Arizona Challenges the Fed’s Money Monopoly

History shows that, if individuals have the freedom to choose what to use as money, they will likely opt for gold or silver.

Washington, D.C. Has Little in Common with Namesake

The Washington Post headline caught my attention: "Federal workers grow increasingly nervous about Trump's proposed budget cuts."

Business Learns Trump Giveth and Trump Taketh Away

Conservatives always knew Trump's policies would be a dog's breakfast of competing initiatives and impulsive proposals. His State of the Administration speech only served to confirm it.

Behind the Jeff Sessions’ Witch Hunt

Every time Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer or his House equivalent Nancy Pelosi scream outrage, rest assured that their end game is to delegitimize President Trump's administration and to delay his legislative progress on tax cuts, health legislation and immigration reform.

No, Obama is Not Plotting a ‘Treasonous Coup’

We're all well acquainted with the fake news phenomenon - the Trumpian sewage that's routinely pumped into the brains of the dumb and numb. But the good news is, Facebook has started to fight back, working with a coalition of fact-based media outlets.

Little Merit in Trump’s Latest Immigration View

Just because a policy invokes the word "merit" does not make it meritorious.

Channeling Donald Trump

Maybe I'm channeling Donald Trump.

Your Right to Burn the Flag

What does it mean when someone waves the American flag?

Trump’s Speech: The Highs and the Lows

As he wrapped up his first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump offered a bromide to a fractured nation:

On Military and Spending, It’s Trump Versus Trump

It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute. Consider his speech last week at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). It was reported as "fiery" and "blistering," but it was also full of contradictions.

Senior Discounts: Boon Or Menace?

My mother's favorite supermarket is undergoing a mysterious "repeal and replace" operation with its senior discount program. Of course nerves are on edge.

Academy Awards

All Our Stuff's No Key to Happiness

Americans have way too much stuff.

‘Undocumented’ Isn’t a Bad Word Here

Immigration isn't really a serious problem in America, but taking rash action regarding immigration is.

Federal Judges Rewrite the 2nd Amendment

The most confusing dependent clause in the history of the nation, at least as far as personal liberty goes, is the one that begins the 2nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights. The full text of the amendment reads:

The Pentagon needs to reverse course

A lot has been written about the Pentagon's plan to move its computing operations onto the cloud. The contract to do the work it ...

Status quo in VA culture shouldn’t put bureaucracy ahead of vets

There is no group of Americans I hold in higher regard than our nation's veterans. During my time in Congress - as a member of ...

David Hogg, child media star

Caught in the whirlwind of adoring television interviews, newspaper profiles, rally speeches and teenage groupies, David Hogg has not had time to ruminate on one ...