The feeling that government has grown larger than is good for the country and continues to grow unabated is anything but new. I am far from alone in decrying Big…
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Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tip O’Neill, a Democrat from Massachusetts, is most closely associated with the phrase, “All politics is local.” Whatever you may think…
I remember reading George Orwell’s 1984 back in 1968. The idea that Big Brother was watching me – constantly and continuously – was the creepiest idea I had encountered in…
An old friend and colleague of mine e-mailed me with an intriguing observation. “100 years ago, if you did not have common sense and situational awareness, you would starve or…
The Constitution of the United States has stood the test of time. To a massive extent, the framework it provides is responsible for the insanely great standard of living we…
Political power plays are always so much fun to watch. It gives me a chance to do three of my favorite things: Use one of my favorite phrases, namely, “A…
Recently, I came across the notion of “reality leakage.” It’s quite fascinating in the context of politics, and can explain a lot about what’s going on in Washington, DC. Thoroughly…
The more I observe and learn about how things operate in Washington, DC, the more convinced I become that the federal government is a metaphorical black hole. According to Wikipedia,…
In 1867, the first Federal campaign finance legislation prohibited Federal officers from requesting contributions from Navy Yard workers. Since then, Congress has enacted a whole series of measures to control…
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton Lord Acton first made this statement in 1887, and it is likely that he was inspired by a line…
