Tariffs and Electoral History

by | May 25, 2025 | Congress, Trade

Protectionists like to point to the 19th century.  They don’t understand history.  Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux at WSJ: Under the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, the U.S. government had no power to tax income until 1913. Throughout the 19th...

They Didn’t Read the Bill

by | May 24, 2025 | Congress, House of Representatives

Russell Berman at The Atlantic: When Democrats reshaped the American health-insurance system in 2010, Republicans accused them of all manner of legislative foul play: Middle-of-the-night votes. Backroom deals. An enormous, partisan bill jammed through Congress before...

Congress and Presidential Incapacity

by | May 23, 2025 | Biden, Congress, Presidency

Don Wolfensberger at The Hill reflects on the Biden revelations: We know that impeachment is not a valid option, even if Congress had a clue. It only applies to high crimes and misdemeanors. The Constitution’s 25th amendment was designed in part to fill that gap by...

Common Ground

by | May 21, 2025 | Civility, Polarization

A Reagan Library program with Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), as they sit in conversation to discuss bi-partisanship, mutual respect, and the value of healthy conflict.