How Federal Grants Are Turning State Governments Against Their Own People
Almost a third of the money in many state government budgets now comes directly from Washington, D.C. But why are federal taxpayers paying for Wisconsin’s bike paths?
NYT: Jeff Sessions Is Doing A Great Job Fighting DOJ’s Liberal Bureaucracy
Intending to paint Jeff Sessions negatively, the Times accidentally paints a diligent and effective agency head who is achieving results over the objections of a large, entrenched, and politically extreme bureaucracy.
Congress Needs To Stop Pouring Money Into NASA’s Contractor Black Hole
It will take NASA more than 20 years and $40 billion to fly one manned mission. That’s not including the almost $18 billion NASA will spend to build the Orion capsule that will fly on that mission.
How America’s Obsession With Safety Is Stunting Our Kids’ Spirituality
America’s safety obsession reveals not so much a healthy desire to protect our children as the gangrenous decay of a society that has rejected the transcendent.
The Left Is Exacting A Terrible Revenge On Kavanaugh For Threatening To Limit Their Power
What a terrible price there is to pay for a judge who naively questions whether unelected bureaucrats should have the final say on what the law means.
The New York Times Anonymous Op-ed Pushes Electoral Sabotage
The problem with the much-discussed op-ed isn’t that the author is anonymous, it’s that author celebrates nullifying a presidential election.
For Sticking To The Law, Trump Title IX Regs Accused Of ‘Making Campuses Safer’ For Rape
In a first for the Trump U.S Department of Education, this rollback will also undo Clinton and Bush-era policies, to adhere more closely to the law and Supreme Court precedent, an administration official told The Federalist.
Why ‘Destroying The Civil Service’ Would Be Good For America
The United States’ civil service could fairly be described as the branch of the Democratic Party that does not have the inconvenience of standing for election.
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.
A Crank Called Colorado Police To Shut Down Kids’ Lemonade Stand, And It Worked
What kind of sick person would call the cops on a hot sunny day to complain about three little kids and their lemonade stand?
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.
Why Teachers Only Get A Fifth Of The Money Taxpayers Spend On Their Schools
Until people are ready to accept a school that simply teaches its students and nothing more, they will have the multiplex that continues to expand.
Why Giant High Schools Just Can’t Help Messed-Up Kids
The real difference the large suburban school brings about is a general flattening of the culture. Everything that gives an individual a community becomes superficial.
400,000 Rape Kits Are Sitting Untested Across The U.S. Here’s How Texas Began Addressing This Injustice
For far too long, vulnerable women have been twice victimized: first by their rapists and sexual assailants, and then by bureaucratic indifference.
What I Saw At A College Administrators’ Conference Will Make You Laugh And Cry
The Left need not depend on sociology and women’s studies faculty to radicalize our children; it’s being done quite effectively in student centers and residence halls.
How To Reform Federal Intelligence And Law Enforcement Agencies
The paradox of freedom has always been to create a government strong enough to defend the people against their foreign enemies, but not so strong that it becomes an oppressor itself.
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.
CFPB Employees, You’re Not Dumbledore’s Army. You’re Dolores Umbridge
The CFPB’s Harry-Potter-styled rebellion of mid-level bureaucrats seems a lot less like Dumbledore’s Army and a lot more like Dolores Umbridge.
I’m A Marine And I Tried To Help Puerto Rico, But The Bureaucracy Stopped Me
The Puerto Rican governor’s office put out a call for mainland commercial drivers willing to help. Unfortunately, the capacity of bureaucrats to stifle selfless service is disturbingly strong.
Trump Officials’ Luxe Travel Spending Makes Swamp-Draining Promises Look Like Hypocrisy
Top federal officials like Steve Mnuchin seem to think taxpayers owe them private charter flights at top expense.
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