In a romantic relationship, one cannot generally influence his partner’s emotions with rational argument. Feelings are unmediated, unruly, and mostly instinctual things. The same may be said for our…

A new report reveals that taxpayers are losing around $451 billion per year to the border crisis.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) in July highlighted the “underutilization” of federal office space. The GAO “surveyed two dozen federal agencies and found they averaged a roughly 80% vacancy rate during the study period earlier this year. Not a single agency topped 50% use.

By: Leslie Lenkowsky – wsj.com – November 5, 2023 Missouri Rep. Jason Smith denounced universities and student organizations for statements “celebrating, excusing, or downplaying” the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel. “Releasing such statements, or failing to condemn them,” he said last month, “is unforgivable and runs counter to our values as a nation.” Mr. Smith’s comments have more...

Among the top priorities for newly selected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-L A ) was his announced intention to form a bipartisan panel to cut massive spending that has led to an unsustainable $33 trillion national debt.

By: John Greenwood and Steve H. Hanke – wsj.com – October 22, 2023 Early in the pandemic, the volume of U.S. dollars in circulation soared. For two years starting in March 2020, the M2 money supply—a measure of the cash and checkable deposits in circulation plus savings deposits and other easily convertible assets—grew at an unprecedented annualized rate of 16.5%. That...

By: Zach Kessel – nationalreview.com – October 19, 2023 As university administrators equivocate and radical student-groups issue statements blaming Israel for the heinous Hamas terrorist attack of October 7, major donors are pulling their money from elite schools. But those with inside knowledge of the workings of university leadership are split on whether the donors’ moves have the potential to...

In response to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s appointment of pro-abortion activist Laphonza Butler to replace late U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser issued the following reaction: “The abortion lobby spends millions to elect Democrats who back its agenda of abortion on […]

By: Bjorn Lomborg – wsj.com – October 6, 2023 Well-off nations seem to have forgotten that while they’re no longer plagued by poverty-related ills such as hunger and illiteracy, most people in the world still are. Increasingly, the Biden administration and leaders of other high-income countries are putting climate policy ahead of these core development issues. When the World Bank...

By: Rick Scott – wsj.com – Otober 4, 2023 Democrats in Washington love the leadership fight in the House right now. It’s pushing Congress toward enacting another massive omnibus spending bill and threatening to squander the victory Republicans obtained last week when, for a change, they acted in a manner consistent with how they campaign. The normal game plan for...