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Rand Paul: Don’t raise the debt ceiling without reform

It’s that time once again, as the federal government is just around the corner from hitting its debt limit. Yet we are already hearing from alarmists that insist that limit must be extended outright....

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Some states are planning a DACA lawsuit, and it could be a blow to the...

Like many Americans flung far across the political spectrum, I was dismayed (if not especially surprised) to see President Trump on Tuesday go through with his threat to end Deferred Action for...

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The federal government’s overspending is the one controversy Donald Trump...

The brave few in Congress who care about the country’s debt are about to watch hurricane season blow fiscal solvency out the window. It’s convenient timing for Congress — storms batter the coast at...

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Donald Trump’s debt ceiling sellout has put congressional conservatives in a...

Donald Trump emerged from a sort of fiscally insane Yalta Conference last week to announce that he, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi had struck a deal. Congress would be passing disaster relief funding...

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The national debt hit $20 trillion — but does anyone care?

Donald Trump may have small hands but from them have come some big milestones. Case in point, last week the president — after running a campaign on the central theme of unbalancing effete liberals in...

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Donald Trump learns trying to resist Washington’s hive mind is futile

It’s been an impressive week for legislators seeking to accomplish something in Washington. Just as the national debt surpasses the $20 trillion mark, President Donald Trump strikes a deal with Senate...

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Cronyism in space? Ron Paul is right to blast it.

Former congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex.), known as “Dr. No” for his honorable stands against imperfect government legislation, just said no once more. In an op-ed for Fox News, Paul took aim at Section...

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DHS wants to follow every immigrant online forever in the name of national...

An inclusive new Department of Homeland Security rule proposes to log social media activity and search results on every immigrant in the United States, in perpetuity, as a condition of their...

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The NFL protest debacle is a great opportunity to cut off taxpayer funding...

An unexpected but welcome result of some lawmakers’ outrage over pro athlete’s political activism is their new impulse to stop government subsidies of pro sports. The Daily Caller reported Sunday there...

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No, we don’t need the government to save us from unregulated dog adoptions

If you have adopted a dog from a no-kill shelter or one of those foster-based rescue organizations in recent years, you may know rescue dogs get moved around a lot. Typically the way this works is that...

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Let Repeal Day serve as a lesson about the folly of nanny state rulemaking

This week marks the 84th anniversary of the repeal of alcohol prohibition in the United States through the passage of the 21st Amendment. Free marketeers frequently concern themselves with major policy...

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This Indiana town tried to force low-income families out of their homes by...

Charlestown, Indiana, is a small town of about 8,000 people where the local government tried to force low-income families out of their homes by drowning them in petty fines so the land could be sold to...

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Rand Paul says he won’t vote for spending bill that adds to “already massive...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that he won’t vote to add to the “massive” national debt. “I cannot in good conscience vote to add more to the already massive $20 trillion debt. I promised...

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If you want a free and open internet, you should oppose net neutrality 

By Don Lim  The battle for a free and open internet continues to rage on. In 2011, the bill Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) threatened freedom of speech and innovation of the internet, including...

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Everyone loves food trucks, but ridiculous government regulation makes it...

By Pooja Bachani Did you leave your office for lunch today? If you did, you probably saw a food truck parked on the corner selling sandwiches, pizza, or cupcakes. Chances are that you or someone you...

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So-called “net neutrality” was never really neutral

By Kyle Swan Net neutrality has been getting so many “hot takes” lately, it almost makes you wish someone would be non-neutral about this content and block it. These have come during the run-up to...

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Rand Paul wants to stop Congress from exceeding budget caps

Sen. Rand Paul sent a reminder to his colleagues on Thursday that preserving the current budget caps is important if Republicans have any intention of enforcing fiscal restraint. “If the House passes a...

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Now the government wants to decide who gets to apply eyelash extensions

Occupational licensing laws in the United States are stupid and cruel. They disproportionately harm women, minorities, former inmates trying to get their lives on track, and other would-be...

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Washington stealing land to build an overpriced border wall won’t make...

President Trump has been promising his border wall for nearly two years now, but his discussion of the topic is usually high on vivid imagery—a “big beautiful door” and windows so Americans aren’t...

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This man wanted to give the homeless shelter in his home, but city government...

It is COLD out here in the Midwest, and it has been for weeks. My church’s announcements time and our neighborhood’s Facebook groups have been peppered with information on how to get help fast to...

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Washington spending debates would be less messy if they were just about spending

The Constitution delegates to Congress the power of the purse, but the modern system of federal government budgeting began with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. It would be madness to suggest the...

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Happy New Year, now let’s Audit the Pentagon

By Jake Grant This year, the Pentagon will perform an audit for the first time in its history. The nation’s biggest bureaucracy has continually failed to even attempt an audit, something that they are...

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Rand Paul says America will go the way of Rome if “inexcusable” spending...

When discussing what led to the fall of the Roman Empire, much of it relates to today’s politics. That’s a point Rand Paul attempted to impart to his Washington colleagues recently according to an...

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Can we stop pretending Republicans care about cutting spending now?

On Wednesday, Congressional leadership seemed united behind a budget deal that looks truly awful — at least if you care about the country’s financial future. The bipartisan deal blasts through budget...

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Here’s why the government can’t foot the bill for paid family leave

In his recent State of the Union address, President Trump hinted at prioritizing paid family leave in the coming months. Now, Senator Marco Rubio and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump are trying to...

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The last Tea Partier? Rand Paul’s one-man crusade to stop the Senate’s...

“Conservatives had better start paying attention to the budget battle raging in Washington: If things go south — and they are poised to do just that — the tea party’s single greatest policy victory,...

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The Supreme Court is about to decide what you can wear while voting

Should it be illegal to wear a “Make America Great Again” hat or an “I’m With Her” shirt to the polls? The U.S. Supreme Court is considering that question this week. The case, Minnesota Voters Alliance...

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The CDC Bought Cell Phone Data To Track Compliance With COVID Policy

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) paid $420,000 for a year of access to cell phone location data to track compliance with COVID-19 lockdown measures, according to CDC documents obtained by...

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Vivek Ramaswamy Files Lawsuit Against DOJ For Silence On FOIA Request

The Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, announced that he is suing the DOJ for withholding vital information pertaining to the Donald Trump case from the public. This violates the...

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Remember When Texas Republican Van Taylor Was Caught Having An Affair With An...

Do you remember when Texas Republican Congressman Van Taylor was caught in an affair with an ‘ISIS bride?’ Texas Republicans are shaping up to be bad news. In light of the Texas Attorney General, Ken...

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