Category: American Government

President Obama seems intent upon cramming stifling socialist programs down our throats domestically, while he relies upon pretty-word diplomacy with foreign nations that have vowed to destroy us.

Is the report from Homeland Security’s new chief that warns that returning vets are dangerous, gospel preachers are to be feared and pro-life advocates are borderline something out of Mad Magazine or is it more akin to something right out …

Chris Dodd is the rule not the exception of corrupt congressman and women. No where on earth are the opportunities more prevalent for graft and bribery than in Washington. Congress deals with such huge amounts of money anything less than …

A reader asserts that, in the chicken-or-egg-first debate, prosperity is not possible without organization of the economy by government. David Airth, a reader who frequently posts thought-provoking ripostes to articles appearing on this website, commented in response to …

President Barack Obama proposes fundamental and sweeping changes to America. These proposed changes are manifest in the proposed budget. We can only expect further changes in future budgets and attendant bills. The question we should ask, and deserves serious discussion, …

Quote: “The powers not delegated to the United States [congress & president] by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

What this means in today’s terms is …

The big headline this Sunday morning on HuffingtonPost.com is “Getting Back into Campaign Mode—Obama to sell economic plan campaign-style.” This makes sense. Campaigning is the only skill set in which Obama has demonstrated competence. Other than high …

The first seven articles of the constitution are designed to limit the power of government and those managing the government. Without limiting the ingenuity of those serving in government, the constitution clearly sets guidelines that are not to be crossed. …

If we continually enlarge the size and scope of the Federal government, already the largest dispenser of money in the world, it is not rocket science to forecast that every scoundrel in the world will be looking for ways to …

As Friedrich Hayek noted (A Free-Market Monetary System), government monopoly of the right to issue currency is the ultimate source of our economic miseries.

President Reagan, in his first inaugural address, famously said:

The domestic auto industry can’t survive on green and compete with unregulated foreign manufactures producing cars in this country. If the big three resort to bankruptcy for survival it will have a greater effect on the national economy than Katrina …

America. The country where anyone can be what they aspire to be. A perfectly good example is Congressional Individual Nancy Pelosi–or Speaker of the House Pelosi. Here is a divine woman who has overcome the most debilitating obstacles to become …

Just a few weeks ago, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson scared the wits out of most Americans, including our befuddled president and corrupt Congress, by crying “Fire!” at the top of his lungs just to force attention on Wall …

“Now that the elections are behind us, we begin a time of transition. During this time, it is important that all of us continue giving our best efforts to the American people and bringing the dedication and commitment to our …

I can almost visualize Nancy Pelosi sitting in her office in the capital building having multiple orgasms at the prospect of an Obama presidency. Not since the Carter administration will a speaker of the house have such broad authority. Obama’s …