Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
My high school senior year (Class of 1989) history teacher asked us what we thought was the single largest problem facing the United States. I said the federal government’s debt. I was the only one who did so. The teacher rolled his eyes when he read mine aloud – as if it was the dumbest of all possible submissions.
The biggest issue in foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia at the moment is more state funding for the Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, the mass transit agency which run buses, trains, trollies, and subways in the metropolitan area. SEPTA has a projected $213 million deficit, and has instituted significant service cuts to try …
‘Government is like an infant: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.’
The federal government is required by law to engage in a budget process. Which means twelve appropriations bills – written and debated, passed and signed into law. Each and every Congress.
In the annals of American history, the name Davy Crockett stands as a symbol of rugged individualism and a deep-rooted belief in limited government.
As Warren Buffet once famously said, “Only when the tide goes out do you learn who has been swimming naked.” And last week, that turned out to be the Silicon Valley Bank, whose customers include tech startups, venture-capital firms, and Napa Valley wineries. SVB’s leadership certainly deserves their fair share of the blame. Bankers, more …
Bloomberg thought Americans could use some tips on how to survive in today’s inflationary environment. Instead of advising us to support Republican candidates this year, they brought in Teresa Ghilarducci, who is the Schwartz Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research and a board member at the Economic Policy Institute. Her suggestions run …