Author: Paul Engel

Threats to our Republic

Warnings of threats to our “democracy” abound. Far fewer are the warnings about threats to our republic. However, while the warnings may be few, the threats are legion. In the news lately, there have been threats coming from our southern border. Immigration, human trafficking, and drug cartels are a daily part of our lives and…

Mao’s struggle sessions have arrived in the United States

few years ago, I had the chance to talk with someone who had lived through Mao’s cultural revolution. One of the defining aspects of that time in China was the use, or should I say abuse, of struggle sessions. During these struggle sessions, people were accused of being “class enemies,” accused, publicly humiliated, and frequently beaten…

Through the Looking Glass of Washington DC

If I were searching for a book title to describe the United States today, it would have to be Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. In his sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice moves through a mirror into an irrational and illogical world, which pretty much describes D.C. these days. Legislation that does…

409 – Abuse of the No Fly List

while looking through recent oral arguments at the Supreme Court, I stumbled across the case FBI v. Fikre. At first, I thought it was another simple procedural case, but something about it caught my attention. The oral arguments held before the Supreme Court were about whether Mr. Fikre’s case that his rights were violated when he was placed on the No Fly List was no moot because he ad been removed from the list. As I stated looking deeper into the case though, I found intrigue worthing of a Grisham novel.

U.S. Constitution: The Ultimate Protector of Freedom

Mr. Paul Engel an author, speaker, and talk show host joins Dr. George to discuss the power of the U.S. Constitution to protect our GOD given rights and freedom.

407 – Chevron Deference

For decades, Congress has been turning over more and more lawmaking power to the Executive Branch. Frequently this is done by legislation giving the head of some agency or department the power to establish rules which have the force of law. What happens when the legislation doesn’t explicitly say that such-and-such department has the power to make a certain rule? To deal with this, courts have come up with something called “Chevron Deference”. While the case Loper Bright Enterprises, v Gina Raimondo, Secretary Of Commerce deals with who pays the salaries of federal observers on fishing boards, a more fundamental questioning of the court’s deference to government agencies interpretation of law is the cornerstone of the petitioner’s arguments.

406 – Regulating Your Life

Have you noticed how often the government of the United States decides how you should live your life? It seems everything from food and drugs to the lightbulbs in your home are regulated by Uncle Sam. And whenever some bureaucrat deems it necessary, they simply roll out another “rule” or “regulation” to clamp down on the American people. It seems though, that one of those agencies may have bitten off more than they could chew, at least according to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In the case Louisiana, et. al. v. U.S. Department of Energy the court decided that one of the DOE’s rules was illegal, but was it unconstitutional?

405 – The Real Insurrection in America

Although I’ve talked about the recent attempts to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot on the radio program, I realized I haven’t taken the time to do an in-depth article here. I apologize for taking so long to broach this extremely important topic in this venue.

Unless you’ve been hiding from everything politics in the United States, you are aware that there are actors in several states that have sued in their state courts to disqualify Donald Trump from being on their states primary election ballot for President of the United States. As of this writing, in only two states, Colorado and Maine, have those actors found some measure of success. While this case will undoubtably find its way to the Supreme Court, this truly is a state issue, even though it has national importance.