Government & Liberty

Nowadays, the Congressional Budget Office issues annual reports on “expired and expiring authorizations,” and the number and scope of such programs – now called “zombie programs” – is stunning.

“The Inflation Reduction Act is a robbery of such magnitude that it makes the Lufthansa heist look like child’s play over chump change.” - Tim Benson

The rule of law is among America’s most important founding principles. But militarizing almost every government agency is not necessary to maintain order.

If President Biden didn’t comprehend what he was doing, are his laws, orders and regs valid?

Carter’s admirable post-White House life, especially his Habitat for Humanity work, continually enhanced his personal reputation. But historians will nevertheless view his legacy unfavorably, especially those in the West.

A simple requirement that Congress approve any new regulations would put an end to most overreach, and the same kind of sunset requirement that Colorado and many other states impose would make many rules disappear after a certain number of years. That’s just sound government.

The US government is $36+ trillion in debt. And counting…. The US government’s Social Security and Medicare are almost $200 trillion short. And counting….

The media presented Liz Truss as a cardboard cutout. I found her, by contrast, to be personable, articulate, and policy-savvy.

A lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), filed by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) has again focused attention on an agency blaming everyone but itself.

The legislative history of the 14th Amendment is clear that it only grants birthright citizenship to the children of people who are legally and permanently living in the United States. This does not apply to the children of illegal immigrants, temporary residents, visitors, or tourists.

By the most conservative of estimates, there are now in the federal Leviathan at least 111 “independent agencies.” One of the most pernicious? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): “(A)n independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector."

The democracies of Europe seem caught between Putin and the left. On the one hand, the objections of the populist-right parties to the EU and NATO policies risk encouraging Putin's aggression. On the other hand, the generally Europhillic left parties want to increase taxes and spending.

The United States government has - since at least World War II - been a titanic bully. On the world stage - and domestically.

The Biden administration FBI inexplicably revised its pre-Biden murder data all the way back to 2003, elevating the counts in certain years by up to 7%. The FBI made these unprecedented alterations without so much as a footnote to inform the public.

The Fifth Amendment is an essential part of the Bill of Rights, ensuring, “nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.”

Congress should authorize spectrum auction authority - for the NTIA. And then Musk and Ramaswamy - should shut down the FCC. As in: End it - don’t futilely attempt to mend it.

The ongoing question is, “Who decides whether a road is public?” Now another federal court has again told the government, “Not you.”

Under Trump, small businesses are seeing in their future less taxes and fewer regs.  Which is good for their actual business models.

The United States is in the midst of yet another exceedingly idiotic Election Season. We used to just have an Election Day. After which we knew the results - Election Night.

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, media outlets, and so-called “fact checkers” are claiming that “violent crime is near a 50-year low.” In contrast, Donald Trump is alleging that “crime is worse than it’s ever been.” The reality is that all of them are wrong.

Solidarity labor union leaders and The Heartland signed an historic agreement to work together to preserve conventional energy and oppose the UN's oppressive climate change agenda.

Defense of the Constitution remains the foremost duty of American citizens. There are, alas, Americans who reject the document's principles.

Trump is right: Results of a Heartland/Rasmussen poll found more than one-in-four mail-in voters admitted casting illegal ballots in 2020.

Kamala Harris is oblivious to humanity’s addiction to oil as she is to these two basic facts: In a world Kamala wants to be dominated by wind turbines and solar panels, to generate occasional electricity whenever the wind blows or the sun shines, there will be nothing to “electrify” as there will be nothing that needs electricity. […]