Former Senator Coburn Finds Another Excuse for a Constitutional Convention
Dr. Tom Coburn, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, seems to see a convention of states as the cure-all for America's ills. Actually, it is bad medicine. ...
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Unanimous Supreme Court: Excessive Fines Unconstitutional
In an unusual display of unanimity, the U.S. Supreme Court declares excessive fines unconstitutional. ...
Sanders Running Again — the Old Socialist Is Now Mainstream Among Democrats
Senator Bernie Sanders announced Tuesday morning that he will seek the Democratic Party nomination for president a second time. ...
Most Americans Fail Citizenship Test
Only four of every 10 Americans were able to pass the U.S. citizenship test, the test given to immigrants seeking citizenship. ...
Is California Dreamin’ Now California Nightmare?
Once considered the land of "milk and honey," California is reaping the results of a generation of radical politics. ...
“Citizen-organized” Constitutional Convention Proposed
A long-time member of the Deep State has proposed a “citizen-organized” convention to restructure our government. ...
Maryland Legislation Moves Toward Preventing Police Militarization
Two bills have been introduced in the Maryland Legislature in an attempt to address the nationalization of local police via federal grants of surplus military equipment. ...
Omar Remarks Highlight Increasing Possibility That Israel Will Be Issue in 2020
Support for Israel has been largely bipartisan since the inception of the modern nation in 1948 — but that has changed. ...
Actors, Politicians Now Criticized for Biblical Views on Homosexuality
There is a rising tide of intolerance in America for Christians who hold to a view that takes the authority of the Bible seriously. ...
Theft by Oklahoma State Employee Illustrates Inherent Injustice of Civil Asset Forfeiture
A state employee in Oklahoma has admitted to stealing from a fund of assets that were seized from citizens under a perverse legal process known as civil asset forfeiture....
Foreign Aid Advocates Dislike Trump Nominee for World Bank
After President Donald Trump named David Robert Malpass to succeed Jim Yong Kim as president of the World Bank, many in the pro-foreign aid establishment expressed their displeasure. ...
Trump’s State of the Union Stresses Unity, Border Security, and Economic Prosperity
President Trump vows that America will never be a socialist country. ...
Pope Francis to Chinese Catholics: Show Respect and Loyalty to the Communist Regime
With Chinese Catholics being instructed by Pope Francis to show “respect and loyalty” to the communist dicatorship, one wonders how a devout Catholic can show respect and loyalty to...
Israel Adds To Its Security — With Massive New Border Barrier
Do border walls work in the 21st century? The Israeli government certainly believes they do. ...
States Use Nullification to Rein in the Feds
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison gave us one way to restrain an out-of-control federal government in 1798. ...