This article first appeared on the Economic Standard on October 15, 2019. There’s a pervasive myth among “eco-cons”—conservatives who accept the theory of global warming—that we can tax…
This op-ed originally appeared in the Western Journal on October 9, 2019. Listening to the Democratic candidates, it sounds like racism is a more significant problem now than it’s been…
For many conservatives, the labor struggles of socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders are greatly amusing. The senator has never seen a favor to Big Labor that he didn’t support, yet his…
In his July 4 commentary, “It’s up to states to end partisan gerrymandering,” Robert Giaimo and other business leaders make the case for states to adopt redistricting reform in light of the…
For the past few years, liberals have been pushing the courts to declare that partisan redistricting — the consideration of politics when drawing the boundaries of legislative districts — violates…
Twitter has quietly dumped the Southern Poverty Law Center from its “Trust and Safety Council,” according to a recent report. After a March scandal exposed the Law Center's leadership for apparently participating in the…
This article originally appeared on FoxNews.com on April 17, 2019. An expansive network of “shadowy” dark money donors has grown to rival the influence of the conservative Koch Network…
Tax exemptions are the equivalent of government subsidies under the commonly accepted “tax-expenditure theory,” relied upon by the U.S. Supreme Court. Legally, under the theory, tax exemption is considered as much a…
This article originally appeared in RealClearPolicy on February 20, 2019. The Center for American Progress’ ThinkProgress reported in late January that Daniel P. Schmidt, then vice president for program…
Right before Election Day a Gallup poll ranked voters’ top concerns: number one was healthcare (a major issue for 80 percent), followed by the economy and immigration (both at 78…