Every so often in American history, the Supreme Court seems to forget that it is a coequal branch of government. In such moments, the court adopts a philosophy of judicial supremacy. Such a moment has come once again. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln would be aghast. In the 1820s,…
On student loans, President Joe Biden once again has decided to kick the proverbial can down the road. He recently extended the moratorium on student loan repayments for a fourth time. The moratorium first was implemented when President Donald Trump signed the CARES Act into law March 2020, and it…
Virginia’s recent legislative elections proved that all voters are equal. That said, a closer analysis of the results reveals that some voters are more equal than others. Why? Because Virginia has single-member districts, which are represented by only one lawmaker. Consider that control of the House of Delegates rested upon…
Thomas J. Meeks is right. The time to enact term limits for the U.S. Supreme Court is now. His proposal deserves serious consideration. It should also be built upon. In a July 9 Letter to the Editor, Meeks called for a Supreme Court of nine justices. He also prescribed an…
In 1797, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet titled, “Agrarian Justice.” In it, Paine proposed the creation of what we now call Social Security. Paine also proposed providing every American — regardless of sex or race — with a stake. That stake was to be a sum of £15, or about…
Dennis’ Rudzinski’s letter, “Congress should heed Mellon’s Lessons,” argued that lower taxes increase revenue. He points to Warren G. Harding slashing income taxes on the wealthy as evidence. However, Rudzinski ignores many parallels between today and the 1920s. In 1929, the Great Crash occurred. The 1920s, much like the 2000s,…
In the Declaration of Independence, our Founding Fathers declared that all Americans, indeed all of humanity, have inalienable rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The recent wrangling over the proposed health care bill is sorrowfully ignorant of this central tenet to the American cause. These inalienable rights,…