by Brian Garst | Dec 30, 2025 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by American Thinker on December 23, 2025. We recently endured the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown as part of a fight over expiring healthcare tax credits. Democrats insist that Americans can’t afford Obamacare plans without the enhanced...
by Brian Garst | Sep 26, 2025 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Daily Economy on September 23, 2025. Joe Biden is out of office, but the ghost of his economic agenda still lingers. Its echoes can be heard at an activist group called the American Economic Liberties Project (AELP). Founded by...
by Brian Garst | Sep 22, 2025 | Opinion and Commentary
Credit unions have transformed from small, community-oriented institutions into large financial conglomerates that are launching their own investment management divisions and acquiring banks. Originally, their purpose was to provide financial services to individuals...
by Brian Garst | Sep 19, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
In both 2013 and 2024, I made the shorthand observation that spending restraint is a good default answer for any question about fiscal policy. Today, I’m going to expand upon that hypothesis by introducing by 22th Theorem of Government. Simply stated,...
by Brian Garst | Jul 25, 2025 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by RealClearPolicy on July 18, 2025. With all the noise surrounding tariffs and the changing rates for nations threatened weekly, there is a little-noticed war that will hit the consumers of tomatoes. The Department of Commerce announced in April...