Former IRS commissioner J. Brocken Lee said the cost of maintaining the huge federal machinery must come out of the taxes before the citizens can get anything. Frank Chodorov, an extraordinary thinker and writer in the 1950s, said the government has nothing of its own to give, for it is not a ...
In the heart of Marshalltown, and across countless communities, a quiet revolution is underway. It’s happening in our community colleges, and it’s a revolution of access, support, and opportunity. At Marshalltown Community College (MCC), we see firsthand the diverse journeys our students ...
Rebuilding from California’s recent wildfires will cost more than a quarter of a trillion dollars — an unprecedented amount. The estimated damage from Hurricane Helene in the Southeast is almost as much, on the order of $250 billion. Who will pay for that damage? It’s a question ...
Many people think fiber optic service is free. First of all our taxes are paying billions of dollars to install it. Then the service is not free. You pay for it like other providers. We were not given a choice. You will have this and like it. Our street looks like a war zone. The ugly plastic ...
Eight score and two years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the False Claims Act into federal law. The anti-fraud tool, enacted March 2, 1863, became known as Lincoln’s Law. Our 16th president embraced meatier measures to go after fraudsters bilking the U.S. Treasury during the Civil War. ...
The core principle of the American Republic is that it functions at the will of, and with the consent of, the people of the United States. This is outlined in the preamble of our Constitution. It’s a deeply American principle that the rest of the world has admired since our nation’s birth. ...