January 23, 2025

Category: Good Government

accountability / American democracy. / constitutional amendment / constitutional framework / Department of Government Efficiency / DOGE / enumerated powers / federal education / federal spending / federalism / fiscal responsibility / general welfare clause / Good Government / government overreach / Government Spending / illegal expenditures / Medicare / necessary and proper clause / Public debate / Rule of Law / Social Security / socialism / Tenth Amendment / unconstitutional programs

DOGE and the U.S. Constitution

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

DOGE and the U.S. Constitution Enumerated Powers in the U.S. Constitution The enumerated powers are specific authorities granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 …

assimilation criteria / asylum reform / asylum vetting / economic migrants / Good Government / humanitarian values / Immigration / Legal and Judicial / moral responsibility. / persecuted Christians / refugee policy / religious persecution / Trump immigration policy

Prioritizing Deserving Refugees

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Prioritizing Deserving Refugees: A Refined Approach to Asylum in America Focusing Asylum on Persecuted Christians and Assimilation-Ready Refugees The True Purpose of Asylum Asylum is …

American prosperity / Donald Trump 2024 win / economic freedom / Economy / free-market policies / Good Government / individual empowerment / libertarian principles / limited government / Marxism threat / populist leadership / Trump administration success

Benefits that Result from a Free-Market, Limited-Government

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Free-Market, Limited-Governments Donald Trump’s historic win in the 2024 presidential election marks a pivotal moment in American history, one where the nation decisively chose freedom, …

authoritarian governance / bureaucratic inefficiency / capital flight / consumer choice loss / cultural freedoms erosion / economic mobility reduction / economic stagnation / Economy / family unit weakening. / Good Government / high taxes / inflation risks / innovation decline / leftist policies / Marxist government / meritocracy suppression / military unpreparedness / nationalization of industries / property rights erosion / small business collapse / social unrest / socialism harms

Potential Harms of a Marxist Government

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

The 2024 presidential election will be remembered as a defining moment in American history—an election where the nation stood at a crossroads, choosing between two …

American zoos / China-US relations / conservation ethics / conservation funding / donor exploitation / donor fraud / giant panda controversy / Good Government / International / left-leaning politics / moral posturing / panda conservation fees / panda diplomacy / panda scandal / transparency in nonprofits / virtue shaming / virtue signaling

Panda Diplomacy Unmasked

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Panda Diplomacy Unmasked: How Virtue Signaling Led to Donor Betrayal Examining how left-leaning virtue signaling and lack of transparency exploited American goodwill in panda conservation …

America First agenda / constitutional governance / Denver Mayor Hancock / federal immigration law / Good Government / ICE enforcement / illegal immigration enforcement / Legal and Judicial / National sovereignty / populism / populist policies / public safety / sanctuary cities / Supremacy Clause / Title 8 U.S.C. § 1324 / Tom Homan / Trump immigration policies

Denver Mayor Should Read the Supremacy Clause

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Why Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Should and Could be Arrested The Supremacy Clause and Trump’s Populist Vision: A Defense of National Sovereignty In the ongoing …

America First agenda / Donald Trump goals / foreign policy / Good Government / national security planning / News / president-elect actions / presidential transition / proactive leadership / Trade Negotiations / Trump 2024 / Trump border policy / Trump leadership / Trump transition / Trump transition efforts / U.S. governance / U.S. presidency

Actions Trump can take during his transition period…

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

The transition period between an election and inauguration is a crucial time for any president-elect, and Donald J. Trump is making the most of it. …