Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has put forward an excellent idea for getting the President’s stalled nominees for the executive branch past Chuck Schumer’s retarding maneuvers. Johnson writes: I have a simple proposal: Change the rules of the Senate to limit debate on sub-Cabinet and lower-court nominees to two hours on the Senate floor. Use Senate […]
Why this new website?
It used to be the case that one could read one or two mainstream newspapers and feel reasonably well informed. With the exception of the Wall Street Journal, that is no longer the case. The Washington Post and New York Times have transformed themselves from somewhat reliable journalism to angry and unreliable partisanship. While it’s […]
Keeping the Fed from Doing Bad Things Again
Cato’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives (CMFA) has just issued guidelines for Congress to enact so that Fed will be compelled to restore normal interest rates, free capital for investment, and not once again damage the economy. The executive summary of the CMFA’s proposal reads as follows: Congress should: • replace the Federal Reserve’s […]
Codevilla Calls for Measures Against Iran
Intelligence and foreign policy expert Angelo Codevilla has outlined key steps for the Trump administration to take to counter Iran: http://tinyurl.com/ydbfop25 Click here to go to the previous Founders Broadsheet post (“Bolton Calls for Korean Unification Negotiations as War Alternative”)
Bolton Calls for Korean Unification Negotiations as War Alternative
Former ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton urges the U.S. to negotiate with China the unification of the Korean peninsula — as an alternative to war. Excerpts from his recent Wall St. Journal op ed follow: “North Korea test-launched on Friday its first ballistic missile potentially capable of hitting America’s East Coast. It thereby […]