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Brandon Arnold

Brandon Arnold is the executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union. He has testified on fiscal policy before Congress and numerous state legislative committees. He has also appeared on several television and radio networks including C-SPAN, Fox News, Fox Business, and more. His writings have appeared in publications including Politico, the Hill, the Seattle Times, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and more.

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CFPB: New Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Deployed to Fix What Rohit Chopra Broke

by Brandon Arnold | Feb 4, 2025

In a desperately needed move this week, President Donald Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB),…

America Ripe for Reform

Federal Agency Gone Wild: Why the CFPB Needs Immediate Reform — and a New Chair

by Brandon Arnold | Jan 17, 2025

With President Joe Biden’s term nearly over, federal agencies should be winding down activities for the year and preparing for…

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Preemptive Surrender to Same-Sex Marriage?

by Brandon Arnold | Aug 29, 2013

In a 9,400-word essay published by Commonweal and funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation (“The Things We…

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Requiem for Diversity of Thought

by Brandon Arnold | Aug 2, 2013

The past four years have proven that Barack Obama does not understand what “diversity” means, and while that might be…

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Can Liturgical Music Be Saved?

by Brandon Arnold | Jun 17, 2013

Remember the power ballad? It was a subgenre of rock music pioneered by Boston in 1976 and Styx a year…

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Why the Haters Hate Michele

by Brandon Arnold | Jun 4, 2013

Bomber pilot lore has it that if you’re taking flak, you know you’re over the target, and it is with…

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Tom Coburn Means Business

by Brandon Arnold | Apr 24, 2006

It’s not often that a Senate oversight hearing provokes claims of bigotry and anti-Americanism. But that happened recently when Senator…