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Attack Venezuela? Trump Can't be Serious!
There is something unsettling about how President Trump has surrounded himself with generals. From his defense secretary to his national security advisor to his White House chief of staff, Trump looks to senior military officers to fill key [...]
Fiscal Groups Support Amendments to Cut New Pentagon Slush Fund
The following open letter to Congress was sent on July 25, 2017 to members of the House Rules Committee, calling for the elimination of the National Defense Restoration Fund, which is simply a slush fun for the Pentagon. Campaign for Liberty [...]
REINing in the Federal Government
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance. That quote from the Declaration of Independence could be uttered by any American who has had an encounter with [...]
This week in Congress
The House is in session Tuesday through Friday this week. The major legislation considered by the House is the CHOICE Act. CHOICE forbids the Financial Stability Oversight Council from designating of any financial institution as "too big to [...]
NSA cutting back on surveillance...not so much
The National Security Agency recently made headlines by promising to reduce the amount of information collected on American citizens. Specifically, the agency promised to no longer use Section 702 of the FISA Act -- which was intended to allow [...]
This Week in Congress
The big news of the week is the vote on ObamaCare repeal. Today the Senate will vote on the motion to proceed. If the motion passes, the Senate will vote on both legislation to repeal ObamaCare, and legislation to replace it with McConnellCare. [...]
Trump Should Veto Congress’ Foolish New Sanctions Bill
This week’s expected House vote to add more sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea is a prime example of how little thought goes into US foreign policy. Sanctions have become kind of an automatic action the US government takes when it [...]
Why Are We Attacking the Syrians Who Are Fighting ISIS?
Just when you thought our Syria policy could not get any worse, last week it did. The US military twice attacked Syrian government forces from a military base it illegally occupies inside Syria. According to the Pentagon, the attacks on Syrian [...]
Trump’s Budget: Radical Change or More of the Same?
President Donald Trump's proposed budget has generated hysteria among the American left. Prominent progressives have accused the president and his allies of wanting to kill children, senior citizens, and other vulnerable Americans. The reaction [...]
Are We Fighting Terrorism, Or Creating More Terrorism?
When we think about terrorism we most often think about the horrors of a Manchester-like attack, where a radicalized suicide bomber went into a concert hall and killed dozens of innocent civilians. It was an inexcusable act of savagery and it [...]