Terrorism, weather calamities, financial crises, and pandemics have one thing in common—these tragedies often call for national responses. Too often, however, the responses have devolved into partisan politics and advantage-taking. ...
Does everyone know there is an entire department of the federal government whose stated purpose is to assist in labor and employment matters? Perhaps government intervention is not the kind of “help” that business or workers want or need....
With its cumulative budget deficits over the last 25 years, America today is sitting at the base of a very large and growing mountain of debt, with a shovel in our national hands. Let's stop digging....
How high should federal income tax rates be? Only as high as necessary to pay the nation’s bills. The same is true for estate taxes, although there is something more to be said for taxing the estates of wealthy people instead of raising corporate or...
On the South Island of New Zealand, the Franz Josef Glacier is a major destination for tourists. As you approach after a long hike, the glacier begins to appear, way ahead in the distance, wedged in between two mountains. And soon you come to a...
While most cases don’t involve a presidential assassination attempt, and normal crimes can be handled by sheriffs and police officers, some federal, state, and local cooperation on training standards will enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement all around. The feds first must make sure they...
Sometimes government payments actually do help needy and deserving recipients; sometimes not. We lay out a better way to serve Americans without doing them the disservice of making them dependent....
If you happen to be 38 years of age, half the people in the United States are older than you, and half the people are younger. You 38-year-olds out there are the median. You are in a prime stage of life, too. Singer Carrie Underwood...
Federal judges, who have “life tenure” under the U.S. Constitution, must check and balance the other branches of government, making the selection of the best, unbiased judges all the more important. ...
The principle of limited government should serve as a filter in a case-by-case balancing act to determine whether a particular regulation is necessary or not. ...
