Special Interest Groups on Townhall

Please Enter and Exit through the Revolving Door Wed Dec 12

Ken Connor

If you are the average Joe or Jane, chances are you feel your government doesn't pay much attention to you – and you're probably right. ... more
Romney, Obama Both Struggle to Connect Fri Aug 24

Scott Rasmussen

When Republicans formally nominate Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan next week, the race against President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will be officially underway. Yet while the two teams represent different ideological views, different upbringings, different faith backgrounds and different experiences, neither of them has yet inspired any confidence among voters. Just 32 percent believe the economy will be stronger in a year if Obama is re-elected. Only 36 percent think it will be stronger if Romney wins. ... more
Washington’s Soviet-Style Price Controls Mon Jul 16

Dan Holler

The Republican-controlled House could learn something from the Democrat-dominated DC City Council. ... more
7 Unhappy Truths About Politicians Fri Jul 6

John Hawkins

Many political observers believe Americans are too cynical about politicians. Take it from someone who has been blogging for more than a decade and has met countless politicians and political aides: if anything, people aren't cynical enough. 1) The first priority of a politician is always getting re-elected: As Thomas Sowell has noted, ... more
Are Progressives For the Little Guy Sat Nov 26

John C. Goodman

Liberals aren't liberals anymore. These days they call themselves "progressives." ... more
K Street's Super Committee Splurge Fri Nov 11

Michelle Malkin

The bipartisan debt panel to nowhere is exactly where K Street lobbyists want it to be: hopelessly deadlocked. A November 23 deadline for agreement on $1.2 trillion in budget savings is looming, but no real reductions in the size, scope or spending of government are on the table. Instead, we are witnessing another obscene special-interest splurge to preserve the status quo. All in the name of "reform," of course. ... more
Looking Ahead to 2012, 2013, and 2014 Mon Oct 31

Mark W. Hendrickson

Whoever takes the oath of office as President of the United States in January of 2013 will inherit an economy facing multiple challenges. ... more
In Defense of Lobbying Sun Oct 30

Derek Hunter

I have a confession to make. I used to be a registered lobbyist. ... more
Huh? Dems Want DOJ to Investigate Banks for Government-Caused Fees Fri Oct 14

Kate Hicks
Check the Box, Lose $10 Billion Wed Sep 28

Jeff Carter

The real problem is the US tax code itself. Until we make it flatter, with no deductions, nothing will change. Special interest groups of all types will seek rent and try to lobby to retain loopholes. The code needs to be changed so everyone pays some tax. ... more
Tax Reform: 3 Problems and Solutions Thu Sep 15

Jeff Carter

Obama is proposing the largest tax hike in US history come 2013. Actually in the Republican debates, John Huntsman comes the closest to getting it right out of all the Presidential candidates out there, including the one sitting in the White House today. ... more
Submissive Wife or Submissive President? Tue Aug 16

Michael Prell

During the GOP debate last Thursday, Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann was asked, “as president, would you be submissive to your husband?” Why was she asked such a question? Because, as a Christian, Mrs. Bachmann had previously espoused the belief that a wife should be submissive to her husband. ... more
How Obama Saves/Creates Jobs: Replace High-Paying Energy Jobs with Low-Paying Housekeeping Jobs Mon Jul 25

Lincoln Brown

Thank God! Were it not for the good graces of the Depratment of the Interior, the people in my part of the country would be consigned to real jobs with benefits! But lo! Here he comes descending on a cloud, Ken Salazar offering Americans in the West a chance to wait tables, tune skis, shine shoes and clean hotel rooms! ... more
Concerns Over Illegal Immigration Becoming Mainstream Thu Jun 9

Rachel Alexander

Once upon a time opposition to illegal immigration was championed by a few special interest groups and outspoken leaders like Tom Tancredo and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Not so anymore. ... more
Blame Taxes, not "Big Oil" Thu May 19

Andrew Moylan

Politics often mimics theater. And this month’s elaborate production by Democrats to frame oil companies as the reason for high gas prices merits a Tony nomination. ... more
Obama and Democrats Forsake Lessons of the Past Mon May 2

Lurita Doan

One of the worrisome aspects of President Obama’s peculiar brand of leadership is to watch how radically he and most Democrats in Congress have broken with the wisdom of liberal, Democrat leaders of the past. ... more
Is the Party Over? Fri Apr 29

Ken Connor

Let's not kid ourselves: The policy train in American government has largely been driven by powerful special interests. These enterprises invest enormous amounts of time and money in political campaigns in order to ensure that their agenda is advanced on Capitol Hill. ... more
5 Things That Will Happen To You When America Goes Bankrupt Tue Apr 12

John Hawkins

Does it seem too strong to call the way America deals with its debt "madness?" If not madness, then what? Denial? An addiction? However you phrase it, we're a country that's in deep trouble, but so many of us seem unable to deal with it. ... more
Marco Rubio Presents a "Clear and Present Danger", Says Former State Dept. Chief of Staff Mon Apr 11

Humberto Fontova

Well, it’s about time somebody had the guts to say it! It’s high time to quit coddling a mostly foreign-born ethnic group that brazenly supports-- and even harbors-- terrorists! ... more
Return America to Main Street Mon Apr 11

Star Parker

Traveling back and forth from the nation’s capital provides good perspective on the bold contrast between the realities there and the rest of America. ... more
Education Revolution... Without the People? Wed Feb 23

Emmet McGroarty

How special interests and the federal government quietly restructured and took over education, cutting parents out of the process. ... more
Left Re-embraces Hate and Vitriol Fri Feb 18

Kyle Olson

Now that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is on the road to recovery, labor unions and others on the American left have pulled out all the stops in blocking spending cuts in D.C. and across the country. Since the left has no substantive, intellectually-honest arguments to offer in defense of the insane levels of government spending, they are once again resorting to hate, vitriol and downright nastiness as its political weapons of choice. ... more
Reagan's Farewell Regret: Deficit He'd Put Nation on Track to Eliminate Fri Feb 11

Terry Jeffrey

When Ronald Reagan delivered his farewell address more than two decades ago, he cited one regret: a continuing deficit he had put the nation on track to eliminate. ... more
Reagan's Farewell Regret: Deficit He'd Put Nation on Track to Eliminate Wed Feb 9

Terry Jeffrey
The GOP's Selective Constitutionalism Sun Jan 30

Ken Connor

For many years now, America's civil justice system has been on the losing side of the public relations battle. ... more