The U.S. Congress is Guilty of Nonfeasance

Several years back, I had the opportunity to work with several of my peers from around America in a coordinated effort to promote the federal agency we worked for and civil service employee status to Congress.  It was a great experience and I still value the sights, sounds, and impressions I gained from visiting with our WDC elected officials and their staffs on Capitol Hill.  I can still recall eating lunch in the Longworth, Rayburn, Dirksen, and Russell cafeterias…watching the personalities I had only viewed in the media prior to that time as they interacted with each other. 

 

The brief and whirlwind meetings me and my peers held with Representatives, Senators, and their staff members were a marvelous insight into the legislative process that drives our nation’s government.  The constant demand for the time of elected officials was driven home to me by the tight and demanding schedules we had to maintain.  It seemed that everyone was constantly seeking a piece of their attention.  Is it any wonder that at some point, regardless of their innermost humility and modesty, these folks begin to think that perhaps their station in life is a bit higher than that of their constituents?  I dare say that any one of us who was placed in that politically-charged environment for a term or two would eventually forget where we came from and who we represented.  They tend to lose touch with reality.

 

My brief and non-professional lobbying efforts helped move me to be a strong supporter of term limits.  I wrote about this some time back: https://centerlineright.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-place-to-begin.html .  I realize that there is a downside to losing a good man or woman from public service simply because they have served up to a term limit.  I acknowledge that there would also be an experience loss for the membership turnover in the House and Senate.  But to me, these costs pale when compared to the benefit of guaranteeing a new and fresh perspective on tackling the challenges faced by our Congress.  There will always be good, bad, and indifferent Senators and Representatives.  The voters will make that choice.  But one choice that could be made is to eliminate the possibility of a career politician who has atrophied in their empathy for those they serve.

 

I recall how awed I was when walking through the Senate office buildings in WDC.  The supersized scale of the halls, doors, windows, stairs, and furniture was simply hard to ignore.  I have said many times since those days that the nearest thing we have to royalty in this country is a two-term Senator.  I also cling to the opinion that most every sitting Senator in WDC today believes in their own mind that they should the president.   Considering some that we have elected over the last couple of decades…regrettably, many of them are correct in that belief.

 

At some point in the mid 1990’s, a power shift began transferring effectual power and authority from the Legislative Branch over to the Executive Branch.  This was a bipartisan, organic occurrence stemming from both ultra-ambitious presidents and non-motivated, lackadaisical Congressmen and women.  Congress began generating legislation that is poorly written, non-specific, and underdeveloped in that it gives sweeping authority and discretion to Department Secretaries and other high-ranking officials. 

 

This poor authorship leads to partisan political appointees filling in the blanks of loosely-worded federal rules and regulations that sometimes end up being light years removed from their original intent.  It is simply ill-considered, at times incoherent, and fails miserably when anticipating real and collateral effect.  Congress has eschewed the hard work of generating detailed, rational, and substantive legislation…based on facts and research…and instead focuses the bulk of their energies and resources on maintaining their own political careers and the standing of their respective parties.

 

Presented with this opening, Democrat and Republican presidents alike took the ball and ran with it.  Executive Actions became the flavor du jour when partisan concerns made routine and proper legislative functions tedious.  Bills were not written with a long view of constituent benefit; but were instead crafted by deep-pocketed corporations, vested entities, and their professional lobbyists. 

 

Abraham Lincoln’s line from his Gettysburg address has long been forgotten… “…government of the people, by the people, for the people”.  The simple function of writing and passing 12…TWELVE…ONE PER MONTH…annual appropriation bills before their effective date of the succeeding fiscal year has apparently become a bridge too far for our Legislative Branch of government to cross. 

 

The constitutional formula of beginning the legislative process in the House…where America’s working men and women would ideally serve two or three terms and then return home to their families and careers…has become all too rare.  Thomas Jefferson referred to the “hot tea of House legislation moving over to the Senate for cooling”; that process has become extinct.  Gone are the halcyon days when House and Senate versions of a particular bill would go to a conference committee, where thoughtful debate and compromise could lead to actual law.  These days, it is common for legislation to go the president’s desk without specificity and clear intent.  It has become routine to have omnibus and “Big Beautiful” bills that represent a hodgepodge of self-serving gifts that will be bankrolled by the taxpayers. Just as Nancy Pelosi famously said about the Affordable Care Act…they had to pass it to find out what was in it.  

 

Our Congress is myopic, lazy, and fully enthralled with themselves and their political futures.  They should be term-limited.  They should be subject to the same rules, regulations, and civil service benefits as are all other federal employees, and they should be required to attend an annual, pre-session training on the U.S. Constitution: https://sutherlandinstitute.org/learning-about-america-through-primary-sources-constitution-of-the-united-states/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23075461182&gbraid=0AAAAADfu1j5-8i9uMW62f3kJJ48GkTEJs&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIydXYxYiIlgMVEE7_AR16gSPQEAAYASAAEgJj3vD_BwE .  All of the Senate and House ethics committee hearing transcripts should be available to the public; with proper redacting to protect non-elected individuals. 

 

The voters of America should be held to account for the malfeasance of the elected officials we send to Congress.  We deserve the government we elect.  America: We need to do better.  But our Constitution clearly sets forth the duties and responsibilities of that Congress, and their ongoing nonfeasance in adhering to that blueprint is inexcusable.  Congress: You need to do better.  Our Constitution is a masterful document that not only sets forth a brilliant and noble ideal…it clearly defines its parts, their functions, and most importantly…the balance of their powers.  Congress will legislate; our President will lead and manage; our Courts will insure fealty to the law.  Our nation has strayed from this premise.  If we are to remain the envy of the world and the bastion of freedom and hope, we must return to these principles.

 

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Crime and Justice…

 

President Trump does pretty much as he damn well pleases when executing his official duties.  In fact, he oftentimes broadly oversteps his power and authority when he endeavors to do things “his way”.  His railing against various SCOTUS rulings is a case in point.  Although I have trouble understanding the logic expressed by various Justices (esp Roberts), the simple fact is that SCOTUS must interpret the law as it is written.  Trump would have them twist the laws they consider in a fashion he finds amenable.  It just doesn’t work that way.  If we want better laws, then the President must work with the Congress to pass better legislation, which then leads to better laws.  Do the work.

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/15/trump-again-condemns-his-supreme-court-nominees-as-too-cowardly-to-agree-with-him/

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/on-todays-ruling-on-birthright-citizenship/

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2026/07/01/the-28th-amendment-will-trump-v-barbara-be-the-final-word-on-birthright-citizenship/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-supreme-court-vote-by-mail/2026/09/15/id/1269481/

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/15/why-a-trump-appointed-judge-just-blocked-the-presidents-mail-in-ballot-restrictions/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/15/morning-greatness-scotus-rejects-trump-bid-to-revive-strict-mail-ballot-rules-before-midterms/

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/17/thomas-and-alito-are-more-reliable-votes-for-trump-than-his-own-supreme-court-appointees/

 

THIS is how a Republican President and a Republican Congress should change the law…

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2026/09/16/sen-paul-introduces-birthright-citizenship-amendment/

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text

 

THIS is why the law needs to be changed…

 

https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/15/in-corrupt-milwaukee-election-integrity-dies-in-darkness/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/jeff-van-drew-voters-illegal-aliens/2026/09/16/id/1269643/

 

Education…Education…Education…

 

https://jamesgmartin.center/2026/09/general-education-requirements-college-core/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/15/its-time-to-revoke-the-activist-teachers-unions-federal-charter/

 

Foreign Policy…

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/17/iran-the-midterms-and-october-surprises/

 

Will we ever learn?

 

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22863/hamas-elections-mistake

 

THIS is Europe (i.e. the EU)…

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/germanys-mess/

 

Canadian Prime Minister Carney wants to ditch America for the EU?  He is OF Europe, BY Europe, and FOR Europe…but he runs Canada.  Methinks PM Carney is into self harm…

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/15/the-fantasy-house-of-mark-carney/

 

It is time for Trump to stop playing patty cake with Putin and use the authority Congress is giving him to punish Russia for its bad behavior…

 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/russia-sanctions-bill-2/

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-votes-russia-sanctions-bill/

 

https://understandingwar.org/research/defense-of-europe/the-russian-military-campaign-against-europe-defining-the-threat/

 

The Economy…

 

The fundamentals are in place…

 

https://newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/craig-bannister/2026/09/16/household-income-set-record-high-2025

 

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh appears to be a highly qualified and independent-minded official.  It is refreshing that he refrains from showboating and carrying the Trump Administration’s water.  The root causes of the affordability crisis were created by the Biden Administration, but it is up to the Trump Administration to deal with it.  The only way to deal with it is to BRING DOWN THE INFLATION RATE. 

 

Trump should be quiet and let the man he appointed do his job.  Inflation is like compound interest…it continues to build upon itself.  Over Biden’s four years, inflation drove up prices by 21.5 percent.  That is a monthly average of the annual inflation rate at 4.9 percent.  The highest monthly annual inflation rate thus far under Trump is 3.4 percent.  That pales in comparison to Biden, but it is still too high.

 

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/us/trump-pushes-back-after-fed-raises-rates-to-fight-inflation/2026/09/16/id/1269688/

 

THIS is how you bring down inflation…

 

https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-working-spare-us-effects-global-oil-crunch-eyeing-venezuela-and-fast

 

Technology…

 

AI is the future; denying that fact will not change the reality.  America must lead in this new frontier.  Congress must strike a balance between implementing thoughtful and evolving guardrails to protect corruptive influences in this new technology, while simultaneously doing all it can to insure that the U.S. leads the world in this critical field.  This discussion should not be political; it is not an either/or game.  The single best way to monitor AI is to establish TRANSPARENCY; not to establish GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

 

https://americanmind.org/memo/catechizing-the-bots/

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/14/ai-executives-want-international-regulation-they-could-just-slow-down-themselves/

 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/ai/openai-new-cases-ai-model-behavior/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/16/dario-amodeis-brain-trust-of-bad-ideas/

 

Coming to a street near you…We MUST have guardrails and transparency; absolute power corrupts absolutely…

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/16/trump-backs-flock-cameras-continuing-his-long-time-support-for-unchecked-police-power/

 

The Approaching Mid-Term Elections…and Beyond…

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/republicans-should-run-against-medicare-for-all/

 

What should we consider when casting our upcoming votes?

 

https://centerlineright.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-vision-i-seek.html

 

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/09/15/too-good-to-check-a-virtual-dead-heat-in-minnesota-n3819019

 

https://freebeacon.com/democrats/abdul-el-sayeds-imam-scrubs-videos-of-sermons-lauding-hamas-leader-urging-congregants-to-vote-for-el-sayed/

 

The Short-Term Costs of the Long Game

The timing of the Iran Conflict is unfortunate.  The political cost of it will take its toll by way of the mid-term elections, no doubt costing the Republicans some votes due to the impact of high oil prices.  That will be somewhat mitigated by the true and valid reason of the issue…the simple fact is that the Iranians could not be permitted to acquire a nuclear weapon.  They have proven themselves to be madmen…and madmen with a nuke are simply not tolerable.  But the political cost will no doubt remain.

 

The progress of the conflict has ebbed and flowed.  What began as an efficient military endeavor shifted to a cat-and-mouse game in the Straits of Hormuz, and has now settled into a long-term economic strangulation of the Iranian regime.  In practical terms, the current strategy is sound.  It eliminates the need for military conflict and the human risks involved therein.  It eliminates the need for “US boots on the ground” which is clearly an unacceptable action.  It is much easier to acquire allied involvement…especially Middle Eastern allies…in a financial effort as opposed to a military effort.  And finally, it preserves the potential for the Iranian people to return to a reasonable status of function and prosperity…hopefully with a new government. 

 

Along with many others, I spent weeks inwardly pleading with our President to drop the hammer, hit the remaining military targets, and get the hell out of the Middle East…returning home with a victory and turning the conflict over to the Middle Eastern nations most affected by the Iranian menace.  I have now come to believe that I was mistaken.  My anxiousness to wrap up the conflict in order to improve the mid-term election environment for the Republicans was short-sighted.  That strategy would have left the current Iranian regime…though weakened and bloodied…still in firm control of Iran.  It would have simply kicked the can down the road…ultimately requiring military action in the future, or counting on the long shot gamble that our Middle Eastern allies would effectively deal with the cancer in their midst.

 

The economic strategy being practiced now, if taken to a successful end, will weaken the Iranian regime to the point where it will be vulnerable to a popular uprising by the Iranian people and may possibly be overthrown.  That is the best solution to the entire problem.  That is the long game that is being played.  It is regrettable that this long game will likely have the collateral effect of costing the Republicans in the coming mid-term elections.  But that cost is minor compared to the fundamental goal of removing the Iranian terroristic threat for the future.  The success of this current strategy is not guaranteed; but it certainly looks like the best way to approach the national…and international…security challenge posed by the Iranian regime.

 

President Trump knows all of this.  He has the authority to push the button that drops the military hammer.  He has chosen not to do that…fully realizing the political costs that will follow.  The man deserves a great amount of credit for this courage, humanitarian restraint, and common sense.  If, as it appears, the Democrats take the House and the Republicans hold the Senate…any real legislative progress for the remaining two years of the Trump Administration will be extremely limited.  What will not change is the President’s ability to pursue a successful conclusion to the Iranian Conflict.  And if at some point in the foreseeable future that struggle comes to a satisfactory conclusion…, then it should go down as a monumental accomplishment and President Trump should receive legitimate credit for placing national security concerns over politics. 

 

And speaking of the long game, let us briefly consider our economy.  The greatest economic accomplishment of Donald Trump’s first term as president was the fact that the US economy was fundamentally solid and reaching all levels of our working class.  It was proof of the old saying that “a rising tide lifts all ships”.  Inflation was low, jobs were plentiful, workforce participation was high, and upward mobility was tangible.  Those who wanted to work had good jobs, good opportunities to move up, and were being rewarded for their efforts.  The fundamentals were in place to establish long-term economic prosperity for all Americans.

 

The Covid Epidemic screwed all of that up.  Our government went through a period of literally throwing money around like it was monopoly currency.  People were shuttered and quit working.  Small and large businesses failed.  It was a miserable and heartbreaking time in so many ways and we are still living with the damaging consequences.

 

And then…along came the Biden Administration.  Rather than make the hard choices that might address the social and economic challenges posed by Covid, they consistently took the easy way out.  Their first reaction to addressing any problem was to throw money at it.  They fueled the inflation furnace with cold, hard, taxpayer cash and the basic prices of goods and services soared into the heavens.  What was the Biden Administration response to these high costs?  It was to simply give people more money to spend.  THAT did not address the cost of living challenge; that INFLAMED the cost of living challenge.  THAT built a solid foundation beneath the high cost of living.   It increased the height of the hill that must be climbed.

 

When Donald Trump came into office for his second term, he inherited the hot economic mess created by the Biden Administration.  While his economic strategies have not been infallible, he has more or less returned to the successful steps he took in his first administration to return our national economy to a fundamentally good standing…one that will benefit all citizens.  The Trump Administration has significantly reduced the size of government; it has seriously pursued the elimination of fraud in government entitlements; it has spurred industrial and technological investments through wise tax revisions; it has placed thoughtful individuals with real life experience in its economic policy theatre; and it has prioritized federal spending in a common sense fashion.  What it HAS NOT done…along with all other elected officials…is show any conviction whatsoever towards restraining overall federal spending.  It appears that is a bridge too far for any federal elected official.

 

The Iran Conflict has thrown a monkey wrench into this effort; but the Iranian Conflict will not last forever.  It is so very critical that the Trump Administration economic strategy continue into the balance of his term.  The high cost of living has reached its current state over the last six years and it will take time and good policy to bring it back down to reasonable levels.  That type of treatment requires a long game approach. 

 

Can the long game approach that is currently in place for both the Iranian Conflict and the US Economy survive a Republican defeat in the upcoming mid-term elections?  That is the question that should be foremost in voters’ minds when they go to the polls this November.  The power of the Executive Branch will largely enable Trump to continue his Iran Conflict strategy unimpeded.  If it is brought to a successful conclusion, the benefit of that effort will endure. 

 

However, the economic strategy of the Trump Administration cannot succeed without support from the Legislative Branch.  In lieu of that support…in the instance of Democrat House and/or Senate control, the Trump Administration economic strategy will revert to a series of Executive Actions.  That is a pitiful excuse for proper governmental function and will be doomed to failure.  The consequences of that failure could lead to a Democrat in the White House come January of 2029, and considering the candidates vying for that spot…it would not bode well for our nation…in both an economic and foreign policy sense.  Do we really want to go back to the Biden Administration economy? 

 

Look…Trump is an arrogant blowhard.  But we do not elect saints for president; we pick someone who should be able to manage.  Trump has demonstrated he can manage.  Reagan was a Hollywood actor; but he rescued our nation from dismay and brought back prosperity and patriotism.  Clinton was a serial womanizer; but he balanced the federal budget for the only time in my life.  The Bushes were competent; but ungrounded in conservative principles.  Obama was/is the ultimate narcissist who could not get past his own image in the mirror.  His autopilot mode of governing perpetuated many of our nation’s problems and created new ones that had never existed.  Biden was/is a hopeless, incompetent fool.  The bottom line is that if we have proof of performance…if a candidate has a record…we should look at that record and base our decision on facts.

 

It is hard for all of us to consider the long game when having to deal every day with the short game.  Curing serious ills is hard and oftentimes requires strong medicine.  Taking the medicine might be unpleasant…but it feels so good when it quits hurting.  I would encourage voters to realize that the future of oil prices will be a downward spiral.  Upon conclusion of the Iranian Conflict, considering the new and abundant inflow of Venezuelan oil, and realizing that our nation is actually energy independent and exporting oil to other nations…the oil-driven sectors of our economy will be moving towards a much more affordable position.  That reality will have a moderating effect throughout our economy.  Our job sector is healthy and improving…AI technology, abundant industrial/financial investment cash reserves, and the need to replace military assets based on the Iranian Conflict depletion…all of these things will help to lift our economy to a point where we can once again have the vibrant, growing, and far reaching American affordability environment that we enjoyed in the first Trump Administration…pre-Covid.  Never forget the hard truth:  We will get the government we deserve.  Think hard before you vote this year.

 

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Consider the actual statistics from the Trump years of 2016-2019 and the Biden years of 2020-2024…

 

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/

 

https://www.macrotrends.net/3442/federal-employee-count

 

Foreign Policy…

 

https://freebeacon.com/national-security/exclusive-un-sought-to-cover-up-unrwa-staffs-role-in-oct-7-attack-and-ties-to-hamas-by-undermining-internal-probe-us-watchdog-finds/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/11/the-path-to-zero-the-afghanistan-disaster-america-was-told-to-forget/

 

https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-heavy-yoke-of-9-11/

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/10/its-time-to-recognize-irans-complicity-in-the-9-11-attacks/

 

https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/11/9-11-exposed-the-weakness-of-a-post-christian-west/

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/10/americans-have-learned-virtually-no-lessons-from-9-11/

 

Government Operations…

 

https://americanmind.org/salvo/ending-the-pentagons-corporate-welfare-racket/

 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/prime/tom-homan-blasts-congress-ice/

 

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/doe-announces-loan-support-third-restart-nuclear-plant-us-nuclear-makes

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/11/the-deep-states-get-out-of-jail-free-card/

 

https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/hld6am-declassified-fbi-notes-reveal-discrepancies-flynn

 

The Economy…

 

https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/07/trumps-orders-on-ranchers-might-be-a-badly-needed-step-in-the-right-direction/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/canada-carney-trump-tariffs-trade-war/2026/09/08/id/1268748/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/us/donald-trump-canada-import/2026/09/08/id/1268775/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/canada-europe-european/2026/09/13/id/1269251/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-265LpIW5uI

 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/ap-inflation-report-lands-amid-spiking-oil-prices-rising-interest-rates-and-fed-on-fence/

 

https://newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/joseph-vazquez/2026/09/04/us-economy-added-whopping-162000-jobs-august-smashing

 

Technology…

 

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22849/china-against-us-data-centers

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/11/politicians-see-opportunity-in-data-center-panic/

 

Crime and Justice…

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/he-had-the-hardest-time.php

 

https://reason.com/podcast/2026/09/08/why-americas-prisons-keep-failing/

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/06/will-the-supreme-court-hear-the-case-about-swinging-dicks/

 

Politics…

 

https://nypost.com/2026/09/07/opinion/democrats-faux-affordability-agenda-will-cost-americans/

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2026/09/08/you-better-get-ready-for-war-socialists-tells-supporters-to-prepare-for-war-in-the-streets-and-the-end-of-capitalism/

 

https://nypost.com/2026/09/06/opinion/democrats-hoping-to-appear-normal-as-they-roll-out-their-blue-wave-of-weirdos-ahead-of-critical-midterms/

Forget Canada and Greenland…the 51st is Flux

Not a day goes by anymore without some type of news story being heralded as the perfect depiction of our national right v. left, conservative v. progressive, Democrat v. Republican, white v. black v. brown v. yellow, Trump v. the world, religion v. faith, neighbor v. neighbor conflicts.  Lord knows…there is no overstating the degree to which our nation, and much of the world, is polarized in an ideological fashion.  Forget managing other lands; we need to figure out a way to manage ourselves.

 

As it has in times past, most notably during our Civil War, our country is struggling to come to terms with precisely what its foundational principles are.  Assuming that our Constitution appropriately guides us in that quest is no longer a supposition without dissent…significant dissent at that.  Our Constitution is currently our anchor: https://constitution.heritage.org/ .  Do we want to sever the rope on our anchor and drift into another form of government?  Or…do we want to work within the framework of that document to make thoughtful and transparent changes that better align with today’s world?

 

More than ever before, each one of America’s citizens needs to consider their lives and the lives of their families and friends.  They need to educate themselves on the realities occurring about us.  They need to dig for the details of what has happened and what is actually happening, as opposed to what is being said about what is happening.  This knowledge is at our finger tips. 

 

“Watershed moment” is an overused phrase that we are all familiar with.  At the risk of piling on, I am unhesitant to label our 2026 mid-term elections as a watershed moment.  There is ongoing enthusiastic, serious, and sometimes frightening debate about what this nation is and what it should be in the future.  If each of us…regardless of our political beliefs…does not actively participate in the election decisions that are approaching, then we are essentially ceding that debate to others.  And if we do that, we are no more than sheep and will have no grounds for complaints when the decision is made.  This is a long post.  There are a lot of links…but there is truly a lot to think about.

 

I urge you to revisit a past piece I posted regarding this theme.  I believed it then…and I believe it even more today:  https://centerlineright.blogspot.com/search?q=the+times+they+are+a+changin . 

 

Education…Education…Education

 

https://americanmind.org/salvo/education-for-americas-next-250-years/

 

https://news.utexas.edu/2026/08/13/new-core-curriculum-refocuses-undergraduate-education-at-ut-austin/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/01/de-grading-americas-children/

 

https://jamesgmartin.center/2026/09/not-all-graduate-degrees-pay-off/

 

https://freebeacon.com/education/inside-cal-berkeley-law-reviews-admissions-team-where-diverse-life-experience-matters-more-than-editing-abilities/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/08/31/why-higher-education-is-likely-doomed/

 

https://newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/craig-bannister/2026/08/28/transgender-doll-use-elementary-schools-funding-probe

 

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/fourth-university-three-years-settles-federal-claims-over-hidden-chinese

 

https://jamesgmartin.center/2026/08/democrats-are-falling-out-of-love-with-higher-ed/

 

The US Economy is fundamentally strong; it is moving in the right direction.  A mechanism of this size does not move in leaps and bounds; it moves incrementally.  Rather than waste time complaining about how the economy is today, we should focus on how the economy was two or three years ago and compare that to how it is today.  Are we moving in the right direction?

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/august-jobs-report-us-labor-market/

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-federal-reserve-is-out-of-excuses/

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/good-news-on-jobs.php

America’s challenges in the foreign policy theatre…

 

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pentagon-afghanistan-stashed/2026/08/26/id/1267367/

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/08/the-path-to-zero.php#google_vignette

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/08/25/the-international-criminal-court-is-a-woke-ngo-shut-it-down/

 

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/trump-third-way-iran

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/04/how-trumps-blockade-could-break-the-iranian-regime/

 

https://freebeacon.com/columns/civil-war-strategies-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/

 

https://schanzer.pundicity.com/31540/obama-figures-chastising-trump-on-iran-have-zero

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-mine-free-strait-of-hormuz/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/russia-iran-supersonic/2026/09/02/id/1268094/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/marco-rubio-russia-iran/2026/09/02/id/1268165/

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-continues-his-willful-blindness-with-putin-and-russia/

 

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2026/08/31/the_us_national_security_implications_of_an_independent_greenland_1203174.html

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/03/the-elephant-in-the-canadian-room/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-canada-economy/2026/09/03/id/1268261/

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/08/venezuela-an-awesome-deal.php#google_vignette

 

https://americanmind.org/salvo/how-the-drug-lords-learned-drone-war-in-ukraine/

 

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22801/europe-in-free-fall

 

The mid-term elections are gaining in their proximity and in their importance…

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/a-glimmer-of-light.php

 

https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/08/31/republicans-cant-afford-to-waste-september/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/04/morning-greatness-trump-again-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-mail-in-voting-order/

 

What exactly does the Democrat Party stand for?  Do you consider this the right direction?

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/05/i-pledge-allegiance-to/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/08/30/sciolistic-and-treadless-the-democrats-rough-2026/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/08/29/health-care-for-all-dont-surrender-your-health-care-to-the-lords-of-the-lockdown/

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2026/08/31/clyburn-calls-for-packing-the-court-with-bakers-dozen-to-flip-cases/#more-248866

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-supreme-court-constitutional-amendment-vote/

 

https://www.city-journal.org/article/political-violence-right-left?skip=1

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/a-reminder-about-biglaws-political-monoculture/

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/08/lawfare-and-the-press.php

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/even-abortion-supporters-admit-post-dobbs-predictions-have-not-come-true/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/08/30/the-smartening-of-america/

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-inevitable-impeachment-rerun/

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2026/09/02/the-texas-trotsky-talarico-declares-capitalism-an-oppressive-system-that-must-be-dismantled/

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2026/09/05/hurry-up-and-die-michigan-democratic-candidate-joins-other-radicals-in-scrubbing-social-media-of-past-statements/

 

https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/02/doj-tells-sanctuary-states-they-must-report-illegals-to-get-federal-welfare/

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/02/virginia-mom-gets-6-month-suspended-jail-sentence-for-letting-5-year-old-walk-to-the-pond/

 

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/katie-gorka-virginia-crime/2026/08/26/id/1267449/

 

https://newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/tim-graham/2026/09/01/angry-father-disabled-daughter-tears-sanctuary-democrats-house

 

https://justthenews.com/accountability/watchdogs/tax-deductible-charities-served-pipelines-dem-leaning-demographics-voter

https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/31/wisconsin-commission-takes-up-screwy-milwaukee-elections-debacle/

 

https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/02/report-dhs-launches-voter-fraud-surge-probes-in-nine-states/

 

Our nation must come to terms with how to accommodate new technology…AI Data Centers, public surveillance, social media…

 

https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/28/opposition-to-data-centers-isnt-what-the-tech-right-thinks-it-is/

 

https://reason.com/2026/08/31/the-belated-backlash-against-flock-cameras/

 

https://reason.com/2026/09/03/a-new-bill-reflects-the-bipartisan-backlash-against-flock-enabled-mass-surveillance/

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2026/08/27/monopoly-money-why-meta-likes-the-16-billion-settlement/#more-248742

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/08/congress-not-settlements-should-set-social-media-rules/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=hero&utm_content=related&utm_term=first

 

Our government’s shameful…and BIPARTISAN  fiscal malfeasance…

 

https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-40-trillion-hole/

 

Quick hits on the way out the door…

 

The WNBA needs to make changes…and maybe they are beginning to realize it…

 

https://amgreatness.com/2026/08/27/the-new-wwe-womens-wrestling-entertainment/

 

https://www.thescore.com/wnba/news/3592266/wnba-commissioner-engelbert-to-retire-in-december

 

What is on tap for SCOTUS in their next session?

 

https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/01/the-federalists-guide-to-the-2026-supreme-court-term/

 

It is difficult at best to decipher statistics, but perhaps this is some good news for a change…

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/08/the-decline-in-violent-crime-is-worth-celebrating/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=hero&utm_content=related&utm_term=second

 

My pick for our next president…but it’s not too likely…

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/americas-best-public-servant.php

 

My second favorite pick is one who just might have a good shot at it…

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/america-first.php

 

And WHY do you suppose we do not trust the mainstream media?

 

https://lyceumnow.com/real-russiagate-has-never-been-tried/