Politics

The proposed acquisition of Kenvue by Kimberly-Clark, headquartered in Irving, is a useful reminder of how markets and economic freedom work to benefit consumers.

Now is the time for the “Art of the Deal” Trump to step up to the plate. It will probably require sidelining advisor Stephen Miller, but you can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggheads.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a zombie federal agency. Congress should put a stake through its heart, but until then, the CFPB continues to pose a threat, especially since everyone thinks it is already dead.

Conservatism is a posture of the soul: a recognition that we are heirs to a noble inheritance of culture, of institutions, and of morality and ethics.

How about we repeal the 17^thAmendment along with the filibuster?

Those of us who believe that markets deliver the best combination of choice and value to consumers should welcome a potential combination of Paramount Skydance with Warner Bros.

Wednesday, November 5, the Supreme Court will hear one of the most important cases involving limited government in our lifetimes. Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump is about whether a president has authority under the Constitution or statute to impose tariffs in the way the Trump administration has.

To his great credit, Donald Trump has appointed a lot of very good judges, and very good judges follow the law, the Constitution, and the limits of legislation. 

But the Trump administration will win some and will lose some. When they lose, it won’t be a “judicial insurrection.” Republicans should be very careful about joining Democrats in undermining faith in our judicial system. And Stephen Miller probably needs to go on blood pressure medicine.

The shutdown is a symptom of something deeper: Congress no longer functions. We are operating as if we have only two branches of government. Presidents attempt to rule by a flurry of decrees and orders, courts eventually strike most of them down, and Congress remains catatonic.

There is something very wrong with FCC Chairman Carr using government power to pressure companies into appeasing the Trump administration.