Why There’s No Such Thing As Local Government Any More, And What To Do About It
Nonprofits, states, and local governments now typically behave like big-box stores: same entity, different location. Maybe the aisles run side to side instead of front to back, but largely everything is the same.
As America Resolves Its Cold Civil War, We Must Ensure It Doesn’t Get Hot
Any lasting resolution to our gridlock and polarization will come only with a political realignment in which the winning coalition dominates national politics for a generation or more.
Feds Send $1 Million To Study Designed To Push Transgenderism On Children
The National Science Foundation has made a $1 million grant for a longitudinal study of gender-confused children. It appears designed to reach conclusions more political than scientific.
Richard Cordray’s Tyrannical Federal Reign Disqualifies His Bid For Ohio Governor
Even a cursory examination reveals Richard Cordray to be more than just a self-promoting pit bull with vaguely monarchical tendencies. He is also a corrupt partisan hack.
9 Ways Mueller’s Investigation Epitomizes A Legal System In Crisis
Robert Mueller’s investigation is showy and politically important, but it is not unique. It embodies our administrative state.
Why Regulations Are Another Elite War Against Common Folk
Regulation creates unforeseen issues, which are papered over by more regulations. Eventually what we’re left with is a 20,000-page bill destined to fail.
How The New Deal Corrupted Government And Eroded Constitutional Checks And Balances
The New Deal led to the rise of the administrative state, to which Congress frequently delegates its regulatory power.
Former CIA Director’s Broadside Against Trump Accidentally Proves Intel Agencies’ Politicization
It is embarrassing for a president to call you a failure and attack your institutions, while placing the blame for what has occurred at your feet.
Sessions Will Not Appoint A Special Counsel To Investigate Claims Of FBI, DOJ Abuse
Sessions told three powerful Republican committee chairmen he has appointed a Justice Department attorney based in Utah to conduct an internal review.
McCabe’s Bogus Witch Hunt Of Jeff Sessions Confirms Worst Fears About FBI/DOJ Politicization
Of all the Russian conspiracy angles, the one alleging Jeff Sessions is working on behalf of the Russians is easily the most outlandish.
Here’s Why Government Workers Deserve Mockery Every Now And Then
Among government workers whose jobs do not call on them to risk life and limb, there are two distinct categories: the Ambitious and the Comfortable.
Bucking Trump Deregulation Agenda, State Department Chokes International Adoption
Adoption advocates say the State Department is making international adoption rarer and more expensive than ever to consolidate government control over private agencies.
Parkland Underscores How Americans Pay For Garbage Government While Doing Its Job Ourselves
This kind of government employee incompetence with horrific consequences is by no means limited to the Parkland killings. Instead, it is endemic to U.S. government.
How Senior-Level Corruption Can Affect Entire Government Agencies Like The FBI
There is no bigger prize for authoritarians in a free nation than to take over the institutions focused on national security, because these gather sensitive data on people and organizations.
House Intel Memo Shows Just How Politicized The Obama Administration Had Become
The House Intelligence Committee memo on alleged FISA abuses by federal authorities reveals, above all, how politicized the DOJ and FBI were under Obama.
A Year In, Trump Epitomizes America’s Cultural Inflection Point
The rise of the gig economy foretells changes in governance as the rise of Carnegie Steel and Standard Oil foretold the rise of big government. We’re headed somewhere else.
Trump’s Biggest Point Last Night Was The Need To Upend The Deep State
President Donald Trump called for something very controversial in Washington DC: to treat government employees as though they work for us.
Sessions Has No Choice But To Appoint A Special Counsel To Investigate DOJ, FBI
Americans should be reassured that the federal law enforcement agencies are working to keep America safer rather than focused on revenge against political enemies.
How Common Core Taught Me Bureaucrats Will Always Win Unless We Slash Big Government
My state, Oklahoma, was one of the first and only to repeal Common Core. It took years of work, and ultimately accomplished just about nothing.
Why Republicans Need To Self-Deport From Washington DC
There’s a chance that what ails the GOP is terminal, but to give ourselves a chance at recovery, we’ve got to move—physically.
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