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Lavish parties, flashy cars, waterfront mansions … money is no object for Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitsgerald’s classic novel. We are familiar with this image of conspicuous consumption, where prices a…

In a recent article in The Center Square, I ask: “Will ‘election reformers’ learn from their failures?” I’m not holding my breath, but often hear a fair question: If not these reforms, then what shou…

President Trump recently unveiled his “Great Healthcare Plan” to reduce drug prices, lower premiums, bring much needed price transparency, and give direct payments to American citizens instead of the…

The Virginia legislative session began this week, a whirlwind set to conclude in just two months (on the Ides of March, no less). On cue, House and Senate bills were introduced that would void Virgin…

This was originally published on StopRCV.com.After a string of losses in 2024, ranked-choice voting campaigners narrowed their focus to one state for 2026. Their early loss in Michigan should not obs…

In a video yesterday, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy asked the key question: Why do patients often have little or no information about the cost of medical treatment—at least until they get the bills?Pre…

This article was originally published on StopRCV.Ranked-choice voting is political snake oil. Are you upset about elections? Politics? Governance? According to the salesmen, take a swig of RCV and al…

Advocates for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) and opponents of the Electoral College (there’s a lot of overlap, but many critics of the Electoral College still oppose NPV) often ma…

Congress doesn’t work, the debt is out of control, and trust in our institutions is crumbling. If we continue on the current path, things will get worse—eventually much worse. But there is an obvious…