Trump Administration Manages Sixth-Largest Single-Year Debt Increase in U.S. History

WASHINGTON (Oct. 2, 2018) – America has a major spending problem. 2018 was one of the worst in history. Sept. 30 marked the end of the federal government’s 2018 budget year. According to data released by the U.S. Treasury Department, the federal debt grew by nearly $1.3 trillion in fiscal 2018 – $1,271,158,167,126.72 to be exact. […]

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Poll: 43% of Republicans Favor Giving President Power to Unilaterally Close News Outlets

The First Amendment is under assault in manifold ways, and there’s a fresh attack lurking in the results of a recent survey of American opinions of the news media. Research conducted by Ipsos revealed that 43 percent of self-identified Republicans believe that “the president should have the authority to close news outlets engaged in bad…

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Congressman Calls Out Fed and Treasury Dept. for Dodging Questions About Activities Involving U.S. Gold Reserves

WASHINGTON (July 31, 2018) – A member of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is calling out the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury for dodging questions about their activities involving America’s gold reserves. In a letter dated July 27, Representative Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) wrote to Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Steven Mnuchin, Secretary…

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People With Bad Constitutional Foundations End Up with Bad Constitutional Opinions

A lot of people seem to believe Pres. Donald Trump is some kind of limited government constitutionalist. He’s not. The other day, I got an email from a guy who embraces this idea. He claimed Trump “unwittingly embraces the fundamental ideals of the founders: ie. a smaller unobtrusive laissez-faire government, with emphasis on individual liberty…

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