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Obamacare’s Broken Promises

Published on November 2, 2025 By sirrahc

I write this post on November 1, the beginning of another round of enrollment into “Obamacare” — i.e., healthcare provided via the deceptively-named Affordable Care Act (ACA), which President Obama signed into law in 2010 (see image). Obama and the Democrats made many promises about the legislation, and Fred Lucas — chief news correspondent and […]

Are the Expiring, Biden-Era Health Care Subsidies Truly Essential?

Published on October 5, 2025 By sirrahc

Assuming you have been listening to or reading at least some of the news headlines these past several days, you are aware of the latest budgetary battle in Congress to keep the federal government funded and open for business. One of the things the Democrats are insisting on is that certain Biden-era health care subsidies […]

Can We Make the Power Grid Great Again (MPGGA)?

Published on July 6, 2025 By sirrahc

“The path to a reliable energy future lies not in top-down mandates, but in innovation, cooperation, and respect for the institutions that safeguard our freedoms.” — Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at The Heritage Foundation This is not an article about technology but about policy, which allows, disallows, promotes, […]

Can Trump’s Tariff Diplomacy Actually Work?

Published on June 15, 2025 By sirrahc

In past writings and conversations, I have been candid about my dislike for tariffs in general, quoting sources like Thomas Sowell and the Cato Institute. With President Trump’s use of tariffs in economic policy, we see a mix of support and complaint from Republicans and conservatives these days. One voice I have found worth listening […]

Correcting Leftist Lies About Project 2025

Published on July 14, 2024 By sirrahc

In June of last year, I wrote a post about a particular section of The Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” that dealt with Deep State bureaucracy. “Project 2025” wasn’t on a lot of people’s radar then, but it certainly is now. The Left are scared of it, and Donald Trump is even distancing himself from it. […]

A Budget Blueprint Better Than Biden’s

Published on October 16, 2022 By sirrahc

“[T]he Biden administration imagines its budget will produce low inflation, steady growth, and low unemployment, when in reality, the opposite would be likely.” — Matthew Dickerson et al., The Heritage Foundation The House Budget Committee voted last month to pass Biden’s budget — a $3.5 trillion spending bill, which does not include the separate $1 […]

2020 Census Errors Could Negatively Impact Red States

Published on October 9, 2022 By sirrahc

We have been seeing a lot of articles in recent weeks about the lead-up to the November midterm elections. Though you might not see it reflected in the MSM, other media have been predicting a “red wave” in various elections for federal, state, and local offices. Some battles are quite hot! The U.S. Senate races […]

Homeland Security’s Latest Orwellian Activity

Published on September 18, 2022 By sirrahc

Remember that business a few months ago with Biden’s new (now-disbanded) Disinformation Governance Board (within the Dept. of Homeland Security) and its controversial executive director, Nina Jankowicz? Well, this is sort of like that, only different. As reported by The Heritage Foundation’s Erin Dwinell, Homeland’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been meddling where it […]

Biden’s Student Loan Bailout: Irresponsible, Unfair, and UnChristian

Published on September 4, 2022 By sirrahc

“America’s children will be picking up the tab for this fiscal negligence for a generation.” — Lindsey M. Burke, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy and Mark A. Kolokotrones fellow in education Everyone is talking about President Biden’s plan to “cancel” student loan debt for millions of people, a move even a […]

Socialism Always Fails

Published on February 6, 2022 By sirrahc

“[Socialism is] a pseudo-religion posing as a pseudo-science and run by political elites.” — Lee Edwards of The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics Radical progressives want to turn America into a socialist “paradise”. They do this by teaching the “evils” of capitalism and the promises of socialism (i.e., gateway to […]