By: Thomas L. Knapp

By Thomas L. Knapp Guest Commentary I don’t care much for politicians and their works. Political government is a stupid and evil way of doing things. It makes us all […]

By Thomas L. Knapp Guest Commentary The deadline for filing US federal income tax returns falls (usually) on April 15, a date that’s worked its way into the American vocabulary […]

By Thomas L. Knapp COMMENTARY “Rather than letting gabillionaires like Elon Musk put practically none of their massive incomes into” Social Security, Jim Hightower writes at CounterPunch, “make them pay […]

By Thomas L. Knapp Guest Commentary Here we go again. It’s time for another performance of American politicians’ favorite off-Broadway play, “Shutdown Panic.” “Congress only has a few weeks to […]

By Thomas L. Knapp Guest Commentary The Trump administration, CNN reports, is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, depending on “whether the courts do the right thing or not.” Those […]

By Thomas L. Knapp Guest Commentary Article III of the US Constitution provides for congressional establishment of “inferior courts” — that is, courts other than the Supreme Court — and […]

By Thomas L. Knapp Guest Commentary On February 18, investor/entrepreneur James Fishback posted a suggestion to X: “President Trump and @ ElonMusk should announce a ‘DOGE Dividend’ — a tax […]

By Thomas L. Knapp With 9 5 % of precincts reporting nationwide according to Wikipedia (as of 4am on Saturday, November 9), it’s safe to say that the US presidential […]

By Thomas L. Knapp Guest Commentary It’s “year in review” time for most political columnists, so here’s my opinion on 2024, along with a recommendation for 2025. Opinion: Zero out […]

By Thomas L. Knapp Guest Commentary Let’s get my “news hook” out of the way: President-elect Donald Trump has been offering up names for appointments to his cabinet, and rattling […]