Trump could end the government shutdown today without a single vote from the House or Senate. By his own claim, his tariffs have raised over $8 trillion for the United States. Money that exists under his exclusive authority as the “unitary executive,” beyond Congress’s control.   But if that were true, wouldn’t he release the funds right now? The shutdown would end. Health care costs wouldn’t have to rise. Families wouldn’t go hungry. Federal workers could return to their job

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” H.L. Mencken (American...

Trump passed one of the largest tax increases in American history. [1]  Do we really want to give him the chance to do it again?  ...