Stagflation Could be on the U.S. Economic Horizon
Federal Reserve Board chairman Jerome Powell made it clear there will be no change in monetary policy for the foreseeable future. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Powell wrote that…
End, Don’t Mend, the AUMF
There are fresh murmurings in official Washington that the Biden administration and some congressional leaders want to “update” the 20-year-old congressional Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) to…
Government Wants Your Daughters to Register for the Draft, Too.
A new report from the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service is keen on the idea of expanding national service, urging the federal government to “promote the vision…
ERA Backers Still Trying to Win Ratification for Expired Amendment
Backers of the Equal Rights Amendment are not giving up their fight to get the 50-year-old proposal ratified and inserted into the Constitution. Their most recent effort to keep the…
Biden’s Sales Job Can’t Obscure Government Failures
While President Joe Biden is busy trying to sell the public on the idea that government can deliver for them, a more candid view of what government offers comes from…
Feinstein is Back With Proposed Assault Weapons Ban
Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein is once again backing legislation that would ban so-called assault weapons. As in previous attempts to revive the original assault weapons ban that expired in 2004,…
Your Car’s Location Data is a Goldmine for Government Snoops
Our cars are loaded with computer code and microchips, all intended to deliver better performance, help with maintenance, and provide the amenities drivers demand. It also appears these systems are…
Report: IRS Moves Tax Filing Deadline to May 17
The Internal Revenue Service is moving the tax filing deadline from the traditional April 15 to May 17. The move comes as the agency is still struggling to process returns…
New York Assembly Hires Law Firm to Investigate Cuomo – First Step Toward Impeachment
The New York State Assembly is taking the first steps toward impeaching Gov. Andrew Cuomo. According to Bloomberg’s Keshia Clukey, the Assembly “hired law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP…
The New Era of Big Government is Underway
In his 1996 State of the Union address, then-President Bill Clinton proclaimed that the “era of big government is over.” It was a rhetorical flourish then, intended to make Democrats…