Leaden in prose, laden with allusions, lofty in aspiration and larded with initiatives, the cold reality is that a Throne Speech is a political anachronism in today's modern communications world.

President Barack Obama made it sound easy in his State of the Union address: Pass the STOCK Act “tomorrow” so he could sign it into law. But it’s proving to be anything but easy. Democrats ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul, presents her 2026 executive state budget in the Red Room at the state Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Albany, N.Y. Hans Pennink If you think Albany has no choice but to spend ...

But the $286 billion measure signed by President Bush on Wednesday is larded with more than 6,371 such pet projects of legislators worth $24 billion – many with no connection to transportation ...

Spit-roasting produces the most wonderful succulent meat but you can also use this method cooking the meat in the oven. Larding needles are available online (try simplyworkwear.co.uk). This recipe ...

“Only in Washington will you find a bill as straight forward as the NDAA eventually larded up with liberal wish-list items that made it impossible for Congressman Pence to support final passage ...

Unfortunately, this approach has infected our industrial policymaking, too, sticking taxpayers with lots of big, expensive, larded-up programs that try to achieve everything, a little bit.