Abstract: The role of the states, particularly the idea that most governmental power should be in the states, is important to America's constitutional system. It has been somewhat eroded in many fields by adverse Supreme Court decisions, but the states are still…
James Carafano discussing the increasing violence in Texas due to the Mexican drug wars. …
Genevieve Wood on PBS 2/11/07 …
Over the past several decades, federal and state transportation policies have struggled to keep pace with a rising population and increasing numbers of motorists and trucks using the roads. As a result, congestion has worsened in most major metropolitan areas, imposing extra costs on all motorists and truckers and…
Testimony Before the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security and Committee on International Relations and Trade Matt A. Mayer Chairs Carona and Lucio, Vice-Chairs Watson and Patrick, and Committee Members, thank you for this opportunity to come before you to share my thoughts and answer your questions as best I can. The…
Should Taxpayers continue subsidizing millionaires? That's the question Congress is mulling over as it considers reauthorizing farm subsidies doled out by the Department of Agriculture. The agriculture budget totals $25 billion - more than we spend on the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Farm subsidies…
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) cites Heritage health care research on the House floor. …
The argument that original meaning should guide constitutional interpretation is nearly as old as the Constitution itself. Before there were strict constructionists, before there were judicial activists, there were originalists. In those early days, few seriously objected to the notion that the Constitution should…
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is currently blocking implementation of voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas,...…
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is currently blocking implementation of voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas....…
To no one’s surprise, the Obama Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division have objected to the voter ID law passed by...…
Today, the Supreme Court tossed out the work of a district court that attempted to force its own electoral maps on the...…
When it comes to creating jobs, North Dakota has found the right formula. The state has the largest percentage increase...…
"I feel very, very badly for the children there," said Education Secretary Arne Duncan this week. No, he wasn't talking...…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to ensure that everything is bigger in Texas, including the state’s...…
Here’s an amazing statistic: Texas created 37 percent of all jobs since the beginning of the economic recovery, more...…
The private sector is where its at; less bureaucracy, more opportunity to advance and the ability to create and maintain...…
Union members in Massachusetts support Senator Scott Brown (R). So it is perhaps surprising to see Massachusetts unions...…