In September of last year, Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan put on an election-year display of cowardice when they shot down efforts to punish IRS Commissioner John Koskinen for his part in the IRS scandal targeting T.E.A Party and other…
In the aftermath of massive resistance to Ryancare/Trumpcare by conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus and the three conservative Musketeers in the Senate—Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz—Donald Trump spent a lot of time yesterday defending the legislation that…
I’ve been following the GOP very closely since the election to see if they’d keep their campaign promises, particularly the promise to repeal Obamacare “root and branch.” Needless to say, if you are a regular reader or listener, you know…
Universities in America used to be places where the free and open exchange of ideas—even contradictory ideas—could be experienced by students. Today, however, not so much. One need look no further than last month’s Berkeley riots to understand how these…
Healthcare legislation. Backroom deals behind closed doors. Secret negotiations on details that are unavailable to the public and legislators. And a process that requires passage of the bill to find out what’s in it. Obamacare was a bad deal, wasn’t…
During his confirmation hearing to become Attorney General, then-Sen. Jeff Sessions swore under oath that he had no contacts with Russian officials in his role as a surrogate for the Trump campaign during the 2016 election. But following revelations that…
Donald Trump gave his first speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening–drawing a smaller crowd than Obama’s first speech–and let me say right from the start that it was a fine presentation. It’s amazing what a teleprompter can…
