The great American experiment in democratic government was launched in 1789 with trepidation, but high hopes. However, our federal...

The ire of many political activists is directed to alleged failings of Congress, but the underlying cause of this apparent dereliction of...

In the process of preparing the federal budget, there is an inherent bias at work. The members of Congress have strong pressure from...

The Freedom of Information Act is an important tool with which citizens can challenge governmental actions and expose them to public...

For two years, congressional committees have been trying to fulfill their responsibilities for oversight of the executive branch and get...

In recent years our officials in Washington have lost the art of collegial debate as the atmosphere has grown increasingly partisan and...

At the heart of the republic sits a key to its success or a cause of its ultimate failure: the elections to select political leaders and...

Non-partisan law enforcement: Is it possible? Some will argue No, it is not possible since whenever you have people involved in anything...

These are grave days in America. Threats to our freedom abound, externally and internally, and our federal government appears incapable...

In 1776 Thomas Paine wrote a long pamphlet titled Common Sense in which he challenged the authority of the British government and the...

Our republic was created in 1788 when New Hampshire (the ninth state to do so) ratified the pending Constitution. When the founders...

The United States is so large, powerful, and prosperous today that it is unthinkable that it could rapidly recede to an “also ran” among...

Personal freedom has always been the hallmark that distinguished us from the other nation-states of the world. We fought the...

The days when Congress sits regally in Washington and hands out the federal largess to grateful petitioners could soon be over. With the...

One of the most important acts of our citizens is the granting of our individual proxy to persons selected in an election who will then...

The federal government has run large deficits in recent years, bringing the national debt to more than $25 trillion. Furthermore, it has...

Two reforms are key to fixing the government, and should be recognized as linchpins of the republic: they are enforcing the rule of law...

Baseball players know that to hit the baseball with maximum power you must strike it on a small area of the bat, which they call the...

For nearly 200 years the salaries and benefits of federal employees were less than the compensation of workers in the private sector....

The right of free speech, which is embodied in the Constitution, presupposes that such speech will be delivered in a civil and respectful...