When President Trump announced the federal government was taking over law enforcement in the nation’s capital, I applauded.
The District of Columbia is a federal district. It was created by the Founding Fathers to be the neutral site for governing the country without being vulnerable to pressure from Virginia, Maryland, or other states.
By definition, the federal government is the ultimate guarantor of public safety in Washington. When I was speaker of the House, we inherited a bankrupt, out-of-control, crime-ridden, and functionally incompetent city government.
- The Jeffersonian Political Future
Republicans should develop a broad embracing platform which will be supported by 75 percent to 80 percent of the American people. - The Hospital-Insurance Company Rip Off System
There has been a long struggle to enable Americans to know what they are really paying for in healthcare — and what their options are in quality and price of service. - Mamdani’s Anti-American Fantasy Reflects Far Left’s Reliance on Alternative Facts
If the radical left is forced to stick with the record and the facts, its complaints fall apart. - The Empire of Liberty vs the Dictatorship of Hate
Watching the parallel television coverage of the American celebration of our 250th anniversary and the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave me a deep sense of contrast. - Bite of Capital Gains Taxes Can Be Eased, as Greenspan Foresaw, by Adjusting for Inflation
Why, asked ‘the Maestro,’ should anyone have to pay taxes on fake appreciation driven by a declining currency rather than a real gain?