"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground." -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) The U.S. Constitution was ratified to create and to restrain the government. It established boundaries beyond which the government may not venture, even when it invokes ...
Free and fair elections. That’s what we all want. There are many Americans who are no longer sure whether this goal is attainable. Let’s break down what a "free and fair" election actually means, and what we should expect from our voting system here in the United States. We can ...
My husband Matt is a retired Marine gunnery sergeant. I spent years fighting to get him the care he earned after Iraq and Afghanistan. Then I went to law school so I could be a better advocate, and I'm proud that I was able to help other veterans access their disability benefits, for free. I ...
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill/Working Families Tax Cuts Act into law, and it's unfortunate that very few parents know this legislation provides the largest national expansion of K-12 education freedom in our nation's history. Beginning Jan. 1, ...
I shouldn't get so angry. It isn't healthy. Last week, New York state summoned me to jury duty. I went, of course. It's the law, and my duty. A jury may protect the innocent from government abuse. Ordinary citizens, not officials, decide if you are guilty. But doing our patriotic ...
WASHINGTON -- Once upon a time, a theory made waves in political science courses that it didn't matter who the president was because the U.S. government was so mighty that it would run itself without any one person in charge. That's ridiculous. I hope that professor lived to see what hell ...
