In my more than 40 years of practicing law, I have learned that while lawsuits can bring disputes to an end, they cannot solve problems. Unfortunately, not all other lawyers have learned the same thing, and the effects of this…
Recycling plastic is not easy, even if you’re funded by some of the big manufacturing companies and subsidized by the government. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss a recent New York…
State-sanctioned euthanasia has been on the rise for years, and not just among terminally ill patients. Young people in their 20s and 30s who are struggling with disabilities and depression are increasingly turning to the practice. On today’s episode of The…
What do you think of when you hear the words “Nordic welfare state”? Government-run health care, with reasonable fees for regular check-ups but long waiting lists for certain life-saving treatments? Free university education, the proviso being that there may not…
“The president proposes, the Congress disposes” is the way the Founders set up our government. Here’s how it’s supposed to work: legislation is proposed (by the president or a member of Congress) through an “authorization” bill that “can establish, continue,…
Former President Donald Trump “has called for the return of ‘mental institutions’” to get the homeless off the streets, Axios reported Tuesday. Was he serious or just spitballing? The Trump campaign did not respond when I asked for further clarification….
The U.S. military is suffering from a growing list of self-inflicted wounds, with the most recent regarding poor enlisted housing conditions (barracks and related unmarried housing), which were discovered by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to be unfit for even…
The Constitution was designed to give government only a limited range of powers. Yet, government, today, wields a seemingly endless measure of power over the people. It’s time to ask: How limited was limited government meant to be? The framers of the Constitution…
The Biden administration is, as of Aug. 1, enforcing a ban on incandescent light bulbs. While the restrictive bulb standards began in 2007 with the enactment of the Energy Independence and Security Act — which set maximum power requirements for…
SACRAMENTO — After a shocking city hall scandal led to the resignation of Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu last year, the city commissioned an investigative report detailing what went wrong. The results — a remarkably thorough page-turner — were released this week….