As we prepare to ring in the new year, many Americans will set resolutions to improve their lives—to get healthier, save money, or spend more time with loved ones. But what if we applied the same principle to our government? For 2025, let’s resolve to confront the rampant waste in government that is driving us into deeper debt and burdening future generations.
How maddening to think that local volunteers and charitable organizations with boots on the ground can have their relief efforts halted by a FEMA bureaucrat second-guessing how “equitable” their relief is.
If you miss a deadline, there’s a penalty. That’s a part of life for everyone… except for the government. Most of us learned that lesson years ago: If you pay a bill late, there’s a fee. If you miss a deadline at work, you have a problem with your coworkers. If you miss a government...
I’ll put it simply: aversion to the Constitution is an aversion to the people.
A federal government led by Joe Biden would look much different from the government under President Trump. Elections clearly have consequences. But regardless of who prevails on Election Day, or whenever we learn the election’s ultimate outcome, much of the government will plough ahead with little change. That’s a key message from a new book....
It shouldn’t take multiple calls and the navigational skills of Ferdinand Magellan to reach a public employee during a workday to get a basic government task performed.
An Alabama congressman was the only voice in a recent hearing questioning North Carolina's use of federal disaster relief dollars.
A recent squabble over state response to Hurricane Matthew highlights significant flaws in a federal disaster recovery program.
North Carolina has become a national model in tax reform, in education reform, in the restraint of government growth. North Carolina can become a model in rules and regulation reform as well.
Sen. Ted Cruz sees America much as it was in 1980, seeking a strong yet principled leader. But his political memoir reminds us how difficult it is for even reformers to change the status quo.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo fails to make a case against expansive government, even though he rarely has anything good to say centralized control.
