"The Continental Congress asserted independence and self-government. Those brave Americans had to fight a war against their overlord to secure liberty. And by God’s grace, they did. We have a nation formed by fallen men."

On March 25, Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires will appear before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing. The Intellectual Property Subcommittee chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa, seems intent on using this forum to advance the weakening of the American patent system. PTO proposed a rule last fall to rectify a situation that for more than a decade has hampered American inventors’ reaping the fruits of their labor. Frequent users of now-notorio

President Trump’s State of the Union speech contained much to like. He touted One Big Beautiful Bill Act tax cuts. He cited several initiatives to right-set the country: an effective focus on reducing crime and securing the border, several foreign policy accomplishments, efforts to remove DEI radicalism and initiatives to prevent the criminally easy access of unqualified foreign truck drivers in obtaining commercial driver’s licenses. He announced a renewed focus on ferretin

“One sub-part of God’s grace is found in the jawdropping advances science has made the past few years in immunotherapy and more,” writes former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse in his announcement that he has advanced-stage pancreatic cancer. These words of appreciation for modern medicine’s many achievements and growing prospects come in an essay that reflects on a remarkable individual’s acknowledgement that every human being faces “a death sentence.” Sobering thoughts in the days betw