Current Events
Pro-Gun Groups and Federal Gun Control
Now that a Republican is in the White House and calling for federal gun control, it’s interesting to note where various gun groups stand now compared to the Obama years when similar unconstitutional measures were proposed. President Trump has announced plans to...
Deficits Do Matter: Debt Payments Will Consume Trillions of Dollars in Coming Years
by Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute Interest on the national debt is quickly becoming one of the largest expenses in the national budget. Based on projections from the OMB, it now appears that growth in interest payments on the national debt will be significantly...
Butchering the Fourth Amendment
The real problems with newly anointed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh got completely lost in the political theater surrounding his confirmation. The Constitution delegates the power to appoint justices to the Supreme Court to the president with the advice and...
Worst in Six Years: Trump Administration Posts Massive Budget Deficit
The 2018 fiscal year ended Sept. 30 and the U.S. government closed out the year with its largest budget deficit since 2012, according to the most recent Treasury Department report. Uncle Sam ended 2018 $779 billion in the red, adding to the ballooning national debt. A...