DC Vouchers Not in GOP Spending Orgy
The omnibus spending bill just passed by Congress is, if nothing else, in the spirit of the season. It’s a huge Christmas tree: a grand structure on which every political interest imaginable has hung...
View ArticleStill Time to Save America
As has always been the case for Americans, the new year is a time for setting new goals, seeking restoration and renewal, shedding harmful habits, and resolving to do better in the future. For...
View ArticleDefunding Bill Provides Opportunity for GOP to Unite
House Republicans left dozens of important policy riders and measures that defund various parts of the Obama agenda on the table during the failed omnibus negotiation, but that doesn’t mean that their...
View ArticleThe Tea Party in 2016
It’s been exactly 7 years since Rick Santelli’s Feb. 19, 2009 emotional appeal against foreclosure bailouts on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, arguing on behalf of homeowners who paid...
View ArticleHow Much Government is ‘Enough Government’?
How much government is “enough government” to get the job done? For most of our nation’s history, our axiom was that we would have just enough government to do what private individuals and groups could...
View ArticleAvast There’s an Iceberg Ahead!
One of America’s greatest philosophers once quipped, “A nickel isn’t worth a dime today” and the inverse logic of that still holds true. On Sept. 22, 2011 in a speech to business executives Navy Adm....
View ArticleIt’s the Congress, Stupid!
Photo credit: Fwaaldijk Another $1 Trillion Christmas Gift to Politicians I’ll admit that I’ve done my share of Obama-bashing, because he richly deserves to be criticized for almost everything he has...
View ArticlePersonal Ownership to Solve a Major Financial Crisis
Our nation’s current gross domestic product is around $18 trillion. The current shortfall in Social Security is almost twice this. I participated in a conference last week in Grand Rapids, Michigan,...
View ArticleElection Misdirection (So You’ll Continue to Ignore the Important Stuff)
The admitted-to U.S. national debt is $19 TRILLION…and growing. Just awhile back our distinguished Congress appropriated another $1 TRILLION just to operate the government for one year! Think about...
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Feb. 24 – Mar. 2
The Good In President Donald Trump’s address before congress earlier this week, he discussed the need for securing our nation’s borders and enforcing our nation’s immigration laws–something that has...
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