Thomas Knapp: Attention! Deficit Disorder!
On March 28, US president Joe Biden unveiled his 2023 budget proposal. It totals $5.8 trillion, which would bring federal spending and deficits back below thei... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill is Really About Politics, Not Sex
On March 28, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1557 — the “Parental Rights in Education Bill” — into law.
Supporters say it is indeed about pare... Read more.
She Did Her Job: A Republican Senator’s Case Against Ketanji Brown Jackson
Facing questions during her confirmation hearing before the US Senate on March 22, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson caught what may be the strangest ... Read more.
Daylight Saving Time: Finally, Some Government Action I Can Get Behind
If my picture appeared in the dictionary next to a word, that word would likely be “anti-government.” Or perhaps “pro-gridlock.” I don’t like governme... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: The West’s SWIFT Kick is Aimed at Russia, But Also Hits U.S. Dollar
As part of the western response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, several regimes acted on February 26 to exclude certain Russian banks from the Soci... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: Don’t Look to Politicians for Peace
At this point in my life, I’ve been consistently opposed to war for about twice as long as I spent as a Marine infantryman (with precisely the attitude toward... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: ‘Language’ Arguments Against Immigration Freedom are a Tower of Babble
When debating immigration policy with people who have deluded themselves into believing that it’s any of their business where other people choose to live or w... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: Politicians Cynically Exploit Child Sex Victims in Attack on Your Rights
On February 10, the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee advanced the EARN IT (Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies) Act, setting... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: It’s Time to Take the Racism Out of Redistricting
Every ten years, based on the results of the decennial US census, state legislatures redraw their US House districts. Some states gain seats, some lose seats,... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: Who Owns the Holocaust?
On February 1, ABC News suspended Whoopi Goldberg, of popular talk show “The View,” for two weeks over “wrong and hurtful” comments concerning the Hol... Read more.