10 Crazy Examples of Unrelated Waste and Partisan Kick-Backs in New ‘COVID’ Bill

President Biden has proposed $1.9 trillion in additional COVID-19 spending. He's asking Congress to authorize another round of checks, more expanded unemployment benefits, a $15 minimum wage, and much, much more. Over the weekend, House Democrats finally released the text of the 600-page bill meant to make Biden’s broad COVID proposals a legislative reality.  Critics and … Continue reading 10 Crazy Examples of Unrelated Waste and Partisan Kick-Backs in New ‘COVID’ Bill

Lenin’s New Economic Policy: When the Soviets Admitted Socialism Doesn’t Work

A century ago, the Mother Ship of Socialism—the Soviet Union—was teetering on the precipice. The Poles had just vanquished the hopes of dictator Vladimir Lenin to sweep across Europe. Under the bludgeon of Marxist central planning, the economy had collapsed to a fraction of its pre-war dimensions. The country was seething in discontent. Insurrection seemed … Continue reading Lenin’s New Economic Policy: When the Soviets Admitted Socialism Doesn’t Work

This Senate May Smile on Faulty Law of the Sea Treaty

Now that President Joe Biden is in the White House and a fellow Democrat is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will the United States finally ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea? Republicans’ past support for this U.N. convention, also known as the Law of the Sea Treaty, has been … Continue reading This Senate May Smile on Faulty Law of the Sea Treaty

Biden Proposes Massive Corporate Welfare

President Biden is introducing an infrastructure plan costing $2 trillion. The plan is a combination of subsidies for corporations and subsidies for state and local governments. Both types of subsidies are unneeded and wasteful. Biden wants $135 billion for highways and bridges, $111 billion for water supply, $100 billion for schools, $85 billion for transit, $25 billion for airports, $17 … Continue reading Biden Proposes Massive Corporate Welfare

Biden Administration Argues for Warrantless Home Entry and Gun Seizures Before the Supreme Court a Year After Breonna Taylor’s Death

In a case argued before the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Biden Administration, along with attorneys general from nine states, submitted arguments asking the justices to uphold warrantless home entry and gun confiscation by police. The case stems from a domestic dispute between an elderly married couple, Edward and Kim Caniglia. After an intense … Continue reading Biden Administration Argues for Warrantless Home Entry and Gun Seizures Before the Supreme Court a Year After Breonna Taylor’s Death

California Has No Need to Doxx Donors

Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Thomas More Law Center are charitable organizations who advocate for a variety of free‐​market and socially conservative viewpoints that are controversial in the current political climate. As nonprofits, they fund their activities through private donations from like‐​minded individuals across the country, many of whom prefer to remain anonymous for fear … Continue reading California Has No Need to Doxx Donors

Antifa’s Destructive Return Could Have Staying Power

After weeks of relative silence, Antifa’s destructive activism came roaring back to the Pacific Northwest. And as the trial of a former police officer in the death of a black man is underway 1,650 miles away, this region worries that the violence not only will worsen but threaten to become a permanent fixture. Violence erupted … Continue reading Antifa’s Destructive Return Could Have Staying Power

Woke Classrooms Show Why US Parents Should Be Free to Choose on Schools

Illinois legislators last week voted in favor of enacting new “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” in the state’s teacher education programs. Beginning in October, all Illinois teacher training programs must start to reflect the new standards that focus on “systems of oppression,” with teacher trainees required to “understand that there are systems in our … Continue reading Woke Classrooms Show Why US Parents Should Be Free to Choose on Schools

A Third Federal Court Rules Federal Eviction Moratorium Illegal

When the Trump administration decreed a nationwide eviction moratorium in September, I suggested in this space that the measure would face tough sledding in federal court. That’s not because the current state of constitutional law is as protective as it should be of property owners’ rights — in fact, it’s not nearly as protective as one would like. … Continue reading A Third Federal Court Rules Federal Eviction Moratorium Illegal

What You Need to Know About Biden’s Far-Left Interior Secretary

His former congressional colleague will advance a far-left agenda as the new secretary of the interior, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., says.  The Senate voted 51-40 Monday to confirm Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to lead the Interior Department under President Joe Biden. Haaland supports Biden’s decision to halt further construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.  Daines … Continue reading What You Need to Know About Biden’s Far-Left Interior Secretary