At times it surely does seem like Congress is clueless. The obvious implication is that individual members of Congress are also clueless. Are they really? The sad, but true answer,…
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“Suppose you were a member of Congress. And suppose you’re an idiot. But I repeat myself.” Mark Twain Somehow it’s quite comforting to know that Congress has been held in…
I’ve never been a proponent of term limits for Congress. While I doubt any of the Founding Fathers actually used the phrase, “Vote the bums out,” they did indeed write…
Today’s episode examines two common themes in American life – laundry detergent and politics. (And just in case you’re wondering, yes, the point is to highlight something ridiculous about our…
The nature of our political system forces members of Congress to perform at a sub-optimal level. As much as I enjoy bashing members of Congress, their at times ludicrous &…
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,…
Back in January, I did an episode addressing the question, “Is Healthcare A Right?” That episode has gotten, and is still getting, quite a lot of attention. I guess it…
All the hysteria regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election has little to do with actual Russian interference in the 2016 election. The never-ending cacophony about it is, however, a…
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…
It’s not too difficult to get people to agree that they don’t like the 16th Amendment. Usually it’s simply a matter of providing a reminder that it was the amendment…
