As interest rates get set to rise, Uncle Sam is unprepared to handle the fallout
With the new year in fiscal recklessness and folly underway, it’s worth recalling that, as the Federal Reserve starts raising interest rates, Uncle Sam’s balance sheet will get even worse….
Paul’s report on government waste in 2021
It’s an open secret that official Washington wastes billions of tax dollars every year…and yet still has the gall to say that such waste is largely fiction. Kentucky Sen. Rand…
The woke come after metaphors
Some of the most dedicated foes of clear and powerful prose are academics toiling away in the nation’s universities. For too many of them, English is a tool of oppression…
The man who warned about inflation is wary of the future
Some contrarian economists on Wall Street are beginning to think inflation may rear up to seven percent for the first part of the year – a pace not seen in…
Manchin is a “no” on gutting the filibuster
Senate Democrats are forging ahead with other legislative matters in the wake of the massive Build Back Better bill’s collapse last month. Among the items on the agenda: a proposal…
Final commission report of Supreme Court reform says term limits merit ‘serious consideration’
Away from the circus and noise on Capitol Hill, the commission on Supreme Court reform issued its final report on ideas for how to improve SCOTUS operations. The commission took…
The lawbreakers on the federal bench
Federal Reserve senior officials aren’t the only government employees with fresh ethics problems. According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, more than 130 federal judges participated in court cases “involving…
Constitutional Process Prevails Over Mob Violence
A mob stormed the Capitol Building Wednesday, interrupting the counting of Electoral College votes, sending members of Congress, staff, and media into hiding, and leaving behind evidence of violence and…
Michigan Approves Amendment Curbing State Surveillance
Voters in Michigan overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment extending privacy protections to electronic data and communications. According to Ballotpedia, the amendment: Prohibit[s] unreasonable searches or seizures of a person’s…
House Democrats Push for Return of Earmarks
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The U.S. House of Representatives banned using earmarks to ease the passage of legislation back in 2011. Now, three Democrats vying to lead…