People go where taxes are low
“Politicians should always remember that taxpayers are not oak trees. Shake them too hard, and they and their money soon will be gone with the wind.” by Deroy Murdock…
The State Tax Reformers
More Governors look to repeal their income taxes. Wall Street Journal, REVIEW & OUTLOOK Washington may be a tax reform wasteland, but out in the states the action is hot…
Electoral College Reform – Again!
by Gordon S. Jones Regular as clockwork, every four years, we get calls for scrapping that archaic relic of the 18th century, the Electoral College. An institution unique to the…
Court rules that the Constitution applies even to Obama
by Lloyd Green Sometimes, Barack Obama acts like the Constitution does not apply to him and the Congress is an imaginary being. Friday, the United States Court of Appeals brought…
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Becoming Europe’
“Suffocating supranationalism of the European Union marches on . . . . Washington is already on the path to Brussels, Paris and Athens, but it still has an opportunity to…
The End of the Reagan Era?
“The Reagan vision and values are already here, ready to be tapped and again prevail.” by Paul Kengor With Barack Obama’s second inauguration, liberals are touting an altogether new epoch:…
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address: “With malice toward none”
“With malice toward none; with charity for all . . . let us strive on to finish the work we are in . . . to do all which may…
Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address: “The better angels of our nature”
“The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the…
‘A Ghastly Waste of Time’? Considering the Constitution
“What is the most radical element of the Constitution? There are those who reckon it is the fact that the Constitution was written down. . . . Why did America…
When Big Deficits Became Good
“The problem now is that there are not enough millionaires and billionaires to make up for the shortfall. And if interest rates rise just a bit, the debt will bury…
Norquist: Fight Against President Obama’s Overspending Is Winnable
“There is great anger that Obama could force higher tax rates on small businesses simply by saying no.” by Grover Norquist The 2001 and 2003 “Bush tax cuts” were enacted…
George Washington’s First Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union
“Our fellow citizens the blessings which they have a right to expect from a free, efficient, and equal government.” January 8, 1790 (223 years ago today) [Excerpts] by George Washington…
George Washington’s Farewell Address
“If I may even flatter myself, that [these counsels] may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good; that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury…
[Flashback interview] Retired Senator Malcolm Wallop: “The Great American Experiment”
“What the world has not come to grips with is that the Great American Experiment is still going on. It’s the quintessential revolution of the world. . . .” by…
The Rights of the Colonists, by Samuel Adams, November 20, 1772
“The Colonists have been branded with the odious names of traitors and rebels only for complaining of their grievances. How long such treatment will or ought to be borne, is…