America’s fiscal house is not in order. The government spends trillions more than it takes in every year. For decades, our politicians have been more concerned with making speeches and raiding the treasury than sound economics and fiscal responsibility.

In an effort to get Congress functioning once again—not to mention a desperate attempt to ensure their reelection—Democrats are proposing to revive congressional earmarks.

Things are surreal here in Texas right now. From Dallas to San Antonio, century-old low temperature records were shattered almost every day this week. The state is blanketed in snow and ice, and the power grid has failed.

We knew that with the speed Congress rushed to write and pass the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) last March, very little attention was given to the potential for fraud and abuse.

President Joe Biden is launching his sweeping assault on climate change with a much larger army of allies than Barack Obama had 12 years ago — a coalition that ranges from labor unions, anti-fracking activists and racial justice advocates to leaders of Wall Street, the auto industry and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The newly formed President’s Advisory 1776 Commission just released its report. The group was chaired by Churchill historian and Hillsdale College President Dr. Larry P. Arnn.

Once again, politicians are bemoaning our system of capitalism, claiming that the solution to economic woes is further expansion of a government-driven social welfare system. Source: Prosperity and Generosity: The Biblical Roots of Capitalism | RealClearReligion

When 2020 passes into the history books, it will carry more superlatives than a high school yearbook — and none of them good. Most deadly, hottest, most stressful, worst.

In an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN, Bill Gates said he expects that there will be an ugly wave of increased coronavirus infections through the winter before the new vaccines are able to be widely distributed, and that this is likely to require more mandatory shutdowns, particularly of such hospitality businesses as restaurants and bars.

Elon Musk and now Oracle are coming to Texas—and that was just in one week! Hewlett Packard, Charles Schwab, McKesson and Uber are also moving, or have moved, their headquarters from California to Texas. And Apple and Google are expanding their presence in the Lone Star State.