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There's still so much to learn from the nation's founding generation...
Many of us have read the Federalist Papers, the articles penned by James Madison, John Jay and Alexander hamilton that helped win adoption of the U.S. Constitution. But almost as many are not familiar with the other side of the argument -- from the Anti-Federalists. They, too, wrote a series of arti...
Thomas Jefferson's last letter, on the meaning of liberty and independence.
Today marks the 243rd anniversary of America's independence. It's a time for celebration, appreciation, and also remembrance. One item we like to share, and remember, is the final letter the author ot the Delcaration of Independence -- Thomas Jefferson -- wrote on June 24, 1826 to Washington, D.C. m...
The greens are focused on the wrong problem....
One sure way to raise the blood pressure of environmentalists is to bring up the topic of plastic bags. They detest the things, and believe governments should ban them as a way to prevent both litter and global warming. But do such bans actually work? According to Bjorn Lomborg, the bans won't do an...
Good.
One of the more troubling aspects to come out of Robert Mueller's investigation into in the 2016 presidential election is how determined Russia was to spread fear, lies, and misinformation. But as Sen. Charles Grassley notes in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, there's a more insidious, and ongo...
For an easier, but no less harrowing, look at federal finances...
The federal government collects mountains of data on almost every subject imaginable -- including how much money Uncle Sam takes in from taxpayers, and spends on various budget items. Getting all that informaiton in one place, and presented in a way that's easy to understand has always been a challe...
GAO audits the IRS
No one likes to be the subject of an IRS audit. But the IRS itself gets audited every year by the federal government's internal watchdog, the GAO, to make sure the agency is performing its duties as required.
And likely won't any time soon...
The Government Accountability Office has released its audit of the federal government's general fund. What is the watchdog agency's verdict?
Of course they do...
House Democrats have decided members of Congress have sacrificed enough, and deserve soemthing they haven't had in a decade...a pay raise:
It's come to this...
Fourteen members of the ever-expanding Demcoratic presidential field got to address the California Democratic Party's recent meeting. It went pretty much as one would expect (much bashing of the president and a lot of expensive promises). But there was one surprising -- and very sad -- moment, too:
And now some good news...
We've often written that the federal government's spending problem poses a genuine threat to our nation's long term security. But fixing the spending problems doesn't always mean painful cuts to critical programs or services. Very often, huge savings can be found simply by operating programs more ef...
Your tax dollars at work...
The Export-Import Bank is a little known federal institution with a very long history of aiding and abetting crony capitalism. But the agency has another, even worse, ascpet to its operations: it's been giving taxpayer-backed loans to deadbeats. According to the Government Accountability Office:
The tax hidden in your beer
An appropriate story for the summer months from our friends at the Tax Foundation -- just how much does your state tax beer? Though the figures vary from state to state, it turns out no matter where you live, government adds quite a bite to your pint of bitter:
Supreme Court sides with baker on narrow legal grounds
The Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker who refused to create a custom wedding cake same s*x couple as the baker said doing os would violate his religious beliefs. But there's more to this ruling than the headline.
Disarray in the Sanders’ machine
The progressive group “Our Revolution” was supposed to storm the Democratic primaries this year, pushing establishment Democrats out of the way and electing progressives in their places.
Senate Republicans turn their backs on spending restraint
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul suggested the federal government cut spending this year by $400 billion. In return for a big, up-front, cut, future spending increases of one percent per year for a decade would be allowed. By 2023, the federal budget would be balanced.
President’s deregulation push ahead of schedule and expectations
One of the Trump administration’s most substantial accomplishments to date has been his initiative to cut costly government regulations. According to a new study, that program isn’t just meeting the president’s goal, it’s exceeding it, to the nation’s economic benefit:
Why gun rights advocates don’t trust gun control supporters
What should that “something” be? If one is a Democratic senator, such as Connecticut’s Chris Murphy, it’s summed up in a Tweet:
NRA sues New York Gov. Cuomo
The National Rifle Association is suing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over what the organization says are continued violations of its First Amendment rights:
Democratic presidential hopefuls stampede to the left
Democrats campaigning in the midterm congressional elections, as well as those making preliminary moves on 2020 presidential bids, are casting about for issues to run on. They may have landed a few, which not so long ago, were considered so far out in left field, no serious Democrat would embrace th...
How Republicans could botch the rescission debate
The White House has proposed pruning roughly $15 billion from the federal budget in order to restore some public faith in the GOP’s anti-deficit credentials. Many congressional Republicans are on board and ready to get started (some conservatives want to cut even more than the Administration has a...
EPA's Pruitt wants open, accountable science
EPA director Scott Pruitt has driven the left crazy with his desire to slow down, and in some cases reverse, the Obama-era environmentalist agenda. And while Pruitt has his flaws, one thing he is doing very well in pushing for accountability at the EPA.
A victory for individual privacy
Governments love collecting data on you. Some of it is necessary -- say, in order to receive federal benefits. But other types of data collection veer into violations of privacy -- not to mention piracy. That's why a Virginia Supreme Court victory for privacy rights over the use of automatic license...
Younger voters turning their backs on Democrats
Democrats have come to depend on millennial voters to shore up their base. A wide-ranging Reuters/Ipsos poll, however, shows younger Americans aren't all that keen on Democrats. Or for that matter, political parties in general:
Supreme Court strikes a blow for federalism and the 10th Amendment
The Supreme Court struck a blow for the 10th Amendment Monday in a ruling that struck down a federal law barring states from allowing residents to bet on sporting events.
Hornady pushes back on New York's anti-gun rights policies
The pushback against the anti-gun forces is underway. Hornady, a family-run ammunition manufacturer said it will no longer do business with New York government agencies in response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's growing hostility to gun rights:
Primaries a good showing for Trump, but a bad night for progressives
Primary elections across the country May 8 kept political junkies up to the wee hours following returns. The bottom line? The President did just fine, using his political capital fairly effectively. But for progressives, the primaries were a night to forget.
Trump proposes $15 billion in spending cuts
The White House has sent a $15 billion list of spending cuts to Capitol Hill in hopes stemming at least a portion of the red ink spilled with the passed of the gawd-awful $1.3 trillion omnibus budget bill:
Dick’s Sporting Goods gets pushback for its anti-2A policies
We’ve written before about Dick’s Sporting Goods decision to destroy their inventory of AR-15 rifles, rather than return them to the manufacturer, in addition to their policy banning sales to anyone under the age of 21.
EPA's Pruitt wants open, accountable science
EPA director Scott Pruitt has driven the left crazy with his desire to slow down, and in some cases reverse, the Obama-era environmentalist agenda. And while Pruitt has his flaws, one thing he is doing very well in pushing for accountability at the EPA.
A victory for individual privacy
Governments love collecting data on you. Some of it is necessary -- say, in order to receive federal benefits. But other types of data collection veer into violations of privacy -- not to mention piracy. That's why a Virginia Supreme Court victory for privacy rights over the use of automatic license...
Hornady pushes back on New York's anti-gun rights policies
The pushback against the anti-gun forces is underway. Hornady, a family-run ammunition manufacturer said it will no longer do business with New York government agencies in response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's growing hostility to gun rights:
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold 2017 travel ban
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Trump administration's 2017 travel ban that affected citizens coming to the United States from seven nations -- the so-called "Muslim ban."
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