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Our nanny state and the loss of everyday...

Our nanny state and the loss of everyday freedom

Last week, I spent approximately three hours trying to help my teenage son apply for a learner’s permit. The time-suck began with the Department of Motor Vehicles website, which was prolix with rules and unclear about the process. I did my best to compile all sorts of evidence to prove that, yes, he is my son […]

About Those GOP Legislators Quitting the...

About Those GOP Legislators Quitting the House….

To date, twenty one Republcians have said they are departing the House of Representatives. This number does not include the GOP legislators who already left, such a George Santos, the disgraced fomer representative from New York. As a general proposition retirements from Congress are not inherently bad. There are instances where members are not up […]

Ultimatums from the House Freedom Caucus...

Ultimatums from the House Freedom Caucus won’t stop the spending binge

Presently, members of the House Freedom Caucus and a few of its allies are in a cage match with the rest of Congress and the White House over excessive federal spending. Last month, they led an unsuccessful charge against the continuing resolution that was enacted to keep the government open through early March. To be sure, they […]

Side hustles won’t save the US Postal Se

Side hustles won’t save the US Postal Service

The holiday season came and went, and it appears the U.S. Postal Service did a good job. Yes, there were some reports of letter carriers getting swamped with packages here and there. And, yes, there were citizen complaints about delivery delays and mail theft. But on the whole, the USPS delivered in late 2023. There was […]

The Postal Service wasn’t built for boxe

The Postal Service wasn’t built for boxes

You might have read the recent news report that Amazon now delivers more packages than established companies including UPS and FedEx—the latest sign of the e-commerce company’s dominance. But if you read closely, you also saw that the U.S. Postal Service still handles more parcels (about 7 billion a year) than any of these companies, and in fact delivers […]

Why did anyone vote against expelling Ge...

Why did anyone vote against expelling George Santos?

On Friday, Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was expelled from the House of Representatives. The vote was 311 to 114. Democrats overwhelmingly supported booting Santos, whose many misdeeds have been described in both a House Ethics Committee report and the media. Some have wondered why anyone would vote against booting Santos. The partisan breakdown of the “nay” votes tells part of the […]