Threats to Jewish Lawmakers

by | Jun 3, 2025 | Congress, Violence

Andrew Solender at Axios: Jewish members of Congress are worried by a spate of attacks aimed at Jews — and are openly saying they may be next on the target list. Why it matters: There has been a sharp rise in antisemitism and threats against lawmakers in recent years....

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...