Libertarians and Immigration
by There are relatively few issues that are the source of controversy among libertarians. At least until recent years, when a certain segment of individuals who …
Abusing the House Rules for Raw Politics
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats have clearly gotten too ambitious in their legislative agenda. Only months removed from a massive, $1.855 trillion budget reconciliation …
Bipartisan Consensus on AUMF Repeal
Americans hear a lot about how Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on anything. This is largely due to the media’s vested interest in keeping us …
Get Rid of the Confederate Statues Inside the Capitol
In recent years, the movement to remove Confederate statues from town squares and state flags and renaming military installations has sparked a backlash from the …
$1.9 Trillion Worth of Bad Policies
An activist from FreedomWorks, where I worked until the end of last month before moving to a new job, called me today to ask for …
Earmarks Are Coming Back
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) recently said that earmarks will return in the 117th Congress. With the appropriations cycle soon beginning, the chairs of …
Remembering the Budget Control Act
Back in August 2011, President Barack Obama signed the Budget Control Act into law. The Budget Control Act came as Republicans, who had the House …
States Are Getting a Ton of Money in the New COVID-19 Bill
Economic disruptions caused by COVID-19 hit most states hard. Governors shutdown their economies, leading to losses of revenue through the second quarter of 2020. Considering …
When the Electoral College Was Almost Eliminated
Many conservatives are concerned about the growing movement in Congress and in state legislatures to either completely eliminate or effectively eliminate the Electoral College. That …
CBO Cost-Estimates for the FY 2021 Budget Reconciliation Legislation
In early February, Congress passed, S.Con.Res. 5, directing 12 House committees to produce recommendations for budget reconciliation to be submitted to the House Budget Committee …