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...growing federal power—driven by legislation, validated by Supreme Court decisions, and accelerated by presidential ambition—has eroded the rule of law in our nation, leaving almost no activity that the central government cannot at its discretion regulate, manipulate, or prohibit.
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June 16, 2020
Don't Rename Those Military Bases. Close Them Instead. ([link removed])
A controversy has erupted over the naming of U.S. military bases here in the United States. The bases are named after Confederate generals, and there are people who want to change that. They want the bases to be named for more politically correct military figures. I’ve got a better idea: Let’s not rename the bases. Let’s close them instead. When ...
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