What Pundits Get Wrong About The Border Security Fight
There is no question that Trump lost the battle of his own making. It is also true that this is not the final battle in whether the country seeks to uphold rule of law at her border.
The Government Shutdown Is The Perfect Time To Finally Abolish The TSA
The TSA is incompetent at making people safer, plus privatization would take away the TSA’s growing political leverage. What’s not to like?
Why State Of The Union Addresses Should Be Canceled Forever
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have intended to cancel the state of the union as a fit of pique, but it’s an excellent idea for reining in the imperial presidency.
Pelosi Just Cancelled The State Of The Union Over The Border Wall She Refuses To Build
‘The speaker… said as long as government is shut down we’re not going to be doing business as usual,’ Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said to CNN. ‘The state of the union is off.’
You Would Be Sued If You Ran Your Yard Like Washington Runs The Border
But for some reason, government officials get away with negligence, flip-flopping, and pussyfooting around the ever-growing issue.
Why Trump Will Win The Shutdown
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats have left left themselves no fallback position. And that’s why they will lose.
There’s A National Emergency On The Border, But It’s Not What You Think
Trump says there’s a crisis on the border, but the crisis reaches far beyond the border into every institution in Mexico and Central America.
Trump And Democrats Could Reach A Compromise If They Actually Cared About Securing The Border
Trump and the Democrats could agree to more funding for border security in exchange for more funding for processing asylum-seekers, but they won’t.
‘Schumer Shutdown’ Shows McConnell Will Give Democrats Deals He Won’t Give Republicans
While not conceding on the substance of immigration legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made an important concession on process—one he has not made to conservatives.
Progressives Are Not Pleased With How Democrats Caved On The Shutdown
‘They caved. They blinked. That’s what they do.’
Chuck Schumer Just Lost The Shutdown, Bigly
Why did Democrats cave so quickly? They counted on Trump being Leeroy Jenkins.
6 Events That Prove Democrats’ Government Shutdown Over DACA Is A Fraud
The facts of DACA lay bare the fraud underlying the Democrats’ politically motivated, selective shuttering of the federal government.
Why We Shouldn’t Expect A Shutdown Baby Boom
Will a government shutdown this January give us a baby boom next October? One way to check is to see what happened during the last big shutdown.
Democrats Don’t Mind Government Shutdowns When They’re About Abortion
Here are four times a Democratic president and Democrat-controlled Congress earned an ‘F for failure of leadership’ amid a government shutdown.
Here Are The Media’s Rules For Deciding Who To Blame For Government Shutdowns
When the shutdown comes this Friday, or anytime thereafter, please consult these rules to determine exactly who you should blame.
Date-onomics: It’s Not You, It’s The Data
In Date-onomics, Jon Birger uses data to explore the dating and marriage dilemmas that single, college-educated women face.
The Real House Leadership Crisis
The real source of frustration with House leadership is that they’ve given up the power of the purse. They need to get it back.
Why Are GOP Leaders Negotiating A Bad Budget Deal When There’s Already A Good Budget Deal In Place?
If Republicans don’t try (or don’t care) to make an argument for fiscal restraint, Obama will prevail.
Mitch McConnell And The Planned Parenthood Atom Bomb
Mitch McConnell can’t and won’t defuse the Planned Parenthood atom bomb that’s going to go off in Washington at the end of the month.
Chris Christie’s Accidental Argument For Limited Government (And Against Himself)
It doesn’t matter if you’re Dick Nixon, Chris Christie or head of the condo association, there’s something about authority that turns us into petty tyrants.
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