Liberal comedian Bill Maher is under fire from the left and some in the media over his recent White House dinner with President Donald Trump. The dinner was organized by the musician Kid Rock, a mutual friend of Maher and Trump. The host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher has frequently — and […]

There are misconceptions about the credit union industry running rampant in Washington, D.C. Many want Congress to impose a tax on credit unions, claiming they have become “too big” or lost sight of who they are. But size isn’t the measure of a credit union, large or small. The exemplary service of these not-for-profit financial cooperatives is what sets them […]

In 1954, Texas Sen. Lyndon Johnson proposed an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code that has strangled the free speech and religious liberty of churches and the pastors who lead them ever since. The so-called Johnson Amendment, passed simply by voice vote in the Senate, prevents tax-exempt organizations from participating or intervening in “any political […]

Let’s stop pretending this is normal. The United States has racked up over $36 trillion in debt. This year alone, we’re staring down a $2.75 trillion deficit. That’s a 38% increase over last year and the largest ever recorded — even while revenues are at all-time highs. We don’t have a revenue problem. We have a spending […]