Michael D. Brown

Occasionally you come across a video that is so powerful that it merits sharing. Roger Simon of PJ Media recently noted this video on his Facebook page, and after watching it, realized that Roger was correct – the video needs to go viral. So, I’m doing my share by posting the video here and asking [...]

The party is over. The drama ended. So where are we? According to Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute, only slightly better off than before this deal, but only if you consider how Washington works. In the great scheme of things, we’re not really any better off than before. Here is all you need to [...]

What is the underlying issue with the debt ceiling debate? As we hear the back-and-forth among the warring factions inside the Beltway, we need to keep focused on what should be the strategic objective of the budget/debt battle: Reverse the trend toward a statist society by limiting the money the federal government has to exercise [...]

Judge Napolitano, who was been a strong supporter of me, makes this incredibly reasoned and impassioned statement to House Speaker John Boehner. After all the noise and fear mongering, here is a simple, straightforward direction for the Congress to take. In the course of his open letter, Judge Napolitano instructs all of us in the [...]

Occasionally the progressive left will succinctly and accurately represent their view of government, which is starkly different than that of a limited federal government of enumerated powers. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu did just that Friday in the debate over lightbulbs. Just imagine, the federal government is having a debate about light bulbs. The saddest [...]

Time Magazine (which I quit reading a few years ago after it erroneously and maliciously reported information about my resume’) recently ran a cover story asking whether or not the Constitution of the United States still matters. A provocative question for certain. I read the article out of curiosity and was astounded at the inaccuracies [...]