Federal Programs
The Supreme Court Used to Consider the Minimum Wage Unconstitutional
I wonder how many Americans realize that the U.S. Supreme Court once declared the minimum wage to be in violation of U.S. Constitution. This occurred in 1923 in a case entitled Adkins v. Children’s Hospital. In a 5-3 decision in that case, the Supreme Court held that...
Biden Plan to Revive Obama Limits on Police Militarization Still Just Window Dressing
According to a CNN report, President Joe Biden plans to reinstate Obama-era limits on a federal police militarization program. While this sounds like progress toward ending the militarization of local police departments, the Obama limits were little more than...
Big-Tech More Powerful than the U.S. Government? Not Even Close
While big-tech censorship is concerning, it’s absurd to claim Facebook and Amazon have more power than the federal government in Washington D.C., the largest government in the history of the world. But that’s the kind of message we’re hearing more...
Trump’s “New and Improved” Obamacare
At an appearance in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month, President Trump unveiled his replacement for Obamacare that “puts patients first, families first, and — perhaps most importantly for all of us — America first.” The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,...