Biden Proposes $80 Billion for IRS Enforcement and Collection
In his quest to find pots of new money to fund a massive expansion of government, President Biden is proposing to pour $80 billion in the IRS to help the…
Democrats Seek to Make More Generous Unemployment Benefits Permanent
Some Democratic members of Congress are pushing the White House to make unemployment benefits more generous, paying higher weekly stipends and lasting up to six months. The Wall Street Journal…
Problem Solvers Need to Look Beyond Biden, to a More Dynamic Transportation Future
“Bipartisanship” is a word that still gets tossed around in official Washington. It doesn’t mean much beyond being lip service to an old political order that went extinct decades ago….
Biden’s Government-Centric Green Agenda
Global warming is back on the agenda, with the Biden administration promising to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions 50-52 percent below their 2005 levels over the next decade. According…
The 2020 Global Misery Index
There are hints of optimism in the air, as more people get fully vaccinated, restrictions on activity ease (even if some states are dragging their heels on reopening) and the…
Texas Takes a Step Toward Ending Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
Every year in state capitols across America, a cloud of lobbyists descends on lawmakers. They represent all manner of causes, corporations, associations, and individuals. They also represent local governments, who…
House Democrats Approve an Unconstitutional DC Statehood Bill
The House of Representatives approved a measure that would make the District of Columbia the 51st state. It isn’t a constitutional amendment – just a bill. That’s constitutionally suspect, but…
Biden’s Education Spending Spree Ignores Choice
The Biden administration has big, expensive plans for education, including not just oceans of new federal money, but expanded commitments to play a leading role in education from pre-K through…
Biden Administration Pushes a new Anti-Tobacco Crusade
The Biden administration is eager to get the Food and Drug Administration back to being the nation’s nanny-in-chief. The administration’s new crusade: mandating tobacco makers reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes…
Criminalized Car Air Fresheners
A common, if simplistic, belief is that if you don’t break the law, you have nothing to fear from law enforcement. But what if there are so many laws, rules,…