To the government, endangered animals trump property rights and the Constitution

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December 12, 2025

To the government, endangered animals trump property rights and the Constitution

Despite its limited applications on paper, the Constitution’s commerce clause has given the federal government carte blanche to regulate whatever it wants. Congress’s power over interstate commerce, commerce between the states, has been greatly expanded to the point where it applies to almost anything of which the government can dream. Apparently, those dreams can even […]

Pro-worker and pro-freedom: A road map for red states

Across the Southeast, a powerful trend is taking shape — one that puts workers, not political organizations, at the center of economic and civic life. People are voting with their feet, abandoning heavy-handed governments in the Northeast and West Coast for states that embrace freedom. They see lawmakers in states such as Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, and […]

America’s healthcare crisis has a cure. Will Congress prescribe it?

Fifteen years ago, President Barack Obama stood before the people and made a promise: The Affordable Care Act would lower premiums and expand choice, and if you liked your plan and your doctor, you could keep them. Families believed him. They trusted that Washington would finally make healthcare more accessible and affordable. Today, those same […]

Conservatives can’t ignore America’s caregiving crisis

After a rough election in which Democrats used a government shutdown and the specter of lost health and food assistance benefits to hammer Republicans, conservatives should consider where the next attacks may come. One possible vulnerability is elder care, a very real and growing concern for millions of Americans, especially women. By 2050, nearly 1 […]

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