BCRA unlikely to survive the Parliamentarian? Hold your horses.
Why banking on judges is a poor strategy
June 16, 2020This article was originally posted in Spectator USA Monday’s Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County was massively significant for two reasons. As a legal matter, the ruling determined that the prohibition on ‘sex discrimination’ in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to fire an employee on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. […]
Rule of Law
June 15, 2020Dear President Trump and Members of Congress: America is founded on the rule of law. Without law, there can be no justice, and there can be no peace or prosperity. The rule of law exists not to control the people, but to empower them; not to impose the will of the State on the people, […]
Jim DeMint – I’ve changed my mind about China. America should too.
May 15, 2020It was the year 2001 and I was a second-term U.S. congressman from South Carolina. Opening trade with China was the top priority of Republican President George Bush. The pressure was on Republicans in Congress to support his initiative to give China permanent most favored nation status and allow it to join the World Trade […]
Next coronavirus phase calls for cautious but immediate reopening of economy
May 1, 2020Contrary to the media narrative, the data is unclear on how much good these shutdowns have actually done. And there is no scientific evidence to justify forcing Americans to stay in their homes for months on end. What is clear is that the emergency phase of the epidemic is drawing to a close, and that our economy […]
US Must Take Back Pharma Production From China
April 17, 2020One of the big critiques of a hyper-globalized supply chain in which America’s manufacturing was outsourced was that it would, in a time of crisis, put America at a huge disadvantage. Unable to produce needed equipment or pharmaceuticals, we’d be left at the mercy of the countries who did. But, says the economic theory of […]