The long march to end forever wars
President Joe Biden is back to bombing parts of the Middle East — Syria, this time — continuing a decades-long, bipartisan tradition of American presidents lobbing explosives, and much more,…
The IRS is stumbling on refunds and answers
While some in Congress are eager to give the IRS more money and power so it can squeeze more revenue out of taxpayers, good luck if you are one of…
Report looks at the continuing rise of the regulatory state
The Competitive Enterprise Institute is out with its new look at the state of federal regulation, “10,000 Commandments.” It is a thorough, and thoroughly depressing, assessment of the regulatory state,…
A bipartisan push to give the IRS more power
When lawmakers tout the benefits and good works of a bipartisan compromise, the first question everyone should ask is: who pays? In the case of the Senate’s much touted bipartisan…
The IRS’ bonfire of incompetency gets bigger
Even as congressional Democrats want to give it more money and power to squeeze cash out of taxpayers, the IRS seems to have big problems keeping its own house in…
Time to give inspectors general the independence and tools they need to fight corruption
Executive branch agencies have never liked having inspectors general looking over their bureaucratic shoulders to make sure they are spending taxpayer money wisely, and operating efficiently. That’s why agencies, and…
Supreme Court’s Unacceptable Policy of Hiding Justices’ Health Problems
U.S. Supreme Court justices have long been key players in the nation’s political life – including being big issues in presidential and congressional campaigns. So, naturally, the health of individual…
