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December 2005
- December 26, 2005Domestic Surveillance and the Patriot Act
December 26, 2005 Recent revelations that the National Security Agency has conducted broad surveillance of American citizens' ema
- December 19, 2005Small Steps Toward Immigration Reform
December 19, 2005 Congress passed an immigration bill last week that takes some small steps toward asserting control over our na
- December 12, 2005Don't Complicate Immigration Reform
December 12, 2005 Congress is poised to consider an immigration reform bill this week, but as usual the devil will be in the deta
- December 5, 2005What do Rising Gold Prices Mean?
December 5, 2005 The market price for an ounce of gold rose to over $500 last week, a significant milestone for economists watchi
November 2005
- November 28, 2005More of the Same at the Federal Reserve
November 28, 2005 Benjamin Bernanke, a former member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, is all but certain to be c
- November 21, 2005Slashing the Budget?
November 21, 2005 Only in Washington DC can a spending increase be called a spending cut-- but that’s exactly what happened
- November 14, 2005Too Little, Too Late
Late November 14, 2005 Congress is poised to consider a budget bill this week in a vote both parties consider critical,
- November 7, 2005Deficts at Home, Welfare Abroad
Abroad November 7, 2005 In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and with an ongoing war in Iraq that costs more than $1 bil
October 2005
- October 31, 2005A Free Market in Gasoline
October 31, 2005 Many Americans understandably are upset with the sharp spike in gas prices since Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf c
- October 24, 2005Will the Estate Tax ever be Repealed?
October 24, 2005 Just two years ago, Congress was poised to eliminate the hated estate tax permanently. Today, however, seve
- October 17, 2005Who Opposes Simpler, Lower Taxes?
October 17, 2005 The president’s advisory panel on tax reform held a public meeting last week to discuss possible changes to
- October 10, 2005Our Political Federal Courts
October 10, 2005 The nomination of White House lawyer Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court has raised questions about her qualificat
- October 3, 2005Empowering the UN in the Guise of Reform
October 3, 2005 Last month at its “World Summit” in New York, the United Nations took another big step toward destroyi
September 2005
- September 26, 2005Praising the Texas Gulf Coast Response to Rita
September 26, 2005 It appears there were very few deaths in Texas due to Hurricane Rita, for which we should be very thankful.&nbs;
- September 19, 2005Deficit Spending and Katrina
trina September 19, 2005 Some economists estimate that rebuilding New Orleans and other areas impacted by Hurri
- September 12, 2005Responding to Katrina
September 12, 2005 Texans and all Americans have responded wonderfully to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, opening
- September 5, 2005Gas, Taxes, and Middle East Policy
September 5, 2005 My constituents in the Texas gulf coast are very concerned about the price of gasoline, especially in
August 2005
- August 29, 2005Hey, Big Spender
August 29, 2005 When Congress returns to Washington in September, final touches in the form of last-minute pork will be added to
- August 22, 2005Borrowing, Spending, Counterfeiting
August 22, 2005 Few Americans truly understand how our Federal Reserve system enables Congress to spend far beyond its means, bu
- August 15, 2005Politics and Judicial Activism
August 15, 2005 The nomination of Judge John Roberts to sit on the Supreme Court has reopened a bitter cultural divide in Americ
- August 8, 2005Immigration and the Welfare State
August 8, 2005 More and more of my constituents are asking me when Congress will address the problem of illegal immigration.
- August 1, 2005The Sausage Factory
August 1, 2005 Congress passed a multinational trade bill known as CAFTA last week, but not without a feverish late night vote ma
July 2005
- July 25, 2005The Patriot Act Four Years Later
July 25, 2005 Congress passed legislation last week that reauthorizes the Patriot Act for another 10 years, although the bill fac
- July 18, 2005CAFTA and Dietary Supplements
July 18, 2005 The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement in the next two wee
- July 11, 2005What Should America do for Africa?
July 11, 2005 At the G8 summit in Scotland last week, we heard once again how the wealthy nations of the world have not done enou
- July 4, 2005Lessons from the Kelo Decision
July 4, 2005 One week after the Kelo decision by the Supreme Court, Americans are still reeling from the shock of having our nati
June 2005
- June 27, 2005Federal Funding for Mental Health Screening of Kids
June 27, 2005 On Friday Congress defeated an amendment I introduced that would have prevented the federal government from moving
- June 20, 2005Can the UN Really be Reformed?
June 20, 2005 Congress voted last week to give the United Nations unprecedented new authority to intervene in sovereign states, un
- June 13, 2005NeoCon Global Government
June 13, 2005 This week Congress will vote on a bill to expand the power of the United Nations beyond the dreams of even
- June 6, 2005CAFTA: More Bureaucracy, Less Free Trade
June 6, 2005 The Central America Free Trade Agreement, known as CAFTA, will be the source of intense political debate in Washington thi
May 2005
- May 30, 2005Missing the Point: Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research
May 30, 2005 Medical and scientific ethics issues are in the news again, as Congress narrowly passed a bill last week that funds contro
- May 23, 2005Congress and the Federal Reserve Erode Your Dollars
May 23, 2005 Last week the US Treasury department issued a warning to the Chinese government with regard to its policy of pegging the va
- May 16, 2005Does the WTO Serve Our Interests?
May 16, 2005 Last week I had an opportunity to present the case against US membership in the World Trade Organization at a seminar in Wa
- May 9, 2005National ID Cards Won't Stop Terrorism or Illegal Immigration
May 9, 2005 The US House of Representatives passed a spending bill last week that contains provisions establishing a national ID card,
- May 2, 2005Reconsidering the Patriot Act
May 2, 2005 When Congress passed the Patriot Act in the emotional aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, a sunset provisio
April 2005
- April 25, 2005Dietary Supplements and Health Freedom
April 25, 2005 Millions of Americans take dietary supplements every day, and the numbers are growing as the Baby Boom generation ages
- April 18, 2005Why Do We Fund UNESCO?
April 18, 2005 At the end of 2002 President Bush announced that the United States would rejoin UNESCO, an educational agency of the Un
- April 11, 2005Theology, Not Politics
itics April 11, 2005 Members of Congress from both political parties outdid themselves last week in heaping praise upon Pope John Pa
- April 4, 2005Empty Rhetoric for Veterans
April 4, 2005 Many military veterans were shocked to see that the federal budget for 2006 makes several cuts in veterans benefit
March 2005
- March 28, 2005Pro-Life Politics?
March 28, 2005 The Terri Schiavo saga has made millions of pro-life Americans understandably upset about the state of our cultu
- March 21, 2005Where is Your Money Going?
March 21, 2005 Last week Congress spent another $82 billion in an “emergency” supplemental appropriations bill.
- March 14, 2005Deficits Make You Poorer
March 14, 2005 Most Americans are vaguely aware that Congress has run up huge deficits in recent years, but the numbers involve
- March 7, 2005Tax Reform is a Shell Game
March 7, 2005 Tax reform is back in the news, brought to the political forefront by a recent meeting of the president’s
February 2005
- February 28, 2005Bowing and Scraping for the WTO
February 28, 2005 The World Trade Organization, which the United States joined in 1994, has been disastrous for American sovereignty.
- February 21, 2005The Maestro Changes his Tune
February 21, 2005 Nearly 40 years ago, Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan wrote persuasively in favor of a gold monetary standard in
- February 14, 2005The National ID Trojan Horse
February 14, 2005 The U.S. House of Representatives passed a national ID bill last week that masqueraded as “immigration reform.
- February 7, 2005What does Freedom Really Mean?
February 7, 2005 “…man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat an
January 2005
- January 31, 2005Don't Let Congress Fund Orwellian Psychiatric Screening of Kids
January 31, 2005 Every parent in America should be made aware of a presidential initiative called the “New Freedom Commission on
- January 24, 2005Want to Reform Social Security? Stop Spending.
January 24, 2005 Social Security reform promises to be the biggest domestic issue this year in Washington, but most of the proposals a
- January 17, 2005UN Scandals Are Not the Issue
January 17, 2005 Two weeks ago I discussed the growing sentiment among conservatives in America that we should consider getting out of
- January 10, 2005Private Help for Tsunami Victims
January 10, 2005 In the past ten days, Americans have donated several hundred million dollars to help Asian tsunami victims. Despite this
- January 3, 2005Another UN Insult
January 3, 2005 Let me take this opportunity to wish readers of this weekly column a very happy New Year. I appreciate your willingness t
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