Czarbucks: Fiscal decisions increasingly influenced by unelected officials

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, then-White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci joined state and local health authorities to hold powerful sway over Americans’ daily affairs and quality of life. Across the country, the men and women issuing virus-related guidelines and mandates were appointed by the president, city mayors, or county governments — […]

Gas prices: An increase of five cents per...

Gas prices climbed for the third consecutive day this week, with the national average price for a gallon of regular gas at $3.129 on Friday, according to AAA.com. The latest price is five cents per gallon higher than Tuesday’s $3.078 fuel cost.  The increases at the pumps come just days after President Donald Trump and […]

Abandoning America’s Afghan allies

On March 11, the House Budget Committee dropped language from its bill to fund the federal government that would have added 20,000 Special Immigrant Visas, or SIVs, for the Afghan allies who sacrificed their safety to support our overseas mission. The SIV program remains the only chance of safety for many of the more than 128,000 Afghan principal […]

Republicans applaud Trump’s decision to close the Department...

President Donald Trump announced plans to close the Department of Education on Thursday with an executive order, “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities.”  “Closing the Department of Education would provide children and their families the opportunity to escape a system that is failing them,” read Trump’s directive. “Today, American reading and math […]

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