During the early Obama years, I remember my parents taking me to a demonstration in Downtown Houston. As a tween then, I did not know what it was about, but I eventually found out as an adult that it was one of the Tea Party movement. Whatever their aims, the Tea Partiers at least had something to say about reckless spending and overreach, a sentiment the whole country could use right now on the current Trump government. (1/2)

#bigGovernment #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics

Once again, a stark reminder of how unserious politicians such as this (anti)socialist can get about their jobs to the extent that they are willing to tolerate a brain drain that benefits friendlier states—and with that a drop in tax revenue.

https://reason.com/2026/05/04/seattles-socialist-mayor-laughs-at-wealthy-residents-leaving-to-escape-high-taxes/

#bigGovernment #fiscalPolicy #NewYork #Seattle #taxation #WashingtonState

They have warned us repeatedly. From the imperial presidency and a dysfunctional Congress to delegitimizing opponents and gerrymandering, politics matter too much. Way too much. Until Americans put the government back into check, we may as well keep electing people to the position of not the President of the United States, but the Worst Person in the World.

https://reason.com/2026/04/29/government-shouldnt-be-important-enough-to-fight-over/

#authoritarianism #bigGovernment #democracy #extremism #gerrymandering #POTUS #violence #USCongress #USPolitics

Thanks cyberhacktivist! I'm glad someone is watching our six while the government is playing 1984's Thought Police.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/15/hacked-data-homeland-security
#usa #privacy #freedom #liberty #intrusion #republicans #BigGovernment #BigBrother #DHS

The new face of the Republican Party. Forget RINOs. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the "Depublicans".

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-01-22/real-rinos-arent-who-you-think-they-are

#bigGovernment #conservatism #creditCard #Depublicans #GOP #horseshoeTheory #housingPolicy #industrialPolicy #MAGA #nationalism #populism #priceControls #protectionism #RINO #socialism #USPolitics

Insult Donald Trump's wife in America,
You rub the president the wrong way...

Insult Emmanuel Macron's wife in France,
You go to jail...

https://reason.com/2026/01/08/why-insulting-brigitte-macron-online-can-mean-prison-time-in-france/

#authoritarianism #bigGovernment #BrigitteMacron #cyberbullying #France #freeSpeech #hateSpeech #illiberalism

I'm confused. What is the difference between government running a grocery store and government owning a share of a semiconductor company? Why would one of these be a good thing and the other not such a good thing?

#bigGovernment #cronyCapitalism #economicNationalism #economics #groceryStores #horseshoeTheory #Intel #nationalism #socialism