Policy

Willie Sutton Was Wise

Sanctuary Cities: That's Where the Illegals Are Reversing Biden-Harris Border Chaos, Reducing Crime, and Restoring Economic Justice for American Workers In June 2025, the United States grapples with the fallout of the Biden-Harris administration’s open-border policies, which triggered a massive influx of illegal immigration, straining public resources, depressing wages, and escalating crime. During a 2019 Democratic presidential debate, Joe Biden declared, “I would in fact make sure that there is, that we immediately surge to the border-all those people are seeking asylum,” a statement critics argue invited unchecked migration. The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, targeting blue sanctuary cities like Chicago…

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It’s Time to Cut the Capital Gains Tax

Analysis: Capital Gains Tax Cuts and the Prospects for H.R. 1 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), poised to reshape America’s economic landscape through reconciliation, presents a rare opportunity to ignite robust growth by including a capital gains tax cut. Whether modeled on Sen. Ted Cruz’s inflation-indexing approach or James Kay’s tiered-rate structure, a capital gains cut is a critical investment-focused complement to the bill’s consumption-driven tax relief, such as eliminating taxes on tips and overtime. This dual strategy maximizes economic impact, spurring both spending and investment to deliver unparalleled bang for the buck. The Taxpayer Relief Act of…

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The Los Angeles Conspiracy

The Los Angeles Conspiracy Democrats’ Marxist Blueprint for a Permanent Voter Base From June 6 to 9, 2025, Los Angeles burned-not with spontaneous rage but with a meticulously orchestrated chaos that exposed a Democratic strategy to secure a permanent, dependent voter base through amnesty. The protests, sparked by ICE raids targeting undocumented workers, were no organic uprising. They were a Marxist-driven spectacle, funded by taxpayer dollars and shielded by Democratic denialism. This op-ed exposé, drawing from an exhaustive array of sources-RedState, Hot Air, Hot Air, Townhall, Legal Insurrection, Twitchy, Twitchy, Twitchy, Twitchy, The Federalist, The Federalist, The Federalist, PJ Media, RealClearPolitics,…

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Learning About Congressional Budgeting

Charting America’s Budget A Tale of Reconciliation, Rescissions, and Deficit Debates Before we get into the heart of this lesson, let's review how a bill becomes a law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ8psP4S6BQ In the heart of Washington, D.C., in June 2025, a fiscal tempest brews, captivating lawmakers, analysts, and citizens. H.R. 1, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” a daring reconciliation bill passed the House, promising to extend Trump tax cuts and carve $1.6 trillion from federal spending. Yet, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) sounds a warning, estimating a $4 trillion deficit increase, igniting fierce debate. Meanwhile, a “DOGE rescissions package,” driven by the Department of…

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Friday Falls

Friday Quick Takes It has been a hot minute since I've done a Quick Takes post, so without further ado let's get into them. Fake Jake Takes a Fall Jake Tapper's CNN show, The Lead with Jake Tapper, has experienced a significant ratings decline, averaging 525,000 viewers from April 28 to May 25, 2025, marking a 25% drop from the previous year and the lowest ratings in nearly a decade. This downturn coincides with the release of his book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, co-authored with Alex Thompson. Despite extensive promotion on…

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Unexpectedly!

Analysis of April Inflation News Trump’s Tariff Strategy Vindicated Against Media and Expert Skepticism On Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April showed an annual inflation rate of 2.3%, down from 2.4% in March and below economists’ forecasts of 2.4%. This unexpected slowdown, the lowest since February 2021, follows a temporary U.S.-China trade deal signed on Monday, prompted by President Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese goods imposed on April 2, which slashed China’s exports to the U.S. by 21% in a single month. The deal reduces U.S. tariffs to 30% for 90…

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Thursday’s Tapestry

Scooped On Thursday morning, the political landscape was rocked by a breaking story that appeared to signal a major upheaval in the Trump administration. At 07:35 CDT, veteran journalist Mark Halperin took to X, dropping a bombshell: three sources had confirmed that Mike Waltz, the National Security Advisor, along with his deputy Alex Wong and others at the National Security Council, were on their way out, potentially that very day.[1] Halperin’s post, amplified by his YouTube show "The Morning Meeting" at 09:00 CDT on @2waytvapp, painted a picture of a swift and decisive ouster, with no hint of Waltz’s next move.…

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The Wednesday Wrap

Scooped On Thursday morning, the political landscape was rocked by a breaking story that appeared to signal a major upheaval in the Trump administration. At 07:35 CDT, veteran journalist Mark Halperin took to X, dropping a bombshell: three sources had confirmed that Mike Waltz, the National Security Advisor, along with his deputy Alex Wong and others at the National Security Council, were on their way out, potentially that very day.[1] Halperin’s post, amplified by his YouTube show "The Morning Meeting" at 09:00 CDT on @2waytvapp, painted a picture of a swift and decisive ouster, with no hint of Waltz’s next move.…

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Magistrate Monday

Habitual Line Steppers The Tom Homan Show There are over 700,000 criminal illegal aliens that are known by ICE to be in the United States. That's a Congressional District.  There are 20 million illegal aliens currently in the United States.  That's the fourth largest state. During the White House press briefing this morning, Border Czar Tom Homan delivered a stern message to undocumented immigrants, emphasizing the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies. He urged those in the U.S. illegally to self-deport using the CBP One Home app, warning, “You cannot hide,” and declared that starting that day, failure to register with…

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Friday Fiscal Fixes

Reforming Revenue Toward a Resilient and Investment-Oriented Economic Policy Policy Recommendations for U.S. Fiscal Reform: Tariffs, Capital Gains, and Income Taxes 📈 "Strategic tax design is not merely a budgetary exercise-it is a nation-shaping endeavor." The United States stands at a fiscal crossroads. With federal outlays approaching $6.9 trillion, annual deficits nearing $1.8 trillion, and national debt eclipsing $33 trillion, the country faces compounding challenges: an aging population straining entitlement systems, interest costs crowding out discretionary spending, and a tax system ill-equipped to drive sustainable growth. The April 22, 2025 analyses-Tuesday Trajectories and Tuesday Takeaways-offer a dual warning: fiscal paths are…

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