Tag: big government

From Waukesha to San Francisco

Commentary The deadly actions of the last few days should serve as a wake-up call to most Americans. Being pro-criminal and anti-police is beginning to undermine the fabric of our civilization. We have already seen a dramatic rise in murders and other crimes. Now, we have a massacre by a convicted criminal who drove a…


Education Is Becoming a Republican Strength

Commentary Education is increasingly a policy issue which favors Republicans. This is an important development with huge implications for politics and the health of American society. The COVID-19 epidemic may have been the decisive turning point in a trend which has been gradually building since the 1980s. I remember when Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson signed…


Notice: ‘Free’ Means Taxpayer-Funded

Commentary The Big Government Socialists who have taken over the Democratic Party love to talk about “free” programs: Free community college, free childcare, free dental and eye care for Medicare, free public housing, free food stamps, the list goes on. Don’t fall for it. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ belief in socialism has now infected virtually the…


Progressives Versus Independent Contractors

Commentary Despite being a politician all his life, and never having worked in a blue-collar job, President Joe Biden declared, “I’m a union man,” when he announced his presidential campaign at a Teamsters union hall in Pittsburgh in April 2019. What our president really loves is big government and political power, and there is no…


Youngkin’s Parents Versus McAuliffe’s Union Bosses

Commentary The Virginia governor’s race may be developing into an argument with a clear choice that has real implications for campaigns across the country in 2022. Last Tuesday night’s debate clarified the dramatic gap between Republican Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe. It is clear Youngkin stands with parents who care about their children’s education,…


Government of the Unions, by the Unions, for the Unions

Commentary President Joe Biden keeps boasting that all the new jobs his programs will supposedly create will be “good-paying union jobs.” But, Joe, what about the 93 percent of private sector workers who are not members of unions? Does he care about them? The Labor Department reports that in America today, 6.3 percent of all…


Big Government Socialist States Kill Jobs

Commentary Big Government Socialism has been tried at the state level and it has failed spectacularly. Stephen Moore, an economist working with the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, offered conclusive proof that Big Government Socialism is a disaster with real consequences for people and the economy in his remarkably useful newsletter “the Unleash Prosperity Hotline” (issue…


Democrats Spend Big, and We Pay, for Their Socialist Dream

Commentary In 1983, Tom Cruise starred in the film “Risky Business.” It’s about wealthy parents in Chicago who go on vacation and leave the house under the stewardship of their high school-age son. In short order, the boy throws a wild party, and the rest of the film is about the chaotic fallout. It’s the…


Accepting Pelosi’s Challenge

Commentary Responding to Democrats in her party who are troubled by the massive $3.5 trillion spending bill that would forever transform America into a debtor nation, Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked a question: “Where would you cut?” Her question carries with it a conceit held by many contemporary politicians that every government program is sacred and must not be touched….


The $3.5 Trillion Big Government Socialist Bill Will Fail

Commentary I am going to go out on a limb and predict that, despite unanimous Democratic procedural votes in the House and Senate, the Bernie Sanders $3.5 trillion Big Government Socialist Bill will never pass into law. The more that people learn about this bill, the weaker it gets. There is already growing concern about…