Big Government

Steven Greenhut | 1.23.2026 7:30 AM

Based on the troubling goings-on in Minneapolis, it's hard to describe former GOP Rep. Justin Amash's post on X as hyperbolic: "They're building a police state right before our eyes—which will ultimately be deployed against conservative Christians and gun owners and those who refuse the jab—and a lot of 'Republicans' with Gadsden flags in their bios are like, 'Yeah, FAFO!'"

There's no hope for anyone cheering, but "responsible" conservatives have a rationale for defending these actions: It's better than having Democrats in charge. Had, say, Kamala Harris won the presidency, she would have imposed socialistic policies, they say. That's probably true, but have you noticed the latest policy plans from Donald Trump? His economic proposals echo the Democratic platform.

As part of an affordability agenda designed to mitigate ongoing inflation caused in part by his own tariff policies, Trump has announced a few initiatives.

First, he plans to cap interest rates on credit cards at 10%. The president recently called U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a progressive Democratic rabble-rouser, to hash out this idea.

Second, he said he's "immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes…People live in homes, not........

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