The President Who Gets to Name Mountains
Democratic republics must be governed by the rule of law, not by kingly executive decrees, or else they cease to be democratic republics.
The Weekly Standard, September 1, 2015-
Dodd-Frank was a Mixed Bag for Wall Street, All Gain for K Street
Dodd-Frank has hurt community banks, but it has provided a financial boon for the revolving-door world of politicians, regulators, lawyers, and lobbyists.
Washington Examiner, July 21, 2015 -
Making Congress Responsible
Four reforms would help Congress “break and control the violence of faction”: ban committee chairs from taking money from donors with business before the committee; ban former members from lobbying; have Congress provide more of its own information; and have the House Rules Committee stop logrolls.
National Affairs, Spring 2015 -
Congress Should Waive the New EPA Rule
Congress should block the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest power-grab.
Washington Examiner, June 4, 2015 -
Schoolroom Climate Change Indoctrination
Undue federal influence in the classroom stifles meaningful learning and debate, while breeding ideologically-driven conformity of opinion.
Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2015 -
U.S. Export-Import Bank Subsidizes State-Owned Chinese Firms
China gets more financing from the Ex-Im Bank than any other country does, and most of it goes to state-owned entities.
Washington Examiner, May 11, 2015 -
Ex-Im and Beyond
The biggest problem with the Export-Import Bank is that it helps fuel the corrosive client-patron lobbying culture that allies Big Business and Big Government at the expense of Main Street and republican government.
The Weekly Standard, May 18, 2015 -
Baltimore: A Lesson in Why Robin Hood-ism Hurts the Poor
Baltimore’s travails are largely traceable to progressive governments’ disrespect for property rights.
National Review, May 1, 2015 -
Abraham Lincoln’s War on Inequality
In direct contrast to today’s progressives, Lincoln’s economic views emphasized the importance of freedom, property, and work, as he neither emphasized nor begrudged the rich.
Real Clear Politics, April 12, 2015 -
California’s Green Drought
California’s severe drought has been exacerbated by decades of “environmental excess,” as the state has prioritized the demands of environmentalist pressure groups over the needs of its citizens.
Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2015 -
The Left’s Middle-Class Problem
On critical issues like education, tax reform, and health care, Republicans are uniquely well-positioned to win over middle-class voters in the 2016 election—if they choose to advance Main Street-friendly policies.
National Review, April 6, 2015 -
Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Explained
The secular Left’s hysterical and mobbish response to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which is quite similar to federal law and laws in 20 states, shows the need for the legislation.
The Weekly Standard, March 27, 2015 -
Meet 5 Award-Winning Teachers Who Reject Common Core
As the nightmarish experiences of award-winning teachers help highlight, the best guarantor of a good elementary and secondary education is local and parental control.
Federalist, March 23, 2015 -
How Democrats’ Coziness with Business Hurts Workers
Silicon Valley is lobbying for increased immigration even as it suppresses Americans’ incomes by hiring immigrants at cut-rate wages, but in this and other instances, neither party seems eager to stand up against Big Business and for Main Street.
Delaware Online, March 25, 2015 -
A Unifying Reform Agenda for Congress
By encouraging open debate, there is potential for Republicans to unite around an agenda that opposes cronyism and advances a winning alternative to Obamacare that can pave the way to full repeal.
The Federalist, March 12, 2015