Liberty
DeMint urges GOP to stop being the ‘do-nothing’ party
Jim DeMint offers advice in a Federalist column for his former colleagues and successors in Congress. I left my foxholes in the House and Senate almost 15 years ago. And,…
Bipartisanship
political situation in which opposing political parties find common ground through compromise
Liberty
Bipartisan bill boosts American defense
Mackenzie Eaglen dissects a rare bipartisan measure on Capitol Hill that will improve American defense. The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act couples nearly $900 billion in defense spending with a…
Liberty
Schwarzenegger terminates gerrymandering narrative
Matt Margolis writes for PJMedia.com about the latest pronouncement from California’s last Republican governor. Sometimes the truth doesn’t just contradict the narrative—it obliterates it entirely. When the liberal media sets…
Liberty
Democrats fight Trump without coherent alternative
Victor Davis Hanson writes for Real Clear Politics about Democrats’ ineffective opposition to President Donald Trump. Why are opposition Democrats not offering alternative agendas and compromises? Could they partner with…
Liberty
Opening Up the House to Make It Work Better
Philip Wallach, Kevin Kosar, and others offer recommendations to help fix what ails the U.S. House of Representatives. At a time of heightened concern about the strength of our democracy,…
Elections & Public Integrity
Public Statements on Two Election Reform Bills
I offered public comments on two election reform bills before the North Carolina Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee on June 14. My prepared comments (which assumed a two-minute speaking time…
Liberty
Biden Preparing for More Use of Executive Action
Katherine Doyle writes for the Washington Examiner about the Biden administration’s preparations for a Republican U.S. House. Facing a divided Congress and the looming 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden’s…
Liberty
National Review Pans Tillis-Sinema Immigration Deal
Editors at National Review Online critique an immigration plan put forward by North Carolina’s Sen. Thom Tillis and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. “The two most frightening words in Washington…
Liberty
Bipartisan Congress Blocks Biden’s Iran Deal
Rick Moran writes at PJMedia.com about bipartisan congressional cooperation against the Biden administration. A bipartisan supermajority in Congress voted on Thursday night to require that any nuclear agreement with Iran…
Liberty
It’s Not Anti-Democratic to Promote Election Integrity
A recent edition of Hillsdale College’s Imprimis features John Lott’s endorsement of election integrity measures. Sixteen years ago, in 2005, the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform issued a report…
Health Care
National Recognition in Forbes for N.C. CON Reforms
Patrick Gleason of Americans for Tax Reform highlights in a Forbes column North Carolina’s successful effort to loosen certificate-of-need restrictions. As Texas demonstrated this past summer, the national media loves…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
D.C. Dems Propose Controversial $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill
Philip Klein of National Review Online urges Republicans to reject the latest Democratic spending plan on Capitol Hill. If there was ever any doubt about whether Republicans should abandon the…