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Lame Duck Congress

Lame Duck Runs Afoul

The United States House and Senate kicked off the ‘lame duck’ session this week – that time between the election and the swearing-in of the new Congress. Historically, because outgoing Members are no longer accountable to their constituents and elections are as far off as possible, this is a time rife with mischief-making!

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Americans Are Never Helpless

With the midterms in our rearview mirrors (almost), many people are still reeling from the failure of elections that they thought might help save America as we remember it. Perhaps now is the time to fully admit: Politicians and the political process are not our protectors. Normal American citizens are.

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Income Inequality

The Work Tax

The most dramatic and consequential change in the distribution of income in America in the past half-century isn’t rising income inequality but the extraordinary growth in income equality among the bottom 60% of household earners.

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Border

The Porous Border

Speaking to local law enforcement and natives, and seeing the border wall myself, has helped me realize you don’t have to be an expert to recognize a deadly fact… our southern border is dangerously open.

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Marriage

Cornerstone or Capstone?

A cornerstone is the rock upon which a building is built; the cornerstone joins two walls together to form a single unit. Marriage is a cornerstone that brings together a man and a woman to build a family and join their lives together.

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Election Results

Election Day Takeaways

Conservative Republicans were optimistic that the mid-term elections would bring sweeping changes in the U.S. House and Senate while Democrats were bracing themselves for the impact of losing control of Congress. We all hoped that issues like inflation, immigration, and parental rights would drive voters to the polls.

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