Part I of The Practical Limits of Federal Power examined how the federal government expanded its limited constitutional authority by awarding grants to states to implement new federal programs. As part of the analysis it focuses on the potential consequences of recent state and local resistance to implementing certain federal programs such as sanctuary cities;…
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5 Reasons We Support the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
It’s no secret that the Chamber has long supported the benefits of free and open trade. Selling more of our goods and services to the 95% of the world’s consumers who live outside our borders is crucial to creating American jobs, helping small businesses, and keeping our edge in a fiercely competitive world economy. That’s…
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The Pine Riot
“Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for gain, from his quarter.” Isaiah 56:11 By Riley J. Hood—Milwaukee County Constitution Party In 1722 the New Hampshire General Court passed a law reserving white pine trees greater…
M.D. Kittle
Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Ruling A Defeat For Administrative State
MADISON — In a ruling last week in favor of Lake Superior property owners, the Wisconsin Supreme Court checked the overreach of the oft-overreaching Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The 6-1 decision is a big victory for property rights, but perhaps more significantly the court reaffirmed that it will no longer defer to state agencies…
Larry Bell
Thank Fossil Fuels for Saving Lives From Freezing Temps
Yeah, I know — having written two pretty good books on the subject — that climate changes. And yes, weather does also, and even far more frequently. So I’m not going to treat the brutal arctic weather that smashed down on Midwestern states last week as any “I told you so” claim that global warming…
Ron Pike
The Roar of Waste
Watching the Burdekin Falls Dam with around six metres of water going over the spillway following flood rains in the catchment, we must remember that this is not a rare occurrence. As far back as 1875 there are records of the Burdekin River rising over 18 metres in just a few hours and repeated reports…