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by | Aug 12, 2022

We all know how the Biden administration, on Day One, reversed two of the most successful Trump initiatives — energy independence and border control — turning with executive orders both areas into the twin disasters that have become part of…

by | Aug 11, 2022

Not to be too especially dire with this column, but it bears pointing out that the basis of any government’s legitimacy is that it has, by whatever means it might manage it, the consent of those over whom it seeks…

by | Mar 9, 2022

Today, while the media is full of stories of partisan bickering, it is important to remind ourselves that sensible reforms of law and policy are still possible. This article describes one such success story in which the system worked. Along…

by | Mar 12, 2020

Sacramento California has the largest number of active military members in the nation, who live on relatively low salaries in this exceedingly expensive state. To make matters worse, the state has enacted some of the most stringent occupational-licensing rules in the nation…

by | Mar 3, 2020

It is no secret that the political Left’s wish list overflows with radical proposals that are far too unpopular to pass into law. Extreme, socialist ideas such as free college tuition, outlawing fossil fuels, speech restrictions, universal Medicare, open borders,…

by | Jan 23, 2020

Three years into the Trump administration, we see a clear pattern forming. The Obama administration implemented labor rules that make the labor market less flexible, often at the expense of smaller businesses, but in ways that made unions happy. The…

by | Jan 9, 2020

Hours after Qassem Soleimani was killed in a drone strike in Iraq, #WWIII was trending on Twitter. Many Americans, including America’s moral conscience Colin Kaepernick, took to social media to vent their outrage and apprehension at America’s militaristic imperialism. By…

by | Dec 14, 2019

“Millergate” seems to have come and gone due to a commendable showing of huevos from White House brass. To be sure, apart from the evidence clearly not fitting the thought-crime — that is, emails from Miller pitching “anti-immigrant” stories to Breitbart News — the clearly…

by | Nov 30, 2019

By now, many Americans believe (or are at least familiar with) the narrative of the corporate media and the cultural left elite regarding “election interference” in the United States. Their account goes something like this: through gerrymandering and purging the…

by | Aug 27, 2019

With the approach of the 2020 presidential election season, much of the media is now promoting the most pessimistic spin possible on the findings of a recent — and methodologically questionable — NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. With headlines like…

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