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Capitol Desk
Capitol Desk
by | Feb 8, 2023

People are uneasy about the debt ceiling fight. Many think it’s unhealthy and a sign of poor fiscal management, and they are right. However, they should get used to it. These budget fights will keep getting more frequent and more…

by | Jan 31, 2023

Since United States Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has been in the news of late, I thought it would be interesting to share my firsthand experience as a congressional aide in his office. The American public has not yet had a…

by | Jan 18, 2023

As of last week, the U.S. government has finally begun to take steps to combat the growing threat posed by China. The House of Representatives recently voted to create a new select committee that focuses on the Chinese Communist Party…

by | Jan 5, 2023

After Republicans clinched their narrower-than-expected new House majority in November’s midterm elections, the only relevant questions for Congress-watchers seemed to pertain to what Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) impending House speakership would look like. To what extent, if any, would he…

by | Dec 21, 2022

Dealing with high inflation and an increasingly shaky economy, Americans are forced to make tougher spending choices. With public debt at an all-time high, government should do the same. This feat isn’t that hard now that the Congressional Budget Office…

by | Nov 28, 2022

Well. Democrats and the media have made much about former President Donald Trump unknowingly hosting a white supremacist and anti-Semite at a Mar-a-Lago dinner. The guy was brought along as an unannounced guest of Ye (as Kanye West now calls…

by | Oct 13, 2022

The upcoming midterm election has got me thinking about divided government. In normal times, the prospect of newly shared power in Washington might have me looking forward to the resulting slowdown of one party’s hyperactive agenda. The Democrats who are…

by | Apr 18, 2022

So two members of the corrupt January 6 Committee made news yesterday. One was Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin. The second was Illinois Republican Adam Kinzinger. The headline on the Reuters story about Raskin was this: Trump attempt at a coup…

by | Nov 9, 2020

In a predictable security breach, this reporter obtained a leaked copy of the program planned for the Biden–Harris inauguration. The new Democracy performs its danse macabre in Darkness. But here at The American Spectator it is put under light. Following…

by | Sep 16, 2020

How do you eat the mighty whale shark? The same way you eat the lowly dogfish: one bite at a time. Somebody should remind our elected representatives in Congress of this lesson. They are currently trying and failing to pass…

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