Politics

Mark Thornton cuts through the noise to explore the real economic threats facing America.

If a politician claims that he cares about the national debt, but then won't make big cuts to current federal spending, he's either a liar or a fool. 

The Department of Education has the role of selecting and authorizing private accrediting agencies which, in turn, are enabled to give or not give accreditation.

Historian Chris Calton joins Ryan McMaken to discuss both the upsides and the downsides of Trump's first 100 days. 

The first 100 days of the second Trump administration have made it clear that those who want the foreign policy status quo to continue are serious about doing what it takes to accomplish their goals, while those who want to change it are not.

"Modern medicine looks more like a religion than a science—and its priests are bureaucrats."

Trump has tried to claim that he favors "Main Street over Wall Street." Unfortunately, by pushing aggressive low-interest-rate monetary policy, Trump has put himself squarely in the camp of “Wall Street over Main Street.”

James Bovard joins host Ryan McMaken to talk about how the White House went from targeting illegal aliens to seizing legal residents guilty of the "crime" of criticizing the government of the State of Israel.

The sun finally is setting on the world order that emerged after World War II, including the Cold War. This is not for lack of trying by US and European politicians, but they cannot stop the entire apparatus from collapsing under its own weight.

President Trump‘s threat to withhold $9 billion from Harvard University is being framed in the legacy media and academia as a threat to Harvard‘s academic freedom. But there is a pertinent question no pundits are even asking.