United States statute enacted in 1946
We all know that legislatures exist to make laws and pass budgets. Of equal importance is ensuring that those laws and budgets are faithfully executed. The World Bank’s textbook on…
Editors at National Review Online lament a misguided Democratic legal attack. There are times when it is perfectly acceptable to judge a book by its cover, and, in the case…
Margot Cleveland of the Federalist highlights a significant task for the U.S. Justice Department’s top litigator. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer will appear before the Supreme Court on Thursday…
Victor Nava writes for the New York Post about the latest provocation from Elon Musk. DOGE chief Elon Musk teased Monday that federal workers may receive a second email asking…
Introduction Over the past decade and a half, North Carolina’s regulatory environment has improved steadily. Under Republican leadership, the General Assembly has passed Regulatory Reform Acts regularly since 2011. They…
Brianna Lyman of the Federalist reports on a lawsuit targeting a dubious Biden administration policy. Just weeks after taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order instructing federal agencies…
A lawsuit against the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project seeks redress from the courts to uphold the Endangered Species Act and save the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales. Among…
Editors at National Review Online predict problems at America’s southern border are about to get worse. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shouldn’t be a border-control agency. Yet its…
Gov. Roy Cooper signed an “Memorandum of Understanding” with California Gov. Gavin Newsom to promote “zero-emissions” trucks and buses. Cooper’s recent executive order demands the drafting of an “Advanced Clean…
Haisten Willis of the Washington Examiner reports on challenges facing President Biden’s college student loan plan. Millions of student loan borrowers are looking on nervously as President Joe Biden’s $500…
My latest article for the American Institute for Economic Research finds a flicker of good news amid the blizzard of bad news that has marked the Biden years so far.…
In our state constitution, laws are made only by elected legislators accountable to the people. Regulations carry the force of laws but are made by bureaucrats in the executive branch…