Commentary In just the last few weeks, Liz Truss, Britain’s new prime minister, has been denounced by critics as a “fascist.” So has Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s newly elected prime minister. Along with all Republicans in Congress, Texas and Florida GOP Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis and, of course, former President Donald Trump. Every one…
Contract With America: The Sequel
Commentary House Republican leaders have announced a plan they are calling a “Commitment to America” in time for the November election and presumably the presidential contest two years from now. In unveiling the plan, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has the party’s priorities right. The question is whether the Republican Party can survive the familiar and…
Biden and the Big Government Socialists’ Cost-of-Living Crisis
Commentary The scale of the Joe Biden-Big Government Socialists’ disaster is becoming more obvious. Scott Rasmussen has reported that 88 percent of Americans agree we are in a cost-of-living crisis. In fact 66 percent—two of every three people—said it is a serious crisis. On Tuesday, economist Steve Moore, in his invaluable Unleash Prosperity Hotline, reported…
When Will Low-Income Americans Stop Looking to Government?
Commentary New polling data from Gallup show Americans are not having an easy time through this period of rising prices. According to Gallup, 56 percent of Americans say now that rising prices are causing severe or moderate hardship. Drilling down, we see that the hardship is not shared equally. Among low-income households, those with income…
Inflation Reduction Act Is the Problem, Not the Solution
Commentary A central pillar of the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act is the $80 billion going to the IRS to hire some 87,000 new agents, doubling the current force, to chase down U.S. taxpayers who allegedly are not meeting their tax obligations. The rationale is we have a large national budget deficit—that is, government is bringing…
An IRS That’s Armed and Dangerous
Commentary The Biden administration has a lot of nerve proposing to double the budget of the Internal Revenue Service and add 87,000 employees. This plan is set to become law as part of the soon-to-be-enacted Inflation Reduction Act. And it comes around the same time as the outrageous FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s…
Big Government Socialism Is Destroying America. Newt Gingrich Explains How You Can Help Save Us.
Joe Biden campaigned for president in 2020 as a practical politician with a moderate record. He promised to unite America under a Biden presidency. The former senator and vice president even said: “There will be no blue states and red states with me.” More than 18 months into the Biden administration, America is witnessing a…
The Senator Trying to Restore Fiscal Sanity
July 27, 2022
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Commentary The record high inflation that is plaguing Americans is being fueled by out-of-control federal spending. The federal government has spent over $6 trillion on COVID-19 related pandemic stimulus measures. The most recent, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was not even needed as most states are experiencing large surpluses. The national debt is over $30…
How CHIPS for America Act Chips Away at America’s Economic Freedom
July 26, 2022
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Commentary Congress and the Biden administration are gearing up a bloated Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act, but the CHIPS for America Act runs the real risk of chipping away at America’s economic freedom and competitiveness, rather than enhancing it. The Senate is scheduled this week to vote on the bill, whose…
Plutocratic Socialism and the Corruption of Democracy
July 21, 2022
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This article is adapted from the book “Plutocratic Socialism: The Future of Private Property and the Fate of the Middle Class.” The American constitutional order assumes a populace of property owners, a middle class whose virtues provide the necessary ballast to support our republic. Our founders imagined strong communities, strong families, and independent citizens capable…
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