Evaluating Claims About Drug Seizures at the Border
The amount of drugs seized between legal points of entry has become a key point in the debate over President Trump's proposed border wall....
Mysterious New Construction Underway at North Korea’s Sohae Launch Facility
Recent commercial satellite images show new construction work at the Sohae (Tongchang-ri) Launch Facility in North Korea. The new activity comes just days after...
The National Debt in Five Charts
The national debt is unimaginably large and it is growing larger. The costs of caring for an aging population are driving unsustainable budget deficits...
Mark Harris Calls for New NC09 Election
UPDATE: On Thursday, the North Carolina State Board of Election ordered a new election in the Ninth Congressional District. The vote was unanimous. The...
PODCAST: The Dramatic NC09 Ballot Fraud Hearing
As the NC State Board of Elections prepared to decide his father's fate, Mark Harris' son took the stand. in an emotional statement, John...
Virginia Democrats Achieve Simultaneous Faceplant
If you are interested in scandal-free government, do not ask Virginia Democrats. Over the past few weeks scandals have ensnared many of the Commonwealth's...
PODCAST: Peak Trump with David Stockman
Ronald Reagan’s OMB Director, David Stockman, talks about his new book, Peak Trump. In a wide-ranging discussion, Mr. Stockman presents a sobering, data-driven assessment...
A Brief History of the State of the Union
The State of the Union, with all its pomp and pageantry, is largely a 20th Century invention. Until 1947, what we now call the State...
How an Ascendant Left Could Be Democrats’ Undoing
The Democratic Party is riding high. They took the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. They bested President Donald Trump in the most...
Why a Solution to the Government Shutdown Remains Elusive
There remains no easy solution to this mess. The shutdown fight is emblematic of an era of governing in which the affairs of state are in direct conflict with the political forces shaping both parties. Until the politicians find a way to strike a balance between the two, hundreds of thousands of Federal workers going without a paycheck will continue to be caught in the middle.
