The federal government’s recent move to restrict Medicare and Medicaid funding for so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors has ignited predictable outrage. Activists describe it as discriminatory. Advocacy groups frame it as a moral emergency. Critics accuse policymakers of ignoring “settled science.” But beneath the noise is a quieter, more sobering reality: for the first time…
Stop Using Federal Workers as Political Pawns
Let’s call this shutdown what it is: a national embarrassment. Once again, Congress has failed to do its most basic job — fund the government — and, once again, federal workers are being turned into bargaining chips in a high-stakes game of political chicken. This time, Senator Ron Johnson (R–Wis.) tried to do something practical.…
Subsidies or Shutdown: When Virtue Signaling Becomes a Budget Strategy
Well, the game of chicken ended with neither side swerving. The government is shut down, and Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other with some impressively theatrical finger-pointing. If you’ve been following the news — and let’s be honest, how could you avoid it with every headline screaming “SHUTDOWN” in 72-point font? — you know…
The Fight for Election Integrity and Fiscal Responsibility
This past Wednesday, the House rejected a funding bill that, among other things, sought to protect the integrity of our elections by requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote. Predictably, the proposal was met with fierce opposition from the Democrats, and 14 Republicans crossed the aisle to join them, leading to the bill’s defeat…
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