On Foreign Policy, Trump has Been ‘True to His Word’
President Donald Trump got an unexpected acknowledgment that, on foreign policy, he has been a man of his word. The Financial Times’ Edward Luce – no friend of the president…
Don’t Reward Bad Fiscal Behavior With Another Bailout
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put a 48-hour deadline on reaching an agreement on another stimulus. Among the differences between House Democrats and the White House is how much aid…
President Says He’s Committed to Ending Afghanistan Operations
President Donald Trump took to Twitter last week to thank Libertarians and, apparently, confirm Sen. Rand Paul’s statement that the president “is ending the war in Afghanistan.” Earlier this month,…
Delays and Cost Overruns Plague Navy Shipyards
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The U.S. Navy has a maintenance problem, according to the Government Accountability Office. Lengthy and costly delays are hurting Navy readiness, with “shipyards…
Pentagon IG: Unresolved Problems are Costing Money, and Making it Harder to Save Lives
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The Pentagon’s inspector general has issued an annual review of unresolved issues at the department and found the backlog – and cost, in…
Russian Military Intelligence Behind Spate of New Cyber Attacks
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. In a reminder that Vladimir Putin’s Russia is no friend of the United States or capitalism, recent reporting has uncovered that Russian’s military…
House Republican Proposal Would Give Future Presidents More Power to Conduct Endless Wars
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. A years-long congressional effort to reign-in a president’s ability to commit U.S. forces to foreign action without first consulting Congress has continually fallen…
Federal judge Strikes Down NY Capacity Cap on Religious Services
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe ruled New York state authorities could not enforce a 25 percent capacity cap on indoor religious services…
Supreme Court Dodges Qualified Immunity Cases
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear arguments in a series of cases dealing with qualified immunity – the court-invented rule shielding government…
The Federal Government’s Army of Agents
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. One item that drew notice during the protests in Washington, D.C. was the large number of unidentified law enforcement personnel used for crowd…