What is essential? Some might say, not the governing body that, as of today, allows the government’s debt held by the public this month to surpass $30 trillion. Total debt, not counting the much larger entitlement promises made by politicians into the indefinite future, is headed toward $38 trillion. Next, suggests the WSJ, try also to compute the much larger entitlement promises politicians pledge into the indefinite future.

ACA: Not One Republican Vote Just in case you thought Democrats refusing to reopen the government were being altruistic, rethink that thought. Loosing Leverage  House Minority Whip...

A Compromise Would Damage the “Democratic Brand” Well, here we are. About a month into the government shutdown, some readers are wondering, what was accomplished?...

Government-Run Health Care As the US government enters its 4th week of closure, you might wonder, where is our media? With the Democrats' longtime dominance...

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud  With America suffering through now over four weeks of a government closure and 11 failed Senate votes, it’s time...

Imagine that the US government shutdown for several weeks. Then imagine that fewer than 1 in 10 voters say the shutdown was a significant...

Deconstructing a Sinking Ship  Q: Why did the US government shut down? Democrats are demanding that the government continue sending massive checks to insurance companies, forever,...

Income Redistribution Since last week’s government shutdown (Wednesday, to be exact), Republicans and Democrats appear to have been put into a checkmate position. From President Trump: “We...

In the WSJ, Oklahoma senator James Lankford, the vice chair of the Republican Conference, discusses with Kimberley Strassel in “All Things Considered” the government shutdown. With no deal in sight, with both parties dug in, where does America go from here?

Regardless the outcome of the government shutdown – this weekend will mark the longest in history – the Trump administration has tried for “a...