Ed Feulner

Tax reform essential to unleash prosperity

Job No. 1 for Congress, as I noted in a recent column, is repealing Obamacare. But cutting taxes is a close second.

August 7, 2017

Obamacare repeal still not accomplished

For more than seven years, Republican lawmakers, including President Trump, campaigned on a promise to repeal Obamacare.

July 31, 2017

Americans put too much faith in government

"The present is getting better. The future, not at all." So begins a recent New York Times article about a Pew study that shows the public adopting a rather dim outlook. "Even as more Americans say the economy is improving, a clear majority remain fearful about their children's financial prospects," it continues.

July 24, 2017

Teen abstinence is up even as weekly religious attendance down

Say you want to know which direction the numbers in the U.S. are heading when it comes to welfare dependency. Or you're curious about the divorce rate, or how bad teen drug use is. Or you're wondering about unemployment or what the high-school graduation rate is.

July 17, 2017

Modernizing U.S. military requires spending

With overall federal budget expanding steadily year after year, you'd think not one category of spending has had to suffer. Surely everything that can be funded has all the money it could want or need -- and then some.

July 10, 2017

Unity of America requires assimilation

Despite our many differences, Americans have always come together every Independence Day to celebrate our national birthday. Which is truly fitting. From the nation's beginnings, our leaders have warned that strength can be found only in unity.

July 3, 2017

‘Drain the swamp’ delays are costing America billions

"Drain the swamp!" It was the battle cry of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Many Republican members of Congress echoed that call as well, riding it to victory -- and control of both legislative chambers.

June 26, 2017

American dream is alive and well

Almost any time you see the phrase "the American Dream" these days, it seems to be in a negative context. The speaker is either assuring us that it's dead or that it can be salvaged only by a radical redefinition -- one that often contradicts the basic principles this country was founded on.

June 19, 2017

EPA policies still stoked by Obama holdover in Trump’s Cabinet

"Pay no attention to that man behind that curtain!" The Wizard of Oz had a good reason for trying to distract Dorothy when his true identity was revealed in the 1939 classic film. The last thing he wanted was for her to figure how things really operated.

June 12, 2017

Afghanistan must not be abandoned

Chances are, you heard plenty about the latest terrorist attacks in Britain. But the chances that you heard about the most recent attack in Afghanistan -- in which a suicide truck bomber set off his deadly payload in rush-hour traffic near the German embassy in Kabul -- are much lower. Why?

June 5, 2017

America’s safety net makes people dependent

When conservatives call for Congress to cut federal spending and shrink the size of government, they're often portrayed as heartless.

May 29, 2017

Debt will kill economy unless spending is cut

We're used to hearing politicians vow to cut spending. We're also used to them not following through.

May 22, 2017

Paris Climate Agreement needs to go

You wouldn't think Al Gore and Donald Trump would have much to talk about, given their political divisions. Yet that's exactly why the former vice president recently got in touch with President Trump: to urge him not to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

May 15, 2017

Colleges should be accredited by states

Does anyone out there think higher education doesn't cost enough? Or that there are plenty of ideological points of view for students to choose from?

May 8, 2017

Regulatory burden harms business

In his April 29 speech marking his first 100 days in office, President Trump touched on the subject of regulations only briefly. Indeed, it took up all of one sentence.

May 1, 2017

Donald Trump seeks ways to make government work

Throughout the presidential campaign, Trump supporters were asked what drew them to their preferred candidate. Time and again, they pointed to his "outsider" status. Fed up with conventional politicians, they decided to take a chance on someone different -- someone likely to shake things up.

April 24, 2017