Trump Lets Farmers Drain the Swamp (Literally)
On Tuesday, February 28, President Donald Trump ordered the EPA to review the “Waters of the United States” rule, which is the first step in an upcoming push to…
Taxied Enough Already!
In a few years, Uber and Lyft have dominated ridesharing. It’s a classic story that embodies and demonstrates the wonders of the free market: creating profit for innovative producers while…
Rep. Walberg’s (R-MI) H.R. 999 Increases Savings for College
On February 9, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced H.R. 999 to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts. This bill has bipartisan…
Combating the Regulatory State Through Congressional Action
In recent days, Congress has targeted several midnight rules, those finalized and published in the final days of the Obama administration, through the Congressional Review Act. The effort is part…
CBO Report: More Spending, More Debt Over Next Ten Years
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), on Tuesday, released its first budget outlook report of the new year, offering a look at the fiscal picture for the next ten years,…
A Path Toward Social Security Reform
Near the end of the 114th Congress, Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) introduced legislation that would begin to address the severe fiscal problems that face Social Security. The most recent…
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Provide Americans Relief from ObamaCare
Among President Donald Trump’s first acts in the Oval Office on Friday was putting his signature on a rather lengthy executive order that deals a major blow to ObamaCare.
Celebrating Copyright Week
Today marks the conclusion of copyright week, where it’s time to remind policymakers of the balance needed in copyright law. Too often, recent policy changes have been used to benefit…
Trump Administration’s Proposed Spending Cuts Are a Good Start
So-called "progressives" are absolutely losing their collective minds about proposed spending cuts that the incoming Trump administration is planning. The Hill reported Thursday that the administration, which will take…
Shoddy Reporting from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Georgia’s Forfeiture Law
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a blog post up today with a headline which reads: "Forfeiture: Georgia was once one of the worst. Now? It’s not so bad." Sounds great.