Most public leaders have regrets when it’s their time to go, and typically they admit where the historians and the press will create holes in their legacies. The most famous … READ MORE
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Farm Bill Shows the Resilience of Subsidies
Meet the new farm bill. It’s a lot like the old farm bill. In 2011 then-U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. released a report entitled “Subsidies of the Rich and Famous” … READ MORE
Parenthood in the Age of Debt
Three weeks ago, I became a father. In many ways, that fact still doesn’t resonate beyond a mere intellectual data point. Yes, my son is here, he’s doing all the … READ MORE
Bipartisan Senators Seek to Eliminate Beerbots, Edible Insects, and Peanut Stockpiles
Senators Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) just introduced the Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act - or the easier to say title: … READ MORE
Tariffs Beg the Question to Administration: Do You Even Econ, Bro?
In what is bound to be the least surprising headline of the year, it would seem that the tariff war between the United States and her trading partners is not … READ MORE
Is Democratic Socialism Right For America?
Though still a young country, America leads the world as a place of freedom and success due to, in part, by the free market and limited government its citizens enjoy. … READ MORE
Wastegiving: A Stuffed Tradition
The Thanksgiving Play - Genocide Edition (2018-2019) - $10,000 The first Thanksgiving, the celebration of a good harvest by the Pilgrims at Plymouth, has turned into a nationwide holiday of … READ MORE
Lame Duck Congress: An Explainer
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s back to work they go. The midterms are over (well almost) and the parties are fighting out who will be in charge of their … READ MORE