The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed a rule in the Federal Register on Tuesday that would enhance the federal government’s ability to fire federal employees for serious misconduct. While the current system allows rigorous vetting during hiring, agencies…
When the House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on April 10 it took a good first step toward the restoration of election integrity, assuming the Senate also passes it and President Trump signs it into law before…
Let’s suppose you’re a fitness trainer — I know, this isn’t a brain space most of us occupy frequently — and you’re faced with a morbidly obese patient who is in denial about his failing vitals and pitiable condition. Your…
The U.S. government has no business running a newsroom. Voice of America (VOA), launched in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, is a taxpayer-funded anachronism that’s lost its edge. With a $250 million annual budget, it beams news to over 300…
It was hardly necessary to consult the Delphic Oracle to learn that the Department of Government Efficiency was destined to be extremely unpopular with federal bureaucrats. Nor was it difficult to predict that their collective response would be clueless and…
The new Trump administration and congressional Republicans are collaborating on a new tax bill that they hope to pass into law by the end of April. The most important conditions in the prospective bill, by far, will be extending the…
The murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was a heinous crime allegedly done by Luigi Mangione out of rage against the machine. Presumably, his target was someone who profits from our broken healthcare “machine” or system. Public frustration with, anger,…
No, this is not about the 1982 horror movie starring Adrienne Barbeau, but those who mean to “drain the swamp” should take heed — danger lurks in an unlikely place, and, left unchecked, the beast could well destroy even the…
