why hasn't he been taken to court?... (more)

FOX NEWS — The federal agency that backed down over the weekend in a tense standoff with a Nevada rancher is being accused of leaving a trail of wreckage behind.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Democrats are bypassing the Constitution as they try to replace the Electoral College with the popular vote as the means by which Americans elect presidents, says Dick Morris.... (more)

NEWSMAX — The New York City Police Department's decision to disband an elite intelligence division that kept tabs on the Muslim community creates a standing invitation for terrorists to attack, says former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Russia is "the only country in the world capable of turning the USA into radioactive dust." That was the declaration made recently on a major Russian state TV channel by the popular anchorman Dmitry Kiselyov. The coarse tone in which he delivered this message was every bit as menacing as the actual words.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — With Easter soon approaching, the Rev. Al Sharpton on Wednesday drew parallels between the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the resurrection of President Obama's political career.... (more)

NATIONAL JOURNAL — "I had a dream I could buy my way to heaven." Who said it: Kanye West or Michael Bloomberg? Well, the rapper did. But Bloomberg's recent comments in a New York Times interview on his post-mayoral career are not far off. Bloomberg is starting another gun-control advocacy group, following his last venture with Mayors Against Illegal Guns... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — Tea-party leaders and lawmakers are flabbergasted over the latest bombshell revelation in the IRS scandal -- that ex-IRS official Lois Lerner was discussing with the Department of Justice a strategy to criminally prosecute conservative groups.... (more)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Ron Paul's nonprofit Campaign for Liberty will fight the Internal Revenue Service's demand that it reveal its donor list to the agency, despite having already been fined for refusing to do so.... (more)

CNET — Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have all become places where people post intimate details about their lives: vacation photos, work successes, buying a new house, car, or other cool stuff. However, this information is also up for grabs by the Internal Revenue Service.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — The federal tax code is a complex, unintelligible mess, and America needs to embrace the simplicity of a national consumption tax known as the Fair Tax, according to Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., who is just one of many conservatives touting the idea as Americans rush to meet the federal income tax deadline... (more)

DAILY MAIL — Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says he has 'no idea' whether his tax returns and payments are accurate. Rumsfeld made the claims in a letter that was sent to the IRS and shared on Twitter on Tuesday - and says he sends the same letter to the agency every year... (more)

DICK MORRIS — A plan, now stealthily making its way through state legislatures with astonishing speed, would junk the Electoral College and award the presidency to the winner of the popular vote.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — Sending scores of armed agents along with helicopters and dogs to confront an elderly Nevada rancher over grazing fees may seem like overkill, but critics say it's not inconsistent with the federal government's recent approach to environmental enforcement.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy says he doesn't know much about possible plans by the federal government to either raid his ranch or try to bankrupt him in court, but he isn't worried about either situation.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — In a move lawmakers and farmers are calling "the biggest land grab in the history of the world," the Environmental Protection Agency is requesting jurisdiction over all public and private streams in the United States that are "intermittent, seasonal and rain-dependent."... (more)

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY — Barack Obama and his feminist friends have been trotting out their tiresome slogan that women are paid only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. Every reputable scholar who has commented has proved this is a notorious falsehood anyone should be embarrassed to use.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Turkey was behind the horrific Aug. 21, 2013, sarin gas attack that killed hundreds of innocents in a Damascus suburb "to push [President] Obama over the red line" and strike Syria, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh claims in the London Review of Books.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — Democrats eager to enact amnesty are telling Republicans it's not in their interests to stand in the way of comprehensive immigration reform. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois says he wants to "to save [Republicans] from ... opponents of legal immigration and immigration reform."... (more)

ALAN KEYES — Speaking of illegal immigrants, Jeb Bush says: "Yes, they broke the law, but it's not a felony. It's an act of love. It's an act of commitment to your family. I honestly think that that is a different kind of crime that there should be a price paid, but it shouldn't rile people up that people are actually coming to this country to provide for their families."... (more)

JOSEPH FARAH — Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy performed a remarkable public service for America over the last couple weeks. He exposed the utter ruthlessness, brutishness and Gestapo tactics of the federal government in dealing with honest, hard-working Americans who live off the land -- our land.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — The executive director of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association says his sources inside the federal government warn that Washington's weekend retreat in a dispute over grazing land in Nevada was only a move to distract attention and diffuse tensions, because a raid on the family's ranch still is planned... (more)