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Historian and author Larry Schweikart spoke about his new book, Reagan: The American President at the Heartland Institute April 24, continuing presentations to the public in its Andrew Breitbart Freedom Center.

In August, 21 percent of Americans cited “Dissatisfaction with government/Poor leadership” as the most pressing problem.  Close behind, 17 percent stated “Economic Problems.”

In February President Trump proposed a $4.4 trillion budget for 2018 and projects a budget deficit for 2019 almost double his estimate last year.

After a frustrating summer and a much-talked-about recess, congressional lawmakers have returned to Washington, D.C. to find their to-do list has piled up.

Classic tax reform involves reducing rates in return for closing loopholes. But what is a loophole? Is any deduction a loophole?

The need for America to have powerful tools of public diplomacy – of which the Voice of America ought to be a centerpiece – has never been greater.

The president elect has been pursuing an “all-star” cast for his cabinet. It’s missing one person.

The election of Manhattan business tycoon and reality television star Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the United States

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Common Core has revealed the rot inherent in our government and education system. And Bill Bennett can’t tell at all.

Decades of disappointment should have taught us that the Republican Party’s big wins Tuesday will change little or nothing that comes out of Washington, DC in a substantive way.

No one in Washington is taking the lead in addressing poverty and welfare reform like House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan. Almost alone, he has noted that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty.

Newt Gingrich’s recent article on CNN asks “What Would Reagan Do About ISIS?” Writing a “speech” from the perspective of Ronald Reagan as if he was still president, Gingrich seeks to show a more assertive, commanding response to the massive unrest in Iraq and Syria. The relative merits of Gingrich’s Reagan’s speech are not worth all that much consideration (In a nutshell, it calls for swift action against the militants, and generally damns the present policy). What is of interest is the strange phenomenon the article reveals about a large section of the American right wing today: dogmatic Ronald Reagan worship.

On April 15, nearly 90 percent of American adults filed their income tax returns for the 2013 tax year. And at the end of that day, I finished drinking a glass of truly tremendous bourbon; 130 proof seems appropriate to numb the pain.