On December 4, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth, the largest health insurance provider in the US, was gunned down on the street in New York City. This blatant assassination in broad daylight was stunning, but only slightly more so than the torrent of vitriol and celebration that poured out, not just on social media, but on establishment media outlets as well from people who are not anonymous “posters” online.

The Heritage Foundation hosted an event in September titled, “Exposing China’s Complicity in America’s Fentanyl Crisis.” The event was meant to sow a fear of China, and support for the drug war. These sentiments, when combined with hawkish policy, lead to misguided immigration policies, trade war, and a hawkish foreign policy. The myths discussed at the event must be dispelled.

President Trump’s first major speech on economic policy in 2017 was delivered in Lexington, Kentucky near the home of Henry Clay, the early nineteenth century leader of the Whig party and the epitome of a political tool of the moneyed plutocracy of the day.

When the end of another year rolls around it is not a bad idea to think about how we might improve ourselves and perhaps even improve the lives of others given the clean slate of a New Year. Many people resolve to exercise more, eat better, spend more time with their families. These are all worthy goals, but shouldn’t our elected officials and the bureaucrats who run DC be making some resolutions of their own? Here are a few suggestions.