Illinois is the first, and currently the only state, to pass a law banning financial institutions from charging swipe fees on taxes and tips. While banks and lobbyists are running ads claiming Illinois’ new swipe fee law (IFPA) hurts workers, the reality is the opposite. The law protects tips from being “skimmed” by banks, potentially…
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My recent foray into political commentary usually results in crickets rather than clicks, and I’m okay with that. I don’t write for the stats; I do it because I must. As an American, a veteran, and a concerned citizen, I feel a duty to stand up for others—not just for what affects me personally, but…
I woke up this morning to multiple reports on TV, social media, and online papers, that the Trump Administration has threatened to revoke broadcasting licenses of news outlets that post “distortions“ about the US/Iran conflict. Speaking of distortions, President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have described the conflict with Iran using several…
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (H.R. 22) was passed by the House in April 2025 and is currently stalled in the Senate due to opposition. A re-brand of the bill, the SAVE America Act (S. 1383), was introduced in early 2026 to, in part, strengthen proof-of-citizenship requirements for federal voting. KEY SENATE BILLS…
‘We didn’t start this war, but under President Trump, we’re finishing it.’ With those words, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth kicked off a news conference that leaned heavily on historical grievances rather than current intelligence. By framing the current strikes as a necessary response to ’47 long years’ of ‘savage, one-sided‘ Iranian aggression, Hegseth sought to justify unilateral action without…
Did you know that some for-profit detention owners are getting incredibly rich—and we’re the ones picking up the tab? It’s true. Our tax dollars are fueling a massive, private industry that is quietly booming under the radar. In 2025, Congress approved a staggering $45 billion to expand immigration detention. To put that in perspective, that’s a 265% increase…
The Cat’s Out of the Bag: And Apparently, He is Part of the Snowflake Menace. Wow. It seems a particularly disgruntled reader has decided that Scott Metzger’s cartoons—which mostly dare to suggest that cats and dogs have personalities and their behaviors are quite funny at times—are actually deep-state political propaganda. Apparently, a feline’s habits are…
Nationalizing the vote—a proposal to remove election administration authority from the states and place it under federal control—is considered unconstitutional primarily because the U.S. Constitution expressly delegates the authority to manage elections to the states. While Congress has limited, enumerated powers to alter some election regulations, a total federal takeover or “nationalization” of the voting…
Under U.S. law, simply stating “I was in fear for my life” is not legally sufficient to justify the use of lethal force by a police officer. While fear is a factor, it must be objectively reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances. The legal standard, established by the U.S. Supreme Court in Graham v. Connor (1989), requires…