Andrew Langer
We. Must. End. The. Divide. Five very simple, straightforward words. We have serious problems in America, and the only way that they can be solved is if the chasm that divides Americans is somehow bridged. The only way that chasm…
Our space program shouldn’t be sending millions to Putin and his pals. One of the greatest benefits of a government of divided powers is that when the executive branch fails to act in assurance of national security, Congress can step in…
Making America more competitive again is a huge winner. Were the 2016 elections governed by anything remotely approaching “conventional wisdom,” a candidate like Donald Trump should have done abysmally in America’s most-rural communities. While Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) achieved stunning…
Were the 2016 elections governed by anything remotely approaching “conventional wisdom,” a candidate like Donald Trump should have done abysmally in America’s most-rural communities. While Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) achieved stunning victories in states where the economy is dominated by…
In any society, the prevailing power structure loathes dissent. It’s been this way since time immemorial — when Christians dared suggest that there might be some other path to follow than the Roman gods, for instance, or when the leading…
As the 2016 Major League Baseball season gets underway, I’m reminded of the famous quote attributed to Yankee legend Yogi Berra: “it’s like déjà vu all over again!” Only, I’m not talking about the Yanks’ Opening Day loss — I’m…
With major U.S. trade initiatives working their way between the legislative and executive branches, the future of U.S. trade policy has taken center stage in the 2016 presidential contests. As candidates make their way through the various primaries in both…
“Superfund” is a word we rarely hear in the major media these days. Climate change is the environmental cause du jour, but back in the late 1970s and into the 1980s, as America was learning about Love Canal and solving…
Since its ratification, the Constitution has been a hassle for those in power (and those who seek to expand their power). Which is precisely what it was meant to be — a series of constraints on power and hurdles to…
There are real and deeply serious issues underpinning the “standoff” at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon — both having to do with the idea that liberal appellate court judges, at the behest of federal prosecutors and agenda-driven bureaucrats, can…
