Who's Ready for Some Trillion-Dollar Republican Deficits?
Fiscal hawks, from their perch in the wilderness, predict we may again see 13-digit deficits as soon as next year
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Trump Just Made Two National Monuments Smaller. How Big a Deal Is That?
The feds still own the land.
Nebraska Regulators Approve Keystone XL Pipeline
A big defeat for anti-pipeline activists.
Ex-Presidents We Want to Drink With: Podcast
This week's show covers the John Kelly phone flap, former presidents against Trump, and why Republicans are only pretending to be worried about the budget.
The 'Politics of Division' Is 'Who We Are as a Country'
Trying to minimize those divisions isn't very democratic.
Everything That's Wrong with Political Twitter in Two Tweets (Niger Edition)
Tribalism today, tribalism tomorrow, tribalism forever!
Joe Biden Slams Campus Leftists Who Shut Down Speakers: 'It's Simply Wrong'
"Liberals have very short memories."
Stossel: Baby Salmon Threatened?
CNN reports that the Alaskan Pebble Mine will destroy the wilderness. Stossel exposed this as a lie two years ago.
Why We Need To Shrink the National Debt, And Fast!
Too much debt slows economic growth and reduces living standards.
At Least Have the Basic Courage and Decency to Call an 'Amnesty' an 'Amnesty'
Evasive language isn't helping solve our dysfunctional immigration system.
Holocaust Museum Pulls Study That Came to Obvious Conclusion on Syria Genocide
There's not much the U.S. could have done to stop the killings.
Trump vs. the Business Community
Obama was not the friend CEOs think the president of the U.S. should be. But in Trump, they're finding out what it's like to have a real enemy.
Lawrence O'Donnell Slams Jeff Flake for Not Criticizing Birtherism Earlier, Even Though Flake Criticized Birtherism 8 Years Ago on MSNBC
Embattled Arizona senator getting dinged unfairly from the left for criticizing conservatives too late
Thanks, Obama! Trump Is Expanding Your Effort to Imprison Leakers!
Justice Department announces tripling of investigations.
Trump Signs Sanctions Bill That Exacerbates Global Instability
Democrats put Iran deal at risk to score points on Russia.
Trump's 'Made In America Week' Inadvertently Highlights Corporate Welfare
Companies invited to the White House collected nearly $600 million in subsidies, loans, and tax breaks.
You Want Checks and Balances? Stop Ignoring the Constitution When You're in Power
Once the trust in checks and balances is eroded, it's difficult to regain.
'Lie of the Year' Winner Barack Obama Admonishes Congress to 'Speak the Truth' About Obamacare
Uh, better late than never?
Former Obama Lawyers Are Suddenly Worried About Illegal Wars
Unlike his predecessor, Trump has not even done us the courtesy of coming up with a laughable excuse.
Don't Blame Trump for Obama's Position on Losing Citizenship Over Fibs
A Yale professor illustrates the tendency to frame what should be critiques of government power as complaints about particular politicians.
Access to Obama White House Brought Companies Better Stock Performance, Study Shows
In "All the President's Friends: Political Access and Firm Value," finance professors outline three ways government meetings may be valuable to companies.
Trump Executive Order Could Empower State and Local Governments to Manage Federal Lands
Issues executive order to Interior Department to review national monument designations.
Actually, It's Totally Fine That Obama Is Being Paid $400,000 to Give a 'Wall Street Speech'
You don't have to restrict the actions of former government officials to reduce corruption, you have to restrict the actions of government.
U.S. Sending More Troops to Somalia—Continuing Escalation Kickstarted Last Year
About 40 U.S. troops will "train and equip" local forces.
Democrats Shouldn't Dismiss Spying Claims So Quickly
They were once concerned about "incidental" data collection by the NSA.
Trump Administration to Review Obama-Era CAFE Standards
'We're going to work on the CAFE standards so you can make cars in America again'
Baseball Star Jose Abreu Ate His Fake Passport on Flight to the U.S.
The Cuban defector and Chicago White Sox star's bizarre tale is indicative of how ridiculous immigration policy can be.
A War on Recreational Marijuana Would Be a Nightmare (For Trump)
Going after recreational marijuana in states where it's legal would mean destroying jobs and businesses.
Outlandish Trump Hysteria Mirrors Obamaphobia
The thin line between reason and delirium.
The Trump-Obama Immigration Continuum
The new president is setting the enforcement clock all the way back to 2013
Bribe Bully Beg Borrow Steal
Is Donald Trump a crony capitalist? Or is he something worse?
Dakota Access Pipeline Easement Will Be Granted By Army
Regulation by presidential whim versus the rule of law
Immigration Reform in the Era of Trump
How America can relight the lamp beside its golden door.
For a Study in Failed Foreign Policy, Look at the Seven Countries in Trump's Refugee Ban
The dissonance between the countries the Trump EO primarily affects and countries associated with 9/11 is embedded in U.S. foreign policy.
Donald Trump's Revolution To Undo Barack Obama's Revolution
Trump's gutting of Obamacare is a breeze of freedom on a sea of regulation.
In Sentencing, Tough Is Not Necessarily Smart
Trump should not take his criminal justice cues from his attorney general.
Listen to Matt Welch and Anthony Fisher Talk Trump, Media, and Baseball on SiriusXM Insight from 12-1 p.m. ET
More notes on the politicization of everything on The Dean Obeidallah Show
Is It Cool To Call the President a Bastard Again?
People who not long ago said it was disrespectful to criticize the tenant in the White House seem to have rediscovered the value of dissent. Well, maybe.
Why We Need School Choice: "Obama Administration Spent Billions To Fix Failing Schools, And It Didn't Work"
The final report on a much-touted intervention lays out the need for a decentralized approach to K-12" education reform.
Trump Redeclares War on Terror in Inaugural Address
A decades-long fight gets a new face.
Donald Trump Is Wrong about Manufacturing and Economic Patriotism
Protectionism springs from ignorance of basic facts and economic principles.
Donald Trump and the Libertarian Future
We need a new, individualized operating system for politics and it will happen on the new president's watch, whether he wants it or not.
Inauguration Radio w/ Matt Welch, Kmele Foster, Gene Healy & Others on Sirius XM Insight from 9-12 AM ET
Obama's legacy, Trump's promise, and your very best Inaugural drinking strategies on Stand Up! With Pete Dominick
Obama Issued More Commutations Than Any Previous President but Neglected Pardons
Donald Trump and his attorney general take a dim view of Obama's mercy.
