June 23, 2016
The House Floor is No Place for Political Stunts
In the days following the Columbine massacre, Congress went to work to somehow fix gun laws that seemingly allowed two demented young boys to execute dozens of their classmates. Al Gore, who was then Vice President, stepped in to break...
June 22, 2016
Trump Probably Won’t Win, but You Never Know
(This originally appeared on the website www.politicalstorm.com) It is impossible for Donald Trump to win in November. And if he does win, it will be a complete and total disaster. That’s the firm opinion of most of my friends who...
June 21, 2016
Make Congress Great Again
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Should Donald Trump win the White House, which at this point seems rather unlikely, one unexpected benefit would be the resurgent power of the legislative branch. “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested...
June 16, 2016
Feehery: Trump’s war on Muslims
(Also Published in The Hill) “Sikhs are not Muslim.” A couple of months after the 9/11 attacks, a delegation of Sikh-Americans met with my former boss, then-Speaker of the House Denny Hastert (R-Ill.), and other members of the Republican leadership....
June 14, 2016
Bringing the Marketplace to Consumer Rail
On the one hand, you have Uber and the generally free-market approach to the freight rail industry. On the other hand, you have Amtrak and Washington’s Metro system. Which works better in delivering a better product at a lower price?...
June 13, 2016
Orlando Exposes Threats to the First Amendment
America’s First Amendment to the Constitution is unique. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people...