Category: Deep State

Anatomy of the Administrative State: The HHS

Analysis Many have come to believe that if Dr. Anthony Fauci either resigns or is removed from his position as director of the the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), then the whole COVID crisis problem of chronic, strategic, and tactical administrative overreach, dishonesty, mismanagement, and ethical breaches within the U.S. Department of…


Another Lockdowner Bites the Dust

News analysis Governments of the world today are among the least popular institutions on the planet. There are a few possible exceptions such as Sweden, Florida, and South Dakota, places with leadership that chose not to bludgeon its people in the name of virus control. Among all the rest, we see instability and public opposition…


What a Serious New Congress Must Do

News analysis Let’s say that all the predictions come true and the Republicans sweep both the House and Senate in November, plus gain effective political control of most states. The presidency then becomes the main tool controlled by the Democrats. This will be a very satisfying rebuke of woke politics and possibly signal a much-needed…


The Mighty Gorsuch Versus the Administrative State: Quotes From West Virginia v. EPA

Commentary The power of the administrative state to destroy liberty and property—to blast through legislation, science, and judicial oversight—was never more on display than in the last two and a half years. One would hope that the deep bureaucracies would have learned their lessons on how not to respond to a new pathogen. There is…


Supreme Court Targets the Real Enemy

News analysis The flurry of rulings from the Supreme Court has everyone’s head spinning. The most significant among them, even if it doesn’t capture all the headlines, is West Virginia vs EPA. The majority opinion is impressive but the part I found truly wonderful is the concurring opinion by Neil Gorsuch. This is where we…


What If People Actually Controlled the Government?

Commentary Imagine, if you will, the following system. Government is managed by elected representatives who are in turn elected by the people. Government is further restrained by checks and balances between three branches, each of which is accountable ultimately to the people who live under the laws. Unlike the ancient system of government in which…


The Astonishing Implications of Schedule F

Commentary Two weeks before the 2020 general election, on Oct. 21, 2020, Donald Trump issued an executive order (E.O. 13957) on “Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service.” It sounds boring. Actually, it would have fundamentally changed, in the best possible way, the entire functioning of the administrative bureaucracy that rules this country in a way that…


‘Deep State’ Was Working Against Trump on COVID-19 Response: Paul Alexander

According to Paul Alexander, when former President Donald Trump was trying to tackle COVID-19 in 2020, the “swamp” or the “deep state” was working against him, using flawed data to tarnish him, locking down society, and keeping schools closed. “Can you imagine the president of the United States fighting against the [teachers’] union, fighting against…


Must We Make a Case Against Dictatorship?

Commentary Some federal officials have made startling statements in recent days. Given the times in which we live, we can no longer take for granted that they won’t be convincing. Ever since lockdowns, which shattered all our social and political rituals and assumptions about government and public health, it seems like everything is open to…


‘I Support Trump’: New England Chainsaw Artist Sculpts Larger-Than-Life Portrait of President Trump

The larger-than-life persona of Donald J. Trump made him the perfect president to drain the swamp and make America great again. This, according to one New England chainsaw artist, who devotedly sculpts important historical portraits. Doing one of Trump was just a matter of time. A bust of the enigmatic 45th President was the perfect project for…