I had an interesting phone call this morning that got me thinking about the state of freedom of speech in the United States.
While I acknowledge that certain limitations should, and do, apply to those freedoms commonly held as “fundamental,”[1] there was something about this phone call that I found troubling. The caller […]

Just to piggyback off of Nan’s post, I thought I would give you a sense of what it was like on the House floor today.
If I had to describe the atmosphere in one word, then it would probably be “revolutionary.”  Being a Revolutionary War buff, I am always observing modern American politics through the lens […]

I was back on the floor of the house this morning for day 3 of the Republican revolt against Congress’ inactivity on the high cost of energy.
Much of the message was the same as the day before as members of Congress not only discussed the need for energy solutions now, but also educated the new […]

One of the best parts of my job is getting to crash lefty protests.  What makes it so much fun is that the lefties that throw these protests are so far off the deep end, that it really doesn’t take much effort to show that they have absolutely no understanding of the issues.
Yesterday, we received […]

By now, most of you are aware of the ongoing Republican revolt on the House floor. However, many of you may not know the story of how it began.
Last Friday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi banged her gavel and sent the House of Representatives into a five-week recess. While the House usually takes a recess in August, […]

It comes at no surprise to anyone visiting the Capitol or any other government building in the area these days to have dangerous metal things like knives, nail files, or tweezers confiscated.  Everything else goes through the x-ray machine, excessive numbers of papers are questioned (”Is a staffer meeting you?”) holding up the line on […]

“We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.”
—Winston Churchill

Recent gas prices have politicians scrambling to demonstrate that they’ll find a solution with yet another case of the common congressional “do something” syndrome. The one economically logical argument that has been forwarded by some members of Congress, and which is supported by the majority of the American people, is to allow drilling in the […]

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As I’m sure most of us are aware, The mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie Mac will be getting a government bailout from the Federal Reserve. This precedent of bailing out ailing private companies was established just this year with the Bear Stearns bailout. There will be an additional bailout of the Housing industry itself if […]

Hey everyone. Just thought I’d stop by again and see what’s going on. I figured it was high time, now that we’ve examined some of the more well-known economists with moderate to poor economic policy that we might want to say hello to some of the more traditional conservative schools of thought. This of course […]