Some Form of Line-Item Veto Is Necessary, But It Isn’t a Cure for Washington’s Spending Addiction
In a press conference on Friday, President Donald Trump criticized the process that Congress used to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 1625, although he signed the spending bill into…
White House’s FY 2019 Budget Proposes Big Reductions in Nondefense Spending After a Spending Deal That Increases Deficits
The White House unveiled its FY 2019 budget request this morning. Although it’s incredibly unlikely that the budget request will become law, it does provide a window into the…
The Top 10 Reasons Why the McConnell-Schumer Spending Bill is a Bad Deal
The bill would blatantly disregard the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 that requires Congress to adhere to budget caps – This bill goes above and beyond, busting the caps…
Capitol Hill Update: January 29, 2018
The House and Senate are in session this week.
Everything Is Awful, but #TakeAKnee Might Just Close a Tax Loophole
The NFL is trending on just about every news source in America. Ever since Donald Trump condemned NFL players’ protesting during the national anthem, Earth has been stuck in a…
In Defense of Economic Noninterventionism
A recent Wall Street Journal article has surprisingly good news: US companies are seeing the highest profit growth in two years with “two consecutive quarters of double-digit profit growth…
ObamaCare Repeal: Now Is the Time for Senate Republicans to Deliver
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has indicated that he will bring an ObamaCare repeal bill to the floor early next week for a motion to proceed. For those not…
The CBO Reviews Trump’s Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the President’s Budget Proposal. In collaboration with the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the CBO reviewed the President’s proposals…
Obama Dropped the Ball on Economic Freedom
President Obama presided over one of America’s darkest, anti-capitalist, pro-federal government administrations in decades. The federal expansion of power was at levels only previously seen perhaps since the Great…
From My Cold Dead Keyboard
The global community has been rocked by tragedy after tragedy over the last several weeks, but few instances have captured the international spotlight as readily as the recent…