Blog Articles · Feb 12, 2014 · Budget and Spending

Why More Lawmakers Should Have Fought the Debt Ceiling Suspension

My Foundry piece this week explains the clean debt ceiling suspension is just the beginning of a sustained effort to abdicate fiscal responsibility. Some...

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Blog Articles · Jan 29, 2014 · Cronyism

Opportunity or Cronyism?

Remember last year when progressives were declaring victory? My Foundry piece this week explains how conservatives pushed back, and won: Last year, many in...

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My Federalist column today explains that "reform conservatism" has been alive and well for years, and it is about time pundits start taking notice...

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Blog Articles · Jan 16, 2014 · Cronyism

Washington's Weapon Against Conservatives

My Foundry column this week discusses one of the tricks the Washington Establishment uses against conservatives: Over the past several decades, big-government lawmakers and...

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Blog Articles · Jan 15, 2014 · Agriculture , Budget and Spending

PILT and the Farm Bill: Why Americans No Longer Trust Their Elected Officials

Christmas may have been last month, but the House of Representatives just jammed through a $1.111 trillion appropriations bill and it looks as if...

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Conservatives and liberals agree that it is good to help those most in need to put food on their table. There is disagreement, however...

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