King Trump, Meet the Guy Who Quit

Donald Trump has never claimed to want a crown. He has simply described the presidency as if it came with one. “I have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president,” Trump said in 2019, during an interview meant to reassure the public that everything was under control. […]
The Founding Fathers Didn’t Envision This — They Envisioned Congress Doing Its Job

Ask most Americans what the Founding Fathers wanted, and you will hear something about freedom, liberty, and a strong president who can take charge when things get messy. That story feels comforting. It is also a modern rewrite. The system the Founders designed put power where arguments live. In Congress. War, spending, trade, domestic force, […]
Welcome to the New USA™

Where Freedom Is Private, Rules Are Optional, and Power Comes With a Premium Plan Congratulations, traveler—you’ve arrived in the New United States of America, a bold experiment in Extreme Limited Government™. Here, we’ve streamlined democracy, outsourced accountability, and let the market decide almost everything (especially things you used to vote on). Please enjoy your stay, […]
How GOP “Limited Government” Leads to a Third-World Future for the United States

For decades, Republican leadership has insisted that “limited federal government” is the secret ingredient to American freedom. Less oversight, fewer rules, weaker institutions—because nothing says liberty like hoping powerful actors will restrain themselves out of kindness. According to this vision, once government steps aside, markets will behave, corporations will act ethically, and billionaires will suddenly […]