The U.S. government has spent trillions of dollars attempting to mitigate the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, but concerns overspending are starting to mount, along with the national debt. The nation’s debt now stands at $25 trillion as spending concerns have naturally taken a back seat to the recovery effort. As most of the country […]

A comparative look at population growth and spending over 10 years. Democrats want a $915 billion budget bailout for states and cities, and the leading lobbyist is New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. His main public antagonist on the subject is Florida Senator and former Governor Rick Scott. Both men were first elected Governor in 2010, […]

The Cuomo–Scott cage match replicates the American debate in miniature. With the debate over additional epidemic aid to the states simmering, Florida senator Rick Scott and New York governor Andrew Cuomo are taking a special interest in one another. Senator Scott used to be Governor Scott. He took office in Florida in 2011, three days […]

Joe Biden has been mocked for touting his ability to work with Republicans, and for his optimism that he’ll do the same if elected president. There are good reasons to mock Mr. Biden, but this isn’t one of them. Politicians should be encouraged to respect their opponents. Voters tell pollsters they want elected leaders to […]

The Democrats have turned religious. Not in the sense that they espouse a belief in an omnipotent and benevolent Creator or eternal and universal moral principles. They are religious in the sense that they hold dogmatic beliefs that are impervious to contradiction by logic, evidence or experience, and cultivate a moral superiority toward unbelievers. The […]

Democratic presidential candidates are repeating one of President Obama’s worst mistakes, one that arguably cost Democrats the 2010 midterms. Rather than focusing on bringing down medical costs—which are ever on the rise—Democrats are pushing policies that primarily aim to expand coverage and shift costs to taxpayers. As Mr. Obama did, the Democratic hopefuls pushing massive […]