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We know intuitively that an out-of-control national debt will hurt us in the long run, but do we know why?

Federal bureaucrats have caused nothing but trouble for the Trump Administration, and officials recently caught yet another employee illegally leaking confidential information.

The latest example of federal overreach comes from the Southeast, where a new federal program offered farmers money to reforest depleted land.

Any honest American who's been to the DMV knows that giving government more power is a bad idea. Case in point: this story from Convention of States President Mark Meckler about the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Some of our Supreme Court justices care more about politics and logical gymnastics than the text of the Constitution.

The United Nations has some bad news.

The following was written by COS Texas volunteer William Collins and originally published on the Convention of States Texas blog page.

Now that the Kavanaugh fiasco is more-or-less over, Americans are turning their attention to November’s midterm elections.

As the nation watches this week’s Kavanaugh hearings with bated breath, a threat is rising against our country that no one wants to talk about -- or fix.

The following excerpt was written by Sen. Tom Coburn and originally appeared in RealClearPolitics. Sen. Coburn now serves the Convention of States Project as a Senior Advisor.

Our country's obsession with one Supreme Court appointment hasn't come as a surprise to anyone. But we should also ask the question, "Is it supposed to be this way?"

Never forget the men and women who lost their lives 14 years ago today. Never forget the bravery of the firefighters, policemen, and medical personnel who sacrificed themselves for their fellow citizens. And never forget that the freedom we enjoy in our great country comes at a price -- it must be fought for, preserved, and passed on to future generations.

In one of his final moves out of the Oval Office, Obama executively designated more than 1.5 million acres of land as national monuments, preserving their untouched façade while closing them to human expansion, development, energy use, ranching or state or local jurisdiction.

The following was originally published in The Week.

Conservative commentator and national speaker Ben Shapiro recently explained on his podcast how we know James Madison and the Founders weren't afraid of a runaway convention.

He begins talking about the Convention process at 54:10.

The following excerpt was written by Convention of States Oklahoma District Captain Ryan Walters and originally published on the Daily Caller. It does an excellent job explaining how we've allowed the Court to expand far beyond its original scope.

A report suggests that Social Security is facing serious financial woes.

As one of the leaders of the American Revolution, Col. George Mason knew a thing or two about the dangers of centralized power.

The following was written by Convention of States Senior Advisor Sen. Tom Coburn and originally appeared in The Federalist.

When the feds step in, Americans lose. A new report from the Heritage Foundation has found that Social Security robs Americans of greater income before and after retirement. Check out the excerpt below.