Government Ethics

Not Normal, Not OK for Democrats to Threaten War

Last update May 10, 2018Leave a Comment

It’s not normal and not OK to threaten the American people with war in the Middle East, but that’s the path Democrats have chosen. Every signal coming from Kim Jong-un and North Korea tells us that appeasement is a losing strategy and that credible threats can yield a positive outcome. Sure, this is old school foreign policy that’s out of place in the age of get along no matter the cost, but it works.

Prejudice Against Trump’s Base From Congress is Intolerable

Last update March 17, 2018Leave a Comment

Prejudice and discrimination are only intolerable when they don’t serve a political purpose, so Democratic Party politics make it perfectly acceptable to stir up prejudice against the nearly 63 million Americans condemned for being “Trump’s base.”

Bipartisan Senate Agreement Challenges National Interest

Last update February 16, 2018Leave a Comment

House Republicans introduced H.R. 4760 the day before the s*** storm erupted over Trump’s White House immigration meeting. The Securing America’s Future Act of 2018 offers three more years¹ of deferred action without extending any protection to criminals and gang members.

Bribery is Ethical When We Call it a Safety Net

Last update January 12, 20182 Comments

Can bribery be ethical if you do it for the right reasons? The Chicago Sun Times ran a story recently about gift cards that were purchased for Chicago Public School students and misappropriated by school system employees. The story is hardly a surprise.

Holding Politicians Accountable for Harm: a New Trend?

Last update December 10, 20172 Comments

Are we witnessing the start of a new era in politics where holding politicians accountable for the harm they do is what we expect instead of just an aberration? We’ve seen positive signs this week, ironically the same week that ex-Florida Congresswoman Corrine Brown found out that she’s going to be spending some time in the slammer for fraud.