Congress Blog Posts

Messing with the Separation of Powers

Congress has done too little of its proper functions. And now it's moving in on the executive branch's turf.

The Growing Hysteria About the Fake Pentagon Cuts

Ignore the fearmongering. Much-maligned budget cuts are little more than legislative sleight of hand.

Why Does Obama Keep Trying to Raise Taxes?

The president's job proposal solves nothing. It is hard to avoid the impression that Obama is campaigning not to save the economy but his own job.

Haass vs. Forbes et al on Military Spending

The newest argument against military budget cuts: U.S. taxpayers must pay for the freedom of every person, everywhere. Tighten your belts, Americans.

Liberate Us from the Parties

How to cure America's entrenched addiction to partisanship.

Gauging the Mood of Congress on Military Spending

Get ready for another round of fake military cuts. Someone has to subsidize the social programs of our rich allies, after all.

The Sophists' War

Libya. Not a war. Really?

The Obama Administration's Artful Evasions over the War Power

Why are we at war in Libya? Because Barack Obama chose to go to war there.

Planning vs. Reality in the Pentagon

The futility of banking on future savings.

What Veterans Teach Us

Bravo to the Brits for standing up to Chinese weight-throwing nationalism.

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May 26, 2012