Category Archives: Washington
Ed Snowden may think he has unleashed another revelatory bomb on the U.S. and British intelligence, but it’s more likely he has given a lot of young people ideas for careers in espionage. After all, if there are spies out … Continue reading
Ever wonder what people eat at the FDA? I mean, what sort of stuff do they look for at lunchtime? What can the average FDA employee find in the vending machines in down the hall? I ask this because some … Continue reading
Two and a half years ago, when Standard & Poor’s first applied a negative outlook to the long-term credit rating of the United States, the Deseret News editorial page said, “Rubber, meet road.” Washington was stuck in a stalemate over … Continue reading
Where, you may be asking, are those intrepid truth-tellers — former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson and former Clinton administration chief of staff Erskine Bowles — when we need them? The answer is they’re still around, and they’re still trying to … Continue reading
Would the American people be better off if Congress didn’t have to worry about increasing the debt ceiling? After all, increasing the debt ceiling isn’t a decision to increase spending. It’s a decision to pay debts already incurred. The real … Continue reading
The Founding Fathers didn’t include the right to bear drones in the Second Amendment, but Americans who believe the right to bear arms will protect them against government abuses may some day wish they had. When the government outlaws drones, … Continue reading
One year ago, we were hearing a lot about the “47 percent,” the percentage of Americans Mitt Romney said were not paying any federal income taxes. Now, Utah Sen. Mike Lee is pushing a plan to add a federal child … Continue reading
The Justice Department announced Monday that it has struck a plea deal with an FBI agent it says leaked information about the CIA’s ability to foil a bomb plot in Yemen. This is not a reason to celebrate. In fact, … Continue reading
Any time Washington issues a decree, you can bet complications, conflicts and costs will follow. The latest example involves the IRS announcement last week that legally married gay couples may file joint income tax returns, even if they currently live … Continue reading
The Obama administration says employees of any company are “Autonomous human beings with rights and beliefs of their own.” Interestingly, the administration makes no mention of the men and women who own such companies; whose money and reputations are risked … Continue reading
