Government

You’ve undoubtedly noticed how up-in-arms everyone becomes when the government is on the verge of shutting down. I’ve also noticed that the people who most loudly express their horror at the notion of a partial government…

SACRAMENTO — In my American Spectator column last week, I complained about the Republican Party’s descent into protectionism and its move away from free-market policies — in the name of becoming a populist, working-class…

By averting a government shutdown, Democrats and more moderate Republicans ensured bigger government, further indebtedness, a greater percentage of the federal budget allocated toward paying interest, and…

An unlikely symbol of bloated federal excess has emerged from the Alaska wilderness: Fat Bear Week. The annual weight-guessing contest organized by the National Park Service, Fat Bear Week has gained international notoriety for its…

President Joe Biden signed a 45-day government funding bill into law late Saturday, narrowly avoiding the first federal shutdown of his presidency. Biden signed the legislation following bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate…

The Constitution was designed to give government only a limited range of powers.  Yet, government, today, wields a seemingly endless measure of power over the people.  It’s time to ask:  How limited was limited government…

The House of Representatives voted to pass a 45-day short-term spending bill Saturday, potentially staving off a government shutdown. The “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions…

The federal government’s deficit for fiscal year 2023 is set to double thanks largely to large amounts of government spending greenlit by the Biden administration, according to budget experts surveyed by The Washington Post. The deficit…

For “Ask an Economist” this week, I have two questions from J.R. He says, “My question is what happens when the government continues to spend out of control where it potentially out spends its ability to pay its bills/debt? With the…

by Eric Lendrum   On Tuesday, a California church that had previously been ordered to pay over $1.2 million in fines to the state government filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming that the local government spied on its worshippers.…