Inflation Warnings Increase in Wake of Washington’s Fiscal Folly
Congressional Democrats, the Biden administration, and the Federal Reserve are all pushing the same message: there’s nothing to fear about the growing national debt, or the possibility inflation may roar…
Joe Biden’s Aim: be Bigger Than FDR, LBJ
In a White House meeting with presidential historians, President Joe Biden offered an expansive vision of what he hopes to achieve in office – as big, or even bigger, than…
Biden Administration Looking at $3 Trillion in New Government Spending
Fresh off passing a $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan,” the Biden administration has decided to go even bigger with its next proposals: a $3 trillion effort that covers everything from…
The Costly Transition to Electric Vehicles
The drumbeat behind electric cars (EVs) grows louder every day. And while such vehicles may be ideal for some people right now, it may be years – even decades —…
DC Statehood Bill has Deep Constitutional Problems
House Democrats are advancing a bill that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state. It’s been a priority of some in the Democratic caucus for years, in…
Stacking the Political Deck to Fix a Non-Existent Transportation Crisis
The next big-ticket item on Joe Biden’s wish list is an infrastructure program. And not just any infrastructure program, but one that will cost trillions of dollars. To help grease…
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,…