Policy

The Democrats’ Shutdown Folly

A Base-Baiting Blunder in a Booming Economy In my column, "The Democrats’ Shutdown Gamble: Fundraising Fodder or Political Folly?" (September 20, 2025), I warned that Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, were teetering on the brink of political self-destruction by obstructing a clean continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government past October 1. With the fiscal cliff now hours away, their gamble has morphed from a calculated fundraising play into a full-blown fiasco-especially as they cling to a laundry list of spending demands that lack majority support among Americans and cater solely to their progressive base. Meanwhile, the latest economic tailwinds…

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The Failure of the Cave

The Democrats' Shutdown Gamble: Fundraising Fodder or Political Folly? As the clock ticks toward October 1, Congress teeters on the brink of another government shutdown-a spectacle that's become as predictable as fall foliage. The Republican House has passed a straightforward continuing resolution (CR) to keep the lights on through November, but Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, have slapped it down, demanding a laundry list of policy riders. It's déjà vu all over again, echoing the partisan trench warfare that defined the Trump era. But this time, with Republicans holding the reins post-2024, Democrats' high-wire act risks more than just federal…

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Soros Your Kingdom Must Come Down

The Full Force of the Federal Government Must Crush Soros' Extremist Empire In the shadow of America's streets and beyond its borders, a web of extremism spins unchecked, fueled by billions from one man's "philanthropy." The Capital Research Center's bombshell report-Exclusive: Soros' Open Society Gave Terrorist and Pro-Terror Groups Over $80 Million-lays bare how George Soros' Open Society Foundations (OSF), now steered by his son Alexander, have pumped over $80 million since 2016 into groups tied to domestic terrorism, foreign terror networks, and outright violence. This isn't charity; it's complicity in chaos. It's time to unleash the full J. Edgar: a…

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Unleashing the Full J. Edgar

Why the FBI and DOJ Must Crush Antifa's Revolutionary Web America's founding ideals-liberty, order, and the rule of law-face a persistent threat: organized subversion masked as righteous resistance. Antifa, the self-styled "anti-fascist" movement, is no band of idealistic protesters battling neo-Nazis. A sharp 2017 exposé in The Federalist revealed it as a direct heir to communist paramilitaries, driven to dismantle capitalism, liberal democracy, and America's core strengths. By September 2025, Antifa's reach has burrowed deeper into institutions, funding pipelines, and culture. From campus chaos to calculated strikes on free speech-like the September 10 assassination of Christian and conservative activist Charlie Kirk…

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Bad Data Means Bad Decisions

The Urgent Need for Reliable Economic Data: Reforming the BLS and Federal Reserve In September 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) dropped a bombshell: a preliminary benchmark revision slashing nonfarm payroll growth by 911,000 jobs for the 12 months ending March 2025-the largest such adjustment on record. This follows a prior year’s revision of 818,000 fewer jobs, with cumulative overstatements over recent years exceeding 2 million according to conservative estimates. These revisions, reported across outlets like CNBC, RedState, HotAir, The Blaze, PowerLineBlog, and Breitbart, expose a critical flaw in the U.S. economic data ecosystem: policymakers and businesses cannot rely on…

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Revisiting the Moynihan Report

The Enduring Shadow of the Moynihan Report: From 1965 Warnings to Modern Realities In the turbulent mid-1960s, amid the Civil Rights Movement's zenith and President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society ambitions, a controversial document emerged from the U.S. Department of Labor. Titled "The Negro Family: The Case for National Action," it was authored by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then Assistant Secretary of Labor. Released in March 1965, the report was initially an internal memo intended to inform policy discussions on poverty and racial inequality. Drawing on census data and sociological insights, Moynihan argued that while civil rights legislation was essential, it alone…

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A Thought Exercise in Ending the Fed

Ending the Federal Reserve and Exploring Alternatives Like this post? Become a Citizen Producer! This thought exercise explores whether Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remarks could spark the end of the Federal Reserve, alongside a hypothetical scenario of its dissolution, potential positive outcomes, alternative systems Congress might consider, and the relevance of the GENIUS Act. The exercise imagines the Fed’s hypothetical end driven by Congressional and presidential action, delving into economic, political, and global implications based on available web insights and economic theories. Today in a CNBC interview, I called for a review of the Federal Reserve. It is my belief that…

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Joe Wilson Was Right

OBBBA Cuts Expose Obamacare's Fungible Funds In 2009, Rep. Joe Wilson yelled “You lie” during Obama’s speech to Congress, disputing claims that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) wouldn’t cover illegal immigrants. The Left slammed his outburst as rude, insisting Obama was right—ACA’s text bars illegal immigrants from federal benefits. Yet, the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) proves Wilson foresaw the truth. The ACA’s fungible funds let states cover illegal immigrants, and the Left’s outcry over OBBBA cuts reveals their contradiction: they defend “what isn’t happening” while admitting it’s been happening. The ACA’s 2014 Medicaid expansion gave states a deal:…

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America Needs an Interest Rate Cut Now

Time for a Rate Cut: Powell’s Inaction Is Costing American Families and Small Businesses The Federal Reserve, under Chair Jerome Powell, is once again dragging its feet, and American families and small businesses are paying the price. The June 2025 Producer Price Index (PPI) report, released July 16, 2025, shows inflation cooling-flat month-over-month and 2.3% year-over-year, below the expected 2.5%. Coupled with a flat June Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 3.0% year-over-year, the data screams for a rate cut now, not in September or Q4. Powell’s history of missteps-too slow to raise rates during the “Bidenflation” surge of 2021-2022 and now…

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America’s Healthcare Finance Crisis

America’s Healthcare Finance Crisis: Challenges, Costs, and Solutions America’s healthcare finance system faces a critical crisis, with Medicaid spending projected to rise from $1 trillion in 2025 to $1.4 trillion by 2034, straining budgets and threatening hospital viability. Safety-net hospitals, particularly in Medicaid expansion states, grapple with 55-65% uncompensated or low-compensated care, driven by uninsured patients, low Medicaid reimbursements, and U.S.-born children of illegal aliens (4.4 million, costing $35 billion annually). These children, granted citizenship under the 14th Amendment, inflate Medicaid costs. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, 2025) introduces reforms-Medicaid cuts, noncitizen restrictions, work requirements, and immigration enforcement-but further…

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