Joe Biden wants you to know he is spending your money – and lots of it – by putting up thousands of billboards along roads and other publicly funded projects over the country declaring they were “funded by President Joe Biden.” You’re also paying for those. Cool story Joe, but we all know you aren’t funding anything – you’re charging your trillion-dollar spending spree to taxpayers.

The way we pick our president has radically changed since the days of party caucuses in Congress nominating our candidates. If Americans’ attitudes toward our likely presidential candidates in 2024 are any indication, we are overdue for the next evolution. 

Ever been looked squarely in the eyes and bluntly told you are a bitter, angry person? Probably not. After all, who in their right mind wants to be within 12 feet of a bear and throw heavy stones at that huge, furious mass of muscle and bone? Nobody wants to face that.

As we saw last Thursday, President Biden is no longer capable of acting with due care as steward of the best interest of the American people. He appeared physically and cognitively inept. His answers to simple questions were nonsensical. Even Nancy Pelosi wondered aloud, “Is this an episode or is this a condition?”

The mental acuity of the president is now in question. Biden spoke for just under five minutes Monday evening. He did not cough or stumble, and his voice was strong compared to his halting performance at the debate last week. But he was reading from a teleprompter and took no questions from reporters.

Last week, in Murthy v. Missouri, the Supreme Court hammered home the distressing conclusion that, under the court’s doctrines, the First Amendment is, for all practical purposes, unenforceable against large-scale government censorship. The decision is a strong contender to be the worst speech decision in the court’s history.

Historic leaders often share something important in common. They are not born great. Their greatness is a result of a lifetime of difficulty and consequential choices.

This Fourth of July as we celebrate our independence, we should reflect not only on the Declaration of Independence but also on the wise and prudent counsel uttered by John Quincy Adams more than 100 years ago.

Carty's best season was in 1970, when he hit 25 home runs with 101 runs batted in and won the National League batting title with a .366 batting average, the highest average in the Major Leagues since Ted Williams – the greatest hitter who ever played the game – recorded a .388 batting average in 1957 when he was almost 40 years old.

This Fourth of July, I hope we all consider ways to share our patriotism – whether it’s volunteer work, military service, or teaching the next generation to value America. Patriotism is on the decline, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. Independence Day is a reminder that our nation is built on patriotism – but it can only continue to thrive through that shared love of country.

550,000. That is the estimated number of illegal aliens who will receive amnesty under President Biden’s latest executive action, which will make many of the migrants eligible for green cards, work permits and a pathway to U.S. citizenship.

“A republic, if you can keep it,” Ben Franklin famously challenged when asked what kind of government the Constitutional Convention had designed.

The media have been complicit in hiding the condition of the president before – the case of FDR’s inability to stand by himself comes to mind. But never in the modern age of cameras and microphones everywhere have they done so to such an extent since – until Joe Biden came along.

Instead of diverting resources and attention to a redundant, expensive new government-run program, the IRS would better serve taxpayers by highlighting the existing options available to them and improving basic customer service. It is time to end Direct File, not make it permanent.