Michael Cianchette

"Instead of trying to surrender our electoral votes to a national popular vote, we should instead be encouraging other states to follow our lead."

Most religions, including Christianity, make certain claims about universal moral truths. That means an individual's faith necessarily informs policymaking.

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Legislative majorities flexing their muscle to get their way is nothing new. However, it normally occurs in the light of day, not the dark of night.

Adding a 72-hour waiting period requirement for those who want to buy a firearm from a federally licensed firearm dealer will lead to greater demand to buy firearms from those who are not licensed dealers. That is the cobra effect in action.

"For all the heated rhetoric in the news media, there are only a few points of difference between Trump’s legal team and the Department of Justice."

For all the heated rhetoric in the news media, there are only a few points of difference between Trump's legal team and the Department of Justice.

It is healthy to have disagreements sometimes. You saw it last weekend at the Maine GOP convention.

“Sorting through and reorganizing an overcrowded bureaucracy enables leaders to see what they have available, what might be missing, and allows for more straightforward decisionmaking.”

“During his long Senate tenure, Biden split the metaphorical baby when it came to free trade questions. Like his tweets, sometimes he was for it, other times he was against it.”