Executive Leadership a Must: Signing Statements

Signing Statements — the bane of Constitutionalists. With the whisk of a pen, with a taut paragraph, or series of directives, the President of the United States can all but rewrite legislation which he signs into law.This practice is unprecedented and clearly...

Reflections on Aphorisms of Edmund Burke Part II

"Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones." We receive favor from our Heavenly Father when we believe on the power of His Son, whose blood was shed for us to redeem us from sin and bring us into right standing with God.Therefore, one...

Reflection on Aphorisms of Edmund Burke

"All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." How would Burke square this declaration with the Word of God?:"And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit...

Luis Fortuno — A Fortunate Find for Puerto Rico

John Stossels's report "The Money Hole" on Puerto Rico's governor Luis Fortuno was eye-opening.I had no idea that Latin American countries were effective free-market reforms once again.Stossel was prescient in his article when he argued that the...

Executive Leadership a Must: Impounding

Thomas Jefferson did it.Richard Nixon did it, too, but Congress took him to court.If Nixon had not been weighed down with the Watergate scandal, he could have taken Congress to court for unconstitutional appropriations.Much of what Congress outlays is unacceptable,...