Mr. Biden’s Costly Wish List
Among the laundry list of spending items inside the Biden infrastructure plan are proposals that are really about making government bigger. FEE’s Brad Polumbo looked at some of the…
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…
Federal Red Tape Continued to Grow in 2020
The federal government never stops issuing new regulations, adding thousands of such rules every year. How many new rules were imposed in 2020? The Competitive Enterprise Institute notes that there…
New Estimate Puts Federal Deficit at $4.2 trillion
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. It’s no secret the federal government’s unprecedented spending over the last month was going to result in genuinely terrifying budget deficits. But just…
Federal Government Employment Is… Shrinking?
Article from CNSNews by Terence P. Jeffrey. (CNSNews.com) – The federal government cut 3,000 jobs in May and federal employment has now dropped by 24,000 since President Donald Trump took…
Have We Witnessed The End Of The Tea Party?
Article from the Ron Paul Institute by Ron Paul. The recently-passed big-spending budget deal’s failure to generate significant opposition from the “tea party” has led some to pen obituaries for…
The Freedom Index Results Are In!
Article From Reason by John Stossel and Maxim Lott. Are you living in the freest country? Not if you live in the United States. The new “Human Freedom Index” by…
The Shutdown Proved One Thing: Government Isn’t Essential
Article from FLN Staff. In the wake of Democrats’ government shutdown turned three-day weekend, John Stossel took the opportunity to remind us just how much of government is non-essential, more…
Another Failure Of Socialized Medicine Exposed
Article from Town Hall by Guy Benson. Last time we checked in on Britain’s National Health Services — often hailed as the model of a functioning socialized healthcare regime — government bureaucrats…
The Size Of The Federal Government Has Been Significantly Reduced
Article from Reason by Eric Boehm. Across nearly every federal department and agency, staffing levels fell during the first year of the Trump administration as empty positions went unfilled, budgets…