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Patrick Hauf

Patrick Hauf is an intern reporting for Washington Free Beacon this summer through the National Journalism Center. He is an incoming junior at the University of Maryland at College Park, where he is studying journalism. He serves as vice president of Lone Conservative, a blog for right-of-center college students. His Twitter handle is @PatrickHauf. You can reach him at patrickjhauf@gmail.com.

Analysis: Media United in Abortion Support

Only one newspaper in the country backed heartbeat bills

The American public is evenly divided on the issue of abortion, but the nation's newsrooms are nearly unanimous in their support for abortion on demand, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis.

Corporate Shakedown

Shareholder activists driving liberal shift of American business

American businesses are adopting increasingly liberal policies and public stances due to pressure from progressive activists within corporate America, rather than social media outrage cycle, according to corporate watchdogs.  

Union Drops Members for Giving Up Forced Dues

AFSCME angered workers agreed to opt-in membership

One of the largest government unions in the U.S. dropped its affiliation with some Connecticut members who negotiated a contract that allows them to choose if they want to pay union dues. 

Suit: Break Up Big Labor

Massachusetts teachers challenge union monopoly power

Four Massachusetts educators are asking the Supreme Court to overturn the union monopoly on collective bargaining, a suit that could further erode the power of government labor groups.

Study Links School Choice to Crime Reduction

Students who participated in voucher program less likely than peers to be arrested

The study, authored by Prof. Patrick J. Wolf of the University of Arkansas and Corey A. DeAngelis, Director of School Choice for the Reason Foundation, found that participation in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) lowered the chances of a student being convicted of a crime in adulthood.

GOP Lawmakers Ask HHS to Eliminate Abortion Charges

Letter asks HHS to finalize proposed rule on Obamacare exchanges

More than 120 members of Congress are asking the Department of Health and Human Services to finalize a new rule that would prevent Obamacare providers from hiding surcharges for elective abortions covered by government health plans.