OPINION: Eroding the Electoral College won’t make elections fair

The structure of the American government was designed by the Founders to prevent raw majoritarianism: the three branches of government and their checks and balances, the allocation of power between the state and federal governments, constitutional limits on the federal government’s power, the...

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (APRIL 25, 2024)

CROOKED AS THE BRAZOS“With the resources and authorities that we have, [the border] is as secure as it can be.” – Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “I’m going to make community college free. … It won’t cost the taxpayers.”  – Joe Biden DUMB AS DIRT“It is especially important that we remember the power...

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (April 18, 2024)

OPINION: House should plan to drain the swam in January 2025

The sad reality is that the Republicans in the House after a narrow victory in the 2022 Congressional midterms do not have enough of a majority to be able to accomplish many big things.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: What it looks like when a country is sleeping and losing its freedom – one law at a time

Last week’s solar eclipse came and went and while beautiful, it did not serve to down the grid, cause an excessive need for the National Guard, and quite frankly shame on the gas stations who raised their gas prices to astronomical amounts to take advantage of the American people who are already...

OPINION: Joe Biden on the economy – I don’t feel your pain

In 1992, Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton famously answered a voter question about how the national debt affected him personally.Clinton’s response was often paraphrased as, “I feel your pain.”Whether Bill was for once being sincere or not, his words resonated.Now, President Joe Biden...

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (April 18, 2024)

CROOKED AS THE BRAZOS“I have never minimized the challenge that the southern border presents.” – DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas  HEY JOE“I used teach the Second Amendment in law school. From the very beginning, there were limitations.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (April 11, 2024)

OPINION: Senate has a responsibility to conduct Mayorkas impeachment trial – and convict him

In February, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for high crimes and misdemeanors.

OPINION: Who’s going to save America’s soul?

Lent is over – and I’m kind of sorry.As a practicing Roman Catholic, I observe Lent every year.The Britannica defines Lent as a solemn period of penitential preparation in Christian churches before Easter that provides 40 days for fasting and abstinence in imitation of Christ’s fasting in the...