Is It Time to Use the Tools We Have Been Handed?

Like Congressional subpoena of Presidential tax records? The admission of Hunter Biden that the laptop was, indeed, his, gives us a reason. And the case against President Trump, that resulted in turning over tax records, is what lawyers call precedent.

Trust the Science! Or, maybe ask a few inconvenient questions about that "Science".

This should concern all of us who write, whether or not we are being paid for our work, or not. This blatant at TECHNICALLY Non-Censorship, as it is being undertaken by politically-linked groups, using the power of government to "nudge" non-governmental actors to deplatform, blacklist, and defund those opposing them (and, COMPLETELY COINCIDENTALLY, the party in power).

Check out other articles from The Federalist. They have some very well-written, and well-reasoned, commentary on our cultural and political life.

And, when the newly-Not-Leftist Congress does their investigative work, they need to make a point of releasing it to Non-Leftist sites, and reminding Americans just where they can find that Not-Leftist-Biased site.

The War Against the Left is NOT over; it's barely begun the fight. It will take YEARS to dislodge the Left from their tentacled government/NGO/Institutional nests.

But, short-term, one of the best ways to get them on the road is to cut off funding:

• Reduction of Government. Eliminate at least 10% of every agency, bureaucracy, and department. Start with Staff Functions (Line Functions are those that bring in money or are directly related to the mission of the organization's core function, Staff Functions are Operating Expenses, and COST the organization money, without bringing any in). Yes, this WILL hit women's jobs more severely - there are more women than men in staff jobs, more men than women in line jobs.
• IRS Over-reach.
• Have the head of the agency (once you've replaced the current holder of the job with someone Not-Left) put an immediate halt to Leftist NGOs claiming tax-exempt status. Take it back for as many years as they can, and put immediate tax liens on their bank accounts, material holdings, such as real estate, and all sources of income.
• Send out a directive that all NGOs doing "pass-along" with money - in essence, using tax-exempt cash to fund projects/organizations that don't qualify for tax-exempt status - will be audited. Subpoena their communications - mail, phone records, and texts. BEFORE doing so, archive their social history, and use it as additional evidence that they were colluding to evade taxes/help other organizations do so.
• Restraint of Trade - the case is pretty clear for some groups. Fine to have business competitors, okay to try to take their business from them, NOT acceptable to collude with others to drive them out of business. The abuses by NGOs should have the IRS re-examining whether they fit into the Tax-Exempt classification, and - for some - removing their status for good.